AMD To Release First CPU Supporting DDR3
Category: CPU'sPosted: May 8, 2008 03:52PM
Author: razor
Continuing its effort to catch up to Intel, AMD is expected to release its first ever CPU that supports DDR3 memory sometime in the second quarter of 2009. Besides DDR3 support, we can expect the quad-core "Suzuka" CPU to take advantage of HyperTransport 3.0 - enabling bus speeds up to 2.6 GHz, and a maximum 20.8 GB/s full-duplex bandwidth - and AMD-V's virtualization technology. Suzuka is slated to operate with the RS780 Northbridge and the SB700S Southbridge, and is rumored to be making the jump to the yet-unreleased Socket AM3. I hope that someone at Team Green will notice the incredible success and longevity of Intel's Socket 775, and suggest developing and sticking with a platform for a good period of time. Considering AMD's many recent woes, I would think that building and maintaining some semblance of stability would be more beneficial than introducing a new CPU socket every year...
