Phenom II

AMD Phenom II
General information
LaunchedDecember 2008
Discontinued2012
Marketed byAMD
Designed byAMD
Common manufacturer
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2.4 GHz to 3.7 GHz
HyperTransport speeds1.8 GHz to 2 GHz
Architecture and classification
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitectureAMD K10
Instruction setx86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD-V
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 2, 3, 4 or 6
Sockets
Products, models, variants
Core names
  • Thuban (X6)
  • Zosma (X4)
  • Deneb (X4)
  • Propus (X4 840 and 850)
  • Heka (X3)
  • Callisto (X2)
History
PredecessorPhenom
SuccessorFX

Phenom II is a family of AMD's multi-core 45 nm processors using the AMD K10 microarchitecture, succeeding the original Phenom. Advanced Micro Devices released the Socket AM2+ version of Phenom II in December 2008, while Socket AM3 versions with DDR3 support, along with an initial batch of triple- and quad-core processors were released on February 9, 2009.[1] Dual-processor systems require Socket F+ for the Quad FX platform.[2] The next-generation Phenom II X6 was released on April 27, 2010.[3][4]

The Phenom II X4 operates as the processor component of AMD's Dragon Platform, which also includes the 790 series chipset and Radeon HD 4800 series graphics. The Thuban Phenom II X6 is the CPU in the Leo Platform which also includes the AMD 890 chipset and the Radeon HD 5800 series graphics.[4]

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  2. ^ Huynh, Anh Tuan (July 2, 2007), AMD Second-Generation 'Stars' Plans Unveiled, DailyTech, archived from the original on September 9, 2007, retrieved 2007-11-26
  3. ^ Mann, Parm (2010-03-18). "GIGABYTE slips clock speeds for AMD hexa-core Thuban CPUs". HEXUS.net.
  4. ^ a b Shimpi, Anand Lal (2010-04-27), AMD's Six-Core Phenom II X6 1090T & 1055T Reviewed, AnandTech, retrieved 2012-01-23