Just as AMD has been updating its Phenom II X4 line, like with the newly released 965, so will it too update it's X3 line. AMD is preparing to release the Phenom II 740 processor, the updated version of its popular 720 X3 core. Based on the 45nm Heka core, it will feature a clock speed of 3.0 GHz, 512 KB of L2 cache per core as well as 6MB of shared L3 cache, and a TDP of 95W. It will have a bus multiplier of 15.0x, but the chip is expected to be a black edition and therefore have an unlocked multiplier, just like its predecessor. It is tentatively set to be released in late September, and expected to retail at around $130-150 USD.