INSIDE AMD THUBAN

INTEL introduced its six core cpu the GULFTOWN which is a 32nm monster extreme edition with model no core i7 980x runs at 3.33 GHz. You will have to pay $999 to enjoy its extreme performance. It also contains HT which makes it even more powerful. But spending $999 on a single component of the machine is not a good idea.
But luckily AMD is also coming with its own six core monster codenamed THUBAN. The expected lineup for thuban is given below.

CPU	Clock Speed	Max Turbo (<= 3 cores)	L3 Cache	TDP	Release
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T	3.2GHz	3.6GHz	6MB	125W	Q2
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T	3.0GHz	3.5GHz	6MB	125W	Q3
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T	2.8GHz	3.3GHz	6MB	125W/95W	Q2
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T	2.6GHz	3.1GHz	6MB	95W	Q2
AMD Phenom II X4 960T	3.0GHz	3.4GHz	6MB	95W	Q2

These processors are the hottest release of the 2010 from the AMD. The main reasons behind this are since AMD haven’t any 32 nm parts in 2010. They have only speed bumped tri and quad cores in 45nm envelop. But thuban is a improved 45nm part with lot of new features like TURBO CORE. It is AMD version of Intel’s turbo boost technology.
I had already posted about turbo boost in my previous post TURBO BOOST IS A FUTURE TECHNOLOGY. These processors have six cores but the rated TDP is just 125 and 95W which is promising means you will be able to achieve more processing power in same thermal envelop.
AMDs turbo works a different then Intel's turbo.
Turbo Core kicks in when 3 or fewer cores (on a 6-core part) are idle. When this happens, the frequency of those three cores is reduced to 800MHz, the voltage to the entire chip is increased, and the remaining three cores are turboed up by as much as 500MHz. It doesn’t get any more granular than this. If you have 3 or fewer cores idle, then 3 turbo up. In any other situation the CPU runs at its normal clocks.
The CPU handles all monitoring and does the clock/voltage management itself. The switch to turbo up cores apparently happens fast enough to deal with Windows moving threads around from core to core.

This isn’t nearly as elegant of a solution as Intel’s turbo. The idle cores are never actually shut off, and voltage to all cores is increased to reach the higher clock speed. However if it works as advertised with no drawbacks (e.g. underclocking 3 cores when you actually still need them) then it’s definitely better than nothing for the Phenom II lineup.
AMD won't say whether it will or will not launch a quad-core processor based on its Thuban design with Turbo CORE functionality, but we do hear that this is in the works.
The great news? All Socket-AM3 and AM2+ motherboards will work with these new Phenom II X6 CPUs with nothing more than a BIOS update. The boards do have to support the TDPs the chips are rated for of course.
Pricing and performance are both unknowns at this point.