14 DAY TRIAL // A recently revealed slide showing AMD’s CPU roadmap indicates that the Sunnyvale-based chip maker is bound to release its first 45nm-manufactured quad-core Phenom processors as soon as January 2009. The slide appears to confirm recent rumors, according to which AMD plans to release the first 45nm desktop processors, codenamed Deneb, at next year’s CES show, which will debut on January 8.
The leaked slide has been uploaded on the Spanish-language Chw Forum and, besides confirming the 2009 release of the 45nm Deneb processors, it also details closer-to-release Brisbane, Toliman and Lima CPUs. According to it, the company will release the Athlon X2 5050e Brisbane processor on October 8, along with the triple-core Phenom X3 8850 Toliman processor. November will bring the release of single-core and dual-core low power CPUs.
The first new processors to be released by AMD in October will include a dual-core Athlon X2 5050e, which will provide a core speed of 2.6GHz and a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 45W. The other new processor to debut in October, the Phenom X3 8850, will be part of the company’s triple-core series and will deliver a core speed of 2.5GHz with a TDP of 95W.
In November, AMD will release two low-power chips with a single-core Athlon 2650 and a dual-core Athlon X2 3250e, alongside the “AMD Ultra-Value Client (UVC) Solutions,” which will be meant for OEM customers only. The two processors will sport a 1.6GHz core speed and 15W TDP, for the single-core model, and 1.5GHz core speed and TDP of 22W for the dual-core model.
The slide also confirms the company’s new triple-core flagship model, the Phenom X3 8850, of which we already told you a few things yesterday. As expected, this CPU will boast a 2.5GHz core speed, with a TDP of 95W, and 2MB of L3 cache. In addition to the new triple-core Phenom, AMD will also release the much anticipated 45nm-based Deneb processors, which, despite their 45nm manufacturing technology, feature a 125W TDP. The first two models to be released will deliver a core speed of 3.0GHz and 2.8GHz, respectively.