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 DailyTech has obtained new estimations of frequency ranges of future declinations of the desktop AMD K8L core (Barcelona) and some information about the successor of the current Sempron.
The high end Agena, four cores, will be released during the third quarter 2007. Apparently, it won't be clocked from 2.7 GHz to 2.9 GHz but from 2.4 GHz to 2.6 GHz. Each core has 512KB of L2 cache plus 2MB of shared L3 cache and the processor has a TDP of 125 Watts.
The Kuma, middle range processor equipped with two cores, would have frequencies comprised between 2.0 GHz and 2.9 GHz. Like the higher end version, each core has 512 KB of L2 cache and they share 2 MB of L3 cache. About the TDP, three versions are expected: 89 Watts, 65 Watts and a new Energy Efficient limited to 35Watts. The last one is scheduled to be released a little bit later.
The Rana, successor of the current Sempron, will be restricted in the beginning from 2.1 GHz to 2.3 GHz. However, if AMD's entry level will also have two cores featuring 512 KB of L2 cache, they won't have a shared L3 cache. The TDP will be a reasonable 65 Watts and it will be available during the fourth quarter.
We remind you that they will all be based on 65 nm fabrication process. It is interesting to note that DailyTech indicates that even if these processors are designed to work with the Socket AM2+, they will also be compatible with the Socket AM2 thanks to a bios update (of course, they will use the HyperTransport 1.0 bus and not the 3.0). This is a good news, but AMD France hasn't confirmed this information and the US website only states that Quad Core are compatible with the Socket F and does not speak of the AM2. |
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 22 inches: Dell E228WFP, 455 € / $329
This is a classic 22" monitor: TN 5 ms, 1680 x 1050 pixels, 800:1, VGA + DVI/HDCP. It is 100 € more expensive than the Samsung monitor which has similar characteristics. Considering its price, it is difficult to picture how this monitor will make a name for itself. Now, the thing is that Dell usual discounts can go up to 20%. With this type of reduction, the price of 360 € would be much more competitive.
27 pouces : Dell 2707WFP, 1300 € / $1,399
27" monitors are in fashion and are supposed to replace 24". Their characteristics are identical (PVA 6 ms panel, 1920 x 1200 pixels, 1000:1, DVI+HDCP), and they will succeed in replacing them if their prices are comparable…but this isn't the case at all. There is a 200€ price gap between the two diagonals. As some users aren't really great fans of big pitches (this one is at 0.30 mm), we aren't expecting a huge success and the immediate replacement of 24" monitors.
30 pouces : Dell 3007WFP-HC, 1650 €
Here is a new version of the 30". The previous one had important brightness homogeneity issues (20 to 50% variation from one corner to the other). The new 3007WFP-HC is supposed to bring a solution to this problem with the quality of the new backlighting and a different panel. Response time decreases from 11 to 8ms (you shouldn't expect huge differences on this side) and CCFL tubes are now wide-gamut with 92% coverage of the NTSC space (just like the Nec LCD2690WUXi recently tested). The panel will probably be an IPS like the previous one, but Dell hasn't confirmed this information. |
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