AMD company yesterday very clearly talked about its plans to release 45 nm Opteron processor with eight cores in 2009. Their code name is Montreal, and they may be released in quad version.
In particular, we learn that each of core in Montreal will have 1 MB second cache level , the processor will be also equipped with six or twelve megabytes third cache level . Built in memory controller will support DDR-3, which will replace the processor design for Socket G3.
Processors Montreal will gain support to HyperTransport 3.0. The number of channels HyperTransport bus in Montreal processors will increase from three to four.
We note again that the graphics segment high-end will not receive any changes until 2009.
Desktop platform for enthusiasts will receive 45 nm processors with three or four core in the second half 2008, and in 2009, they will have the DDR-3 support and the design Socket AM3. In other words, AMD could give the first 45 nm processors for Socket AM2 + but with DDR-2 memory only .
Dual core 45 nm processors Regor will exist only in Socket AM3 providing support to DDR-3. They will appear also in 2009. Three core 45 nm processors appear in this slide under the code name Heka.
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