A look at AMD’s 12-core Magny-Cours

Robert Hallock (Thrax)

September 4, 2009 1:15 PM ET in News, , , , , , ,

Just last week we detailed the 12-core Magny-Cours CPU which AMD is developing for the enterprise in 2010. As a little proof that the future isn’t too far away, a tipster has made the rounds and offered pictures of the little guy in action.

Here’s what we get from the pictures:

  • The CPU-Z read of the chip shows an engineering sample clockspeed of 800MHz. The real deal will launch at or around 200*8.5 (1700MHz).
  • The ES platform is clearly a dual-socket solution.
  • The chip’s 12 cores plowed through a 32m prime number calculation in under 6.5 flat.
  • The 12 cores share 10MB of L3 cache.

7 Comments:

  1. Mackintire
    5 Sep '09, 12:17 am

    Your missing a picture, AMD powernow is responsible for the 800mhz clock shown in the picture. The missing picture shows the CPU running at 1700Mhz at a higher voltage than 0.925V

  2. Thrax
    5 Sep '09, 12:03 pm

    We can only post what we are sent, my friend.

  3. lordbean
    5 Sep '09, 12:20 pm

    24 cores in a dual-slot system is just beastly. I bet that thing could transcode a 2 hour movie in 2 minutes or less.

  4. Komete
    6 Sep '09, 5:52 pm

    I'm so behind the times, I don't even have a quad core yet and they are coming out with a dozen core cpu. I know this will be fore servers but still.

  5. ardichoke
    8 Sep '09, 9:26 pm

    Eh... don't feel bad Komete.... I'm still only running dual core systems as well. I might grab a Phenom II X3 when I get some spare cash but that's months away from now. As for the 12-core CPUs, I would LOVE to build myself a server based off that but sadly I am only rich in my dreams.

  6. AlexDeGruven
    9 Sep '09, 2:04 pm

    In an earlier post on this, I believe they stated there will be 4-socket boards for this chip. To that I say: Bring it on!

    I'll bet one of those would pretty easily fit inside an Antec Twelve-hundred. 48-cores for me? Yes, please!

  7. Thrax
    9 Sep '09, 2:26 pm

    Yes, Magny is being positioned for 2p and 4p systems using Socket G34.

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