Die-Shot: Next-Gen 8-Core AMD Orochi Bulldozer
This is the eight-core version of Bulldozer.
In August AMD gave us a brief preview of what's to come from its next-generation technology known as Bulldozer.
Now we get to see one of the first early die-shots from an eight-core "Orochi" processor that's based on Bulldozer technology and built on the 32nm process.
Unlike Llano, this chip won't be a part of the Fusion initiative to integrate the GPU inside the die. But also unlike Llano, Bulldozer is based on next-generation AMD technology, while Llano shares its ties with Phenom CPUs.
Either way, we're expecting big things from AMD in 2011.
Source: X-bit labs
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holy crap I want this.. I wonder what clock speeds it will have....
I was expecting to see 8 sections on the chip. But by 8 cores, they mean 4 physical "modules", each with symmetric pipelines, or whatever they're calling them. That's really gonna start confusing things. Still, that image is really cool.
Topping out at 3.6 initiaally I think. Still plenty damn fast.
Love me some die-shots...
When is high quality image for poster coming?
Sounds good
Looks good
Smells good
Feels good
Tastes good
All we need now is a simple benchmark and a price - here's the thing, if it can beat the 6 core i7-980 but costs less then you have an instant winner.
Price vs performance is King.
Trying to impress with higher clock speeds went out of fashion with P4's at 3.8Ghz.
When is high quality image for poster coming?
yeah i wanna overclock my wall too!
Die-shots for nerds are like money shots for.... nevermind
I want to see this image in 3D. Like in Piranha 3D. Nevermind, I would just like to see Kelly Brooks in person, without makeup.
I've been waiting to upgrade my main desktop computer since late 2006. I think 2011 is going to be a heck of an upgrade year!
Sounds goodLooks goodSmells goodFeels goodTastes goodAll we need now is a simple benchmark and a price - here's the thing, if it can beat the 6 core i7-980 but costs less then you have an instant winner.Price vs performance is King.Trying to impress with higher clock speeds went out of fashion with P4's at 3.8Ghz.
I want a benchmark too! And I want this to be $250 for the higher-end-ish chip.
And as long as higher clock speed equals performance but not a crazy spike in power usage/heat, then by all means, I'm in. So many new games still prefer high frequency dual core over a lower frequency quad. I don't even have a reason to upgrade from my e8400 @ 3.6. But I will take a quad core 3.6 (or 3+ and OC myself!).
Topping out at 3.6 initiaally I think. Still plenty damn fast.
...right. Because the only factor that determines performance is clock rate?
Competition is great for pricing but this needs to be worthy next generation and not a rehash of the old. Current AMD 6-cores have a hard time keeping up with Intel midrange 4 cores even overclocked, (except for gaming).
i hope they will be compatible with am3 boards.
Um no that is 8 true cores.... you can clearly see 8 cores, with the caches off the the side of each 4 pair
I was expecting to see 8 sections on the chip. But by 8 cores, they mean 4 physical "modules", each with symmetric pipelines, or whatever they're calling them. That's really gonna start confusing things. Still, that image is really cool.
Yep. Its their SMT, or CMT as they call it.
i hope they will be compatible with am3 boards.
Nope. From the early reports, Bulldozer will not work in anything but AM3+ (AM3r2 or whatever they are calling it). But AM3 CPUs will work in AM3+/AM3r2
It's well known around many other sites that this has been photoshopped by AMD to keep the logic hidden from competitors.
EDIT** Because I got down rated by someone who obviously has no idea about this topic. Here is a very reputable site that is frequented by engineers from AMD and Intel, alike.
http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/19576
I was down rated by a person who claims Intel can learn nothing from AMD.
Benchmarks are not always the determining factor, pricing and also processor build comes to play, even if it has the best benchmarks since its a new architecture we may never now what defects it may have remember the old Pentium 133
/swoon depending on power usage blulldozer may be my next upgrade... just hope like my amd64 3200+ single core it lasts about 4 years to
Each one of those 4 "cores" you see are actualy a dual integer core module with a single shared FP unit between the two cores. Sun has been doing this for years now with SAPRC CPU's. If executed well this is a great idea for server chips.
I really hope this beats the Nehalem chips in performance. I want AMD to be able to catch up with Intel. Without their competition, Intel will stall like they did with the P4, and we won't get any real advancement for a decade.
Damn, looks like its time to retire my trusty Phenom II 720 BE... Oh, and my motherboard... >: (
An Octa-core! Excellent. Especially since it's not stuck with graphics on board. Can't wait to see what this will be like.
Ah, the smell of new technology in the morning...
It's well known around many other sites that this has been photoshopped by AMD to keep the logic hidden from competitors.
I hardly think Intel is looking to copy anything from AMD at this point. Why would they want to step backward like that?
I hardly think Intel is looking to copy anything from AMD at this point. Why would they want to step backward like that?
You actually think Intel is the king of all processor technology and AMD has absolutely no valuable ideas/patents of their own?
Awesome!
I prefer to update my SSD... the processor is not that important for me
So much new hardware coming nowadays...when will the software mature? Run winzip on it & its 7 cores will remain dormant, whats the use without proper software..
Nice to see things still moving forward, maybe Intel will have some upcoming compition. I just hope that we get software and mainly games optimized for this many core's, and not just business type apps.