AMD has unveiled the upcoming AMD Phenom processor family name and publicly demonstrated the first all-AMD enthusiast platform, codenamed FASN8. The quad-core processors are expected to deliver a high-end visual experience, especially when paired with AMD’s new DirectX 10 ATI Radeon HD 2000 series, which began shipping today. AMD expects quad-core and dual-core AMD Phenom-based desktop systems to ship in the second half of 2007.

AMD Phenom processors will be designed to facilitate intelligent uses of energy and system resources that are reliable, virtualization-ready and energy efficient, driving optimum performance per watt, said AMD. All AMD Phenom processors will feature resources like an integrated DDR2 memory controller, HyperTransport technology links, and 128-bit Floating Point Units (FPU), for improved speed and performance in floating point calculations.

With the quad-core design offered by the upcoming AMD Phenom processors, cores communicate on the die rather than through a front side bus external to the processor, highlighted AMD. Additionally, AMD’s Direct Connect Architecture on-chip ensures that all four cores have access to the integrated memory controller and integrated HyperTransport links, so that performance scales well with the number of cores, the company noted. This design is also highlighted by a unique shared L3 cache for quicker data access and Socket AM2 and Socket AM2+ infrastructure compatibility to enable a seamless upgrade path.

Source: DigiTimes

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