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AMD Athlon 64 FX-60: Dual-Core FX Has Arrived
Date: 2006-01-10 | Author: Scott Sherman
and Shane Unrein
Company: AMD
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Introduction
Today, AMD is releasing its latest FX based CPU, the FX-60. First off, you may say, "What happened to the odd number scheme FX-51, FX-53, FX-55 and FX-57?" Well, this new CPU starts off 2006 in the AMD world of Dual-Core Performance CPU. At this time, we see that these dual-core CPUs will end with an even number scheme.
AMD was quick to point out that this CPU is considered an FX-55 replacement and not targeted as a FX-57 replacement. The CPU's dual cores run at 2.6GHz, which is the exact same core speed of the FX-55. The FX-57 will still be made but at some point in the future will be replaced with a dual-core CPU. The FX series has long been known as the best gaming CPU on the market, but the FX CPUs would not let you do other tasks in the background as well. This has always been a problem with single core CPUs since most end users will run antivirus, anti-spyware, IM client and firewall software. All of that does eat up CPU cycles and does take performance away from the CPU. With the X2 CPUs, end users have been able to play games and not get hit by the overhead of other applications. With the FX-60, AMD's goal is to bring the end user the best gaming/desktop CPU on the market.
Specifications
Let's look at the specifications of the AMD FX-60.
| Frequency / Cache Sizes: | 2.6GHz w/ 1MB L2 cache-per-core (2MB total L2 per processor) |
| L1 Cache Sizes: | Each core has its own 64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache (256KB total L1 per processor) |
| CPU to Memory Controller: | Same as CPU core frequencies |
| Memory Controller: | Shared integrated 128-bit wide memory controller |
| Types of Memory: | PC1600, PC2100, PC2700 and PC3200 DDR memory |
| HyperTransport Links: | 1 |
| HyperTransport Spec: | 2GHz (2x 1000MHz / DDR) |
| Effective data bandwidth: | 4.4 GB/sec [8GB/sec x1 HyperTransport link + 6.4GB/sec memory bandwidth] |
| Packaging: | 939-pin organic micro-PGA |
| Fab location: | AMD's Fab 30 wafer fabrication facility in Dresden, Germany |
| Process Technology: | 90nm (.09-micron) Silicon on Insulator (SOI) |
| Approximate Transistor count: | 233.2 million |
| Approximate Die Size: | 199mm2 |
| Nominal Voltage: | 1.30-1.35V |
| Max Thermal Power: | 110 W |
| Max Ambient Case Temp: | 65 degrees Celsius |
| Max Icc (processor current): | 80A |
| Min P-State (with C'n'Q): | 1.2 GHz |
| Nominal Voltage: | 1.1V |
| Max Thermal Power: | 46.7W |
| Max Icc: | 39.8A |
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