Wednesday, August 16, 2006
K8L or K9 ?
What we could expect at AMD say in April next year? Processor named K8L or K9 processor?. Intel recently announced its "new" core that started with Carmead team as I remeber in February 2002, or even earlier.
Mike Ma(c)gee noticed competitive K9 action at AMD started in August 2002. Thus, we should have a new core at AMD in 2007. At least radical new as current Intel's is compared to Pentium from 2002. Will it be K8L or K9?.
K9. K8L might be only shrink of K8 architecture in 65nm. WIthout K9, AMD will be without new core after full 4 years. Too little, too late for survival against the hard competition.
Thus opposite must be true: 2Q2007.
Unlike current AMD mobile CPU offerings, Bulldozer will be completely redesigned from the ground-up to feature high performance while increasing its battery life.
What I said? Bulldozer in April?
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