Thuban, the worlds fastest desktop cpu coming soon from AMD.

[jennyh]

http://alienbabeltech.com/main/?p=16214

We just received the official prices from AMD:

Phenom II X6 Six Core 1090T Black Edition: 125(W), AM3 Socket, 9MB Cache, 3.2 GHz Freq @ 295 USD

Only the i7 980X can beat this cpu, and it cant be bought.

A snip at only $1140

$295 for Thuban or $1140 for Gulftown?

 

[hunter315]

We dont know if it will be faster than an i7, the i7s have the advantage of significantly higher IPCs, turbo boost, and hyper threading. Hyper threading only provides about a 40% boost but that still puts an i7 930 at about the same level as a PII x6, and a 975 above that level. I am an amd fan myself, but intel got itself a good lead so its best not to count AMDs chickens before they hatch. Im hoping for the best but im not betting on it.

 

[mindless728]

$295, nice....., would have though a little more than that

might have to pick one up to do some crypto programming on

EDIT: though i don't know about fastest (it is for my board at least)

 

[1898]

Oh please, stop the useless polemic.

Anyway, if those specs and prices are correct I am probably going to grab one. Almost too sweet to be true.

 

[yannifb]

aaaaaagh! i want to buy one, but i dont know if i should wait till Bulldozer to upgrade

 

[daship]

Any i7 with Hyper threading will beat it, game over, get a life, move on.

 

[yannifb]

Whoa look at the 1055T: 6 cores at 2.8ghz for $199. Not good for the i5.

 

[xaira]

just the pricerange i was looking 4ward 2, 1035t = $150

 

[blaze200]

Wow and I was about to get a Phenom ii x4 955... maybe I should wait lol.

 

[jennyh]

Any i7 with Hyper threading will beat it, game over, get a life, move on.

lol. 😀

 

[jennyh]

Whoa look at the 1055T: 6 cores at 2.8ghz for $199. Not good for the i5.

Hmm I didn't really think about that, but yeah you're right the i5 can't compete with this.

 

[blaze200]

I wonder what is the release date...

 

[yannifb]

Hmm I didn't really think about that, but yeah you're right the i5 can't compete with this.

It also looks like SOI did some good for AMD, as even though Thuban has 6 cores and still is at 3.2Ghz, it has a tdp of 125 watts.

 

[1898]

I wonder what is the release date...

26th

 

[blaze200]

26th

Thanks. =B

 

[yannifb]

26th

26th of March?

 

[JDFan]

26th of March?

Nope - April !!

 

[yannifb]

Nope - April !!

Ooooh crap i was pleasantly surprised for a second

 

[jrocks84]

Ooooh crap i was pleasantly surprised for a second

They would get massively overshadowed by the release of Fermi if they were released on March 26th.

 

[yannifb]

They would get massively overshadowed by the release of Fermi if they were released on March 26th.

Fermis been pushed too april 6th though.

 

[retirepresident]

I'll wait for AMD 8 or 12 core.

 

[jimmysmitty]

Huh. Adding two cores and yet it comes out pretty damn cheap.

AMD must be cutting it close to their profit margins to do this.

We will have to see how the actual CPU holds up to its specs. Need reviews.

 

[one-shot]

Fermis been pushed too april 6th though.

I think the NDA ends on March 26th, while products will launch on April 6th. Paper Launch FTW!

Edit:

Is jennyh the new Thunderman? The post title says, "Thuban, the worlds fasted desktop cpu coming soon from AMD." Then she says in the post the 980X is the only one that's faster. So is it the fastest or not? Which one is it, jennyh?

 

[rahul babaria]

I Think Thuban Wont be More powerful than I7 940, however if the price specs are accurate its super value for money.

 

[retirepresident]

I agree 100%.