[Consolidated Thread] AMD Bulldozer, AMD Llano APU, New Brazos APU Info

[ragnarok95]

Lol while I agree that the Cinebench leak looks good (somebody on XS forum was even claiming it's a 6-Core variant), I think it's best not to get our hopes up. It might still be fake though :/

Might as well say its a AMD 4XXX even better.

 

[snipes14]

Might as well say its a AMD 4XXX even better.

Haha that will be great. But then the price will also reflect the performance

 

[alvintan89]

Seems like all the non-official benchmarks are bringing in good results for bulldozer..Wonder when will AMD release their BD specs officially.

 

[86technie]

Seems like all the non-official benchmarks are bringing in good results for bulldozer..Wonder when will AMD release their BD specs officially.

In few weeks.

 

[poor_is_a_sin]

I think it will be launched in June right? I am not betting on BD to be faster than SB in single threaded environment but as long as its priced competitively its ok with me.

 

[snipes14]

I think it will be launched in June right? I am not betting on BD to be faster than SB in single threaded environment but as long as its priced competitively its ok with me.

So far the rumors I seen are that it will be launched during Computex. Hard or soft is anyone's guess.

 

[felixlaupc]

Soon we will be entering month of june but still yet to hear any news from AMD on the much anticipated bulldozer.....

Intel at the same time is shrinking fast on the die size and advancing real fast on the technology's front

AMD's forever in catching up game.....

If this bulldozer failed, we can say bye bye to AMD....coz the current intel SB is just too strong for its price vs performance ratio!

AMD, haiz.....

 

[ivanlyf_2009]

Does anyone know when bulldozer is going to start shipping for real?

I read somewhere off the net that it's only in the 2nd half of june...I wonder when it will reach the shores of our sunny island...

 

[ragnarok95]

We just know its june...

Soft or hard launch...not sure.

 

[batuchka]

Hi batuchka

I think the ECS board shown in the url link to the Thai website....


It will have a new BIOS but not sure what they mean by new

This is what I understand from reading the Thai script

Wah good to have forum member who know and can translate Thai wor

 

[JuveZzZ]

Just would like to understand


Will the new AMD 970 chipset bottleneck USB 3.0 performance when using with SATA 3 (6.0) ?

Do i have to get higher end 990X or 990fx chipset

 

[batuchka]

I think it will be launched in June right? I am not betting on BD to be faster than SB in single threaded environment but as long as its priced competitively its ok with me.

Actually the same source (Donanimhaber ) leak PC Vantage and hence 'per core performance' of BD > SB also the one leak alleged pricing scheme but all in the air still so.....

AMD Bulldozer and Llano Fusion Pricing Information Leaked
http://wccftech.com/2011/05/20/amd-bulldozer-llano-fusion-pricing-information-leaked/

A new price chart posted at Donanimhaber has revealed the pricing of AMD’s upcoming Bulldozer (Zambezi-FX) and Llano Fusion Processors. The processors have also been detailed with information which include Core Count, TDP, L3/L2 Cache, Memory support, Embedded Radeon Chip (AMD Llano Fusion) etc.

 

[batuchka]

Just would like to understand


Will the new AMD 970 chipset bottleneck USB 3.0 performance when using with SATA 3 (6.0) ?

Do i have to get higher end 990X or 990fx chipset

Since 2008 AMD mobos had moved fully to PCIe gen 2.0 so even those via add on PCIe SATA/USB 3.0 card no bottlenecks and SB850 has seen AMD move to native SATA 6GB/s and both Intel/AMD have no chipset with native USB 3.0 implementation with NEC controller the likeliest suspect

USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, Motherboards, And Overcoming Bottlenecks
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/usb-3.0-sata-6gb,2583.html

edit: native USB 3.0 support for FM1/Llano chipset not 100% sure hehe

 

[JuveZzZ]

thanks for the information, so i can get the 970 chipset without having to worry about SATA6 and USB3.0 performance when used together ......

 

[batuchka]

Yep u are welcomed ^^

 

[batuchka]

Wonder if Asus will come out with AMD FM1 motherboard cuz
I'm looking to upgrade my current AMD Athlon X2 to AMD Llano.

A superbly priced mATX Asrock/Biostar would prolly take the market though

 

[JuveZzZ]

I have one more question...

970 and 990X have the same total number of PCI-E lanes?

The difference is 990X can SLI/Crossfire (8X, 8X) while 970 cannot....

Am I right to say that?

 

[Shutterbox]

the chart indicates memory @ 1866mhz.

that means the recommended or max ddr3 ram to use?

 

[bemylove]

Soon we will be entering month of june but still yet to hear any news from AMD on the much anticipated bulldozer.....

Intel at the same time is shrinking fast on the die size and advancing real fast on the technology's front

AMD's forever in catching up game.....

If this bulldozer failed, we can say bye bye to AMD....coz the current intel SB is just too strong for its price vs performance ratio!

AMD, haiz.....

Quad BD rumor price is more expensive than i5 2400...that is not a good start. BD 4 int +2 fp cores vs SB 4 int +4 fp cores.

BD lineup does look weak in the mid-low price/perf range that SB has. It is hard to beat a i5 3.8ghz + biostar/intel p67 combo. Intel original P67 is now available at Bell for $185! Covered with 3 years Intel warranty and driver support, that is value that pips even Biostar!

 

[86technie]

the chart indicates memory @ 1866mhz.

that means the recommended or max ddr3 ram to use?

Yes, seldom c processors that can fully support 2GHZ ram speed.