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AMD Adds Kuma & Lima To Athlon Brand
As we have mentioned before, Phenom X2 branding will be changed to Athlon going forward. The dual core Athlon 6-series are based on Kuma core originally scheduled for launch in Q4 this year are pushed back 2 quarters to Q2 2008 to make way for arrival of triple-core Phenom 7-series in March. There will be 2 models at launch; Athlon 6250 and 6050, both at 65W TDP but exact clock speeds are not determined yet. Previously, AMD listed them at between 2 to 2.6GHz clock. Also AMD plans to add two single-core 45W Athlon processors using Lima core to replace Orleans early next year.
As we have mentioned before, Phenom X2 branding will be changed to Athlon going forward. The dual core Athlon 6-series are based on Kuma core originally scheduled for launch in Q4 this year are pushed back 2 quarters to Q2 2008 to make way for arrival of triple-core Phenom 7-series in March. There will be 2 models at launch; Athlon 6250 and 6050, both at 65W TDP but exact clock speeds are not determined yet. Previously, AMD listed them at between 2 to 2.6GHz clock. Also AMD plans to add two single-core 45W Athlon processors using Lima core to replace Orleans early next year.
