AMD sheds more light on Bulldozer processor architecture

AMD has disclosed a number of fresh details surrounding its upcoming Bulldozer processor cores, along with the AM3+ platform. Presentation slides show a Bulldozer die with eight AMD64 cores and 8MB of L2 cache, two 72-bit DDR3 memory channels and four 16-bit receive/16-bit transmit HyerTransport links. The new architecture splits eight cores across four Bulldozer modules, each with two integer cores and a floating point core.

The AM3+ socket architecture adds support for low-voltage DRAM, increased current for higher frequency HyperTransport connections and two memory channels. The sockets will be backwards-compatible with older AM3 processors, though it is designed for use with 9-Series ch... »read more

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