http://hardware-infos.com/news.php?news=2932
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13564&Itemid=1
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According to listings on the internet and MSI's CPU-motherboard compatibility list, AMD will soon (within a month I'd say) be launching a wave of new 45nm, AM3 processors.
These will be based on the Propus (low-power quad-cores without L3 cache), Heka (tri-cores with L3), Rana (tri-cores without L3), Callisto (dual-cores with L3 which are made from a quad-core die) and Regor (true dual-core without L3) cores, all of which are Phenom II derivatives. "Athlon II" denotes lack of L3 and is not related to previous Athlons.
| Codename | Cores | Clock Speed | L2 Cache | L3 Cache | TDP | |
| Athlon II X4 605e | Propus | 4 | 4x 2.3 GHz | 4x512KB | - | 45W |
| Athlon II X4 600e | Propus | 4 | 4x 2.2 GHz | 4x512KB | - | 45W |
| Phenom II X3 705e | Heka | 3 | 3x 2.5 GHz | 3x512KB | 6MB | 65W |
| Phenom II X3 700e | Heka | 3 | 3x 2.4 GHz | 3x512KB | 6MB | 65W |
| Athlon II X3 405e | Rana | 3 | 3x 2.3 GHz | 3x512KB | - | 45W |
| Athlon II X3 400e | Rana | 3 | 3x 2.2 GHz | 3x512KB | - | 45W |
| Phenom II X2 550 | Callisto | 2 | 2x 3.1 GHz | 2x512KB | 6MB | 80W |
| Phenom II X2 545 | Callisto | 2 | 2x 3.0 GHz | 2x512KB | 6MB | 80W |
| Athlon II X2 250 | Regor | 2 | 2x 3.0 GHz | 2x512KB | - | 65W |
| Athlon II X2 245 | Regor | 2 | 2x 2.9 GHz | 2x512KB | - | 65W |
| Athlon II X2 240 | Regor | 2 | 2x 2.8 GHz | 2x512KB | - | 65W |
Notable points:
- These are the first desktop 45W quad-cores.
- AMD will finally have some faster dual-cores. These should compete with the E7xxx and maybe the lower-clocked E8xxx series from Intel.
- AMD may actually make some money now since the dies used for these products are smaller so can be sold cheaper or at a greater margin.
