AMD Phenom II 720 and 810 AM3 Review

ajmatson - February 8, 2009
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Model Number:	X3 720 & X4 810
Clock Frequency:	X3 720 = 2.8GHz X4 810 = 2.6GHz
Max TDP:	95w
Cache Size:	L1 Cache (Instruction + Data) L2 Cache: 512KB per core L3 Cache: X3 720 = 6MB Shared L3 X4 810 = 4MB Shared L3
Process Technology:	45-nanometer SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology
HyperTransport Technology Links:	One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 3600MT/s full duplex; or up to 16.0GB/s I/O Bandwidth
Memory:	Integrated DDR2 memory controller-up to 17.1GB/sec dual channel memory bandwidth
Types of Memory:	Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2 8500 (DDR2-1066MHz) *-AND-* PC3 (DDR3-1333MHz)
Die Size:	45nm = 258mm
Transistors	45nm = 758million
Packaging:	Socket AM3 - 938-pin organic micro Pin Grid Array (micro-PGA) (Backwards compatable with AM2+ 940-pin)

Features:

True multi-core processing enables better multitasking so users can run more applications and do more in less time.
Direct Connect Architecture delivers leading-edge PC system performance.
Integrated memory controller supporting DDR2 and DDR3 memory.
HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides incredible system agility for improved 3D graphics performance.
AMD Balanced Smart Cache supports a better multi-tasking and multi-threaded experience.
AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator to improve digital media and 3D gaming experiences.
AMD Memory Optimizer Technology helps improve performance of multi-threaded software.
AMD Digital Media Xpress™ 2.0 delivers sharper and more life-like 3D graphics.
AMD Virtualization™ with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing with Rapid Virtualization Indexing helps virtualization software to run more securely and efficiently.
Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ 3.0 technology enables cooler and quieter platform designs by providing extremely efficient performance and energy usage.