AMD: 6-core in June; 16-core in 2011

[Rainbird]

Soleron said:

Rainbird said:

And I assume they mean the power ratings will be the same as a quadcore running at the same clock frequency.

I imagine the clockspeeds will be lower actually (to keep the thermals in range). Judging from their graph (really rough numbers) and the fact that the 6/12-core will be the same "core" as the 4-core, I think both the 6 and the 12 will launch at 2.6GHz vs. 3.1GHz for current high-end quad-cores. Which will equate to a 30% whole-CPU boost from 4 to 6, and a 160% boost from 4 to 12.

But who knows with Bulldozer.

I thought of that, but it didn't make much sense, as saying the power rating of a current quadcore is a very broad term. Oh well, hardly unexpected...