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Added on June 8, 2007, 1:23 pm
err.. if i'm not mistaken, phenom will launch single core, x2 and x4 onli... got octo-core somemore eehh??

This is what AMD has confirmed.

Phenom FX (Agena FX)
-socket 1207 (meant for dual processor systems, meaning 8 cores on the system)
There will also be 1 model using AM2
-quad core
-with 512x4 L2 & 2MB L3 cache
-using Hypertransport v3.0
-will ship with stock frequencies up to 2.9GHz

Phenom X4 (Agena)
-socket AM2/AM2+
-quad core
-with 512x4 L2 & 2MB L3 cache
-using Hypertransport v3.0
-will ship with stock frequencies slightly slower than Agena FX

Phenom X2 (Kuma)
-socket AM2/AM2+
-dual core
-with 512x2 L2 & 2MB L3 cache
-will ship with stock frequencies up to 2.9GHz

There will also be dual core Athlon X2 (same as Kuma, but without L3 cache), and Semprons. AM2+ is supposed to be backwards compatible with AM2 (though how exactly is not mentioned), difference is that AM2+ will use hypertransport 3 while AM2 uses Hypertransport 2. Franky, I don't think there will be much performance from the difference in hypertransport speed, its the porcessor thats wicked fast. 

Seriously, I can't wait. At demos of the Barcelona server chip, it pawned the Intel quad core Xeon by 30-50%  And I don't think its faked, because according to the processor specifications, the pipeline can simultaneously process at least 1 more instruction than C2D based processors. There was also a demo of the Agena FX chip in dual processor configuration, god that was damned fast.

Procesor specifications (this is pretty long and boring to read)
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-k8l.html

windsor a little bit faster if compare to the same speed..
but the thing is can windsor do 3ghz for daily usage? my brisbane can..