Phenom II

• AMD
• GlobalFoundries

• Socket AM2 ( only with bios update )
• Socket AM2
• Socket AM3

• Deneb
• Heka
• Callisto
• Thuban

The Phenom II from AMD is a multi-core processor for desktop computers; he is a representative of the K10 generation. AMD changed the Phenom II when naming first of a four - to a dreiziffriges system.

• 5.2.1 Deneb

• 5.3.1 Heka

• 5.4.1 Callisto

History

The first models of the Phenom II, AMD ago on 8 January 2009. Phenom II X4 920 and 940 were designed for Socket AM2 , so that the DDR3 memory controller has been disabled. Only the Phenom II X4 810 was the first model that came on February 9, 2009 for the AM3 socket on the market.

On 27 April 2010, AMD introduced the two new processors Thuban series. These have six processor cores and a feature called Turbo Core, which increases the clock speed of up to three cores from 2.8 to 3.3 GHz and from 3.2 to 3.6 GHz. Thus, the cores can increase their clock, at least three cores in the C1 sleep mode ( stop) must be contained.

Errata

For CPUs in the C2 stepping is recommended to build in when using DDR3 -1333 only one DIMM per memory channel ( dual-channel ), or, if fully equipped, two DIMMs per channel to only install DDR3 -1066 and DDR3 reduce 1333 clock to DDR3 -1066 clock as it may lead to unreliable operation at full assembly with DDR3 -1333 in the C2 - stepping. In the C3 stepping and a reliable operation is ensured with full configuration with DDR3 -1333.

Others

In the two - and three- core processors, the Phenom II series ( Callisto and Heka ) it is in fact 4- core processors, in which one or two cores as well as their L1 and L2 caches have been disabled. Originally processors so should be negotiable with defective cores to reduce the amount of scrap. But also functional cores are quite often disabled apparently. With some motherboard / BIOS configurations, these nuclei activate again. If they have not been disabled due to errors, they can be used in regular operation.

Future

The manufacturing of the processor number set with the conversion of factories at Globalfoundries to the 32 nm production in 2011. The products are available only up to the emptying of the camps. The AMD FX processors replace the Phenom II processors in the future, from a technical point of view but no direct successor, as the processor micro-architecture differs dramatically.

Model data

→ Main article: List of AMD K10 processors (desktop)

Six core processors

Thuban

• Product name: Phenom II X6
• Six Core Processor ( Hexa -core )
• Revision: E0
• L1 - Cache: 64 64 KiB per core (data instructions ), 2- way set-associative
• L2 cache: 512 KiB per core processor with clock, 16 - way set associative
• L3 - cache: 6144 KiB 2GHz, shared, 48 - way set associative
• MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD64, Cool'n'Quiet 3.0, NX bit, AMD -V, Turbo Core
• HyperTransport 3.0 at 2000 MHz ( HT4000 )
• Socket AM2 , DDR2 Memory Controller: Dual channel, support up to DDR2 -1066
• Socket AM3, DDR3 Memory Controller: Dual channel, support up to DDR3 -1333
• Manufacturing Technology: 45 nm ( SOI), immersion lithography
• The size: 346 mm ² at 904 million transistors
• Clock frequencies: 2.6 to 3.3 GHz
• Models: Phenom II X6 1035T to 1100T Black Edition X4 960T Black Edition

Quad core processors

Deneb

• Product name: Phenom II X4
• Quad-core processor ( quad-core )
• Revision: C2, C3
• L1 - Cache: 64 64 KiB per core (data instructions ), 2- way set-associative
• L2 cache: 512 KiB per core processor with clock, 16 - way set associative
• L3 - cache: 6144 KiB with 1.8 to 2.0 GHz, shared, 48 - way set-associative (some models do not fully unlocked )
• MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD64, Cool'n'Quiet 3.0, NX bit, AMD-V
• HyperTransport 3.0 at 1800 MHz ( HT3600 ) or 2000 MHz ( HT4000 )
• Socket AM2 , DDR2 Memory Controller: Dual channel, support up to DDR2 -1066
• Socket AM3, DDR3 Memory Controller: Dual channel, support up to DDR3 -1333 (not available for models X4 920 and X4 940)
• Manufacturing Technology: 45 nm SOI, Immersion Lithography
• The size: 258 mm ² at 758 million transistors
• Clock frequencies: 2.5-3.7 GHz
• Models: Phenom II X4 805-980 Black Edition except 960T ( Thuban with two cores disabled ) and except X4 840 and 850 ( Propus with missing L3 cache )

Three core processors

Heka

• Product name: Phenom II X3
• Three core processor ( triple core ), a Deneb quad core with a disabled core
• Revision: C2
• L1 - Cache: 64 64 KiB per core (data instructions ), 2- way set-associative
• L2 cache: 512 KiB per core processor with clock, 16 - way set associative
• L3 - cache: 6144 KiB 2GHz, shared, 48 - way set associative
• MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD64, Cool'n'Quiet 3.0, NX bit, AMD-V
• HyperTransport 3.0 at 2000 MHz ( HT4000 )
• Socket AM2 , DDR2 Memory Controller: Dual channel, support up to DDR2 -1066
• Socket AM3, DDR3 Memory Controller: Dual channel, support up to DDR3 -1333
• Manufacturing Technology: 45 nm SOI, Immersion Lithography
• The size: 258 mm ² at 758 million transistors
• Clock frequencies: 2.5-3.0 GHz
• Models: Phenom II X3 705e to 740 Black Edition

Dual-core processors

Callisto

• Product name: Phenom II X2
• Dual-core processor ( dual-core ), a quad-core Deneb with two cores disabled
• Revision: C2, C3
• L1 - Cache: 64 64 KiB per core (data instructions ), 2- way set-associative
• L2 cache: 512 KiB per core processor with clock, 16 - way set associative
• L3 - cache: 6144 KiB 2GHz, shared, 48 - way set associative
• MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD64, Cool'n'Quiet 3.0, NX bit, AMD-V
• HyperTransport 3.0 at 2000 MHz ( HT4000 )
• Socket AM2 DDR2 Memory Controller: Dual channel, support up to DDR2 -1066
• Socket AM3, DDR3 Memory Controller: Dual channel, support up to DDR3 -1333
• Manufacturing Technology: 45 nm SOI, Immersion Lithography
• The size: 258 mm ² at 758 million transistors
• Clock frequencies: 3.0-3.4 GHz
• Models: Phenom II X2 Black Edition 545-565