The default 4.2GHz! Quad-core bulldozer FX-4170 first exposure

The starting lineup of the Bulldozer FX series seems to have been nailed, but a road map published today by the Turkish exposure king Donanimhaber reveals that AMD also has a mysterious quad-core “FX-4170”, which has an amazing 4.2GHz frequency by default. .

Among the previously known models, the default frequency of the top-end eight-core FX-8150 is only 3.6 GHz, and the Turbo Core dynamic acceleration is up to 4.2 GHz. If the legendary upgraded version of the FX-8170 does exist, it is estimated that the default maximum frequency is 3.8GHz or 3.9GHz and will not achieve or even exceed 4GHz.

The roadmap shows that the default frequency of the FX-4170 is 4.2 GHz, which is unsurpassed in consumer-grade single-core and multi-core x86 processors. The core Intel Xeon X5698), but because the default frequency is already too high, Turbo Core dynamic acceleration space is extremely limited, can only speed up to 100MHz and reach 4.3GHz, while thermal design power consumption also reached 125W, far more than four core, six core The 95W is enough to rival the high-end eight core.

In addition to the ultra-high frequencies, the FX-4170's release time is also very strange. The roadmap shows that it is also scheduled for the third quarter of this year, and that it should appear in the starting lineup. Is this really possible? To know that the upgraded version of the six-core FX-6120, quad-core FX-4120 will not follow up in the first quarter of next year, and the frequency has not been determined.