Report: AMD Readying FX-8770 and FX-9000 CPUs

Sweclockers has reported that AMD is readying two new “Vishera” processors, the FX-8770 and FX-9000 which, like their predecessors, feature an AM3+ socket, 32 nm lithography and are based on the Piledriver x86 architecture.

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ProcessorAMD FX-8350AMD FX-8770AMD FX-9000
ArchitecturePiledriverPiledriverPiledriver
FamilyVisheraVisheraVishera
Manufacturer32 nm SOI HKMG32 nm SOI HKMG32 nm SOI HKMG
Cores8 pcs. (4 pcs. Modules)8 pcs. (4 pcs. Modules)8 pcs. (4 pcs. Modules)
CPU Clock Base4.0 GHzUnknown4.8 GHz
CPU Turbo Core4.2 GHzUnknown5.0 GHz
L2 cache4 x 2 MB4 x 2 MB4 x 2 MB
L3 cache8 MB8 MB8 MB
Max. DDR31866 MHz1866 MHz1866 MHz
TDP125 W220 W220 W
SocketAM3+AM3+AM3+

AMD has yet to provide any official comment on the report, but we expect further details to be available at Computex 2013, which takes place from June 4 to June 8, 2013.

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Tarun Iyer was a contributor for Tom's Hardware who wrote news covering a wide range of technology topics, including processors, graphics cards, cooling systems, and computer peripherals. He also covered tech trends such as the development of adaptive all-in-one PCs.