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Today we will talk about the functionality of the mainboard and try to find out why not very fast AMD Trinity processors consume so much power after all. Which of the system components have the most serious effect on the performance and power consumption? Computing cores, Graphics or memory – what must be overclocked and why should be left alone in the nominal mode?
Trinity demonstrated some very inspiring performance in graphics tests last week. However, AMD’s traditional weakness is its x86 cores. Let’s see if the company engineers managed to resolve this problem in the new Piledriver microarchitecture that found its way into promising hybrid processors.
New hybrid AMD Trinity processors for desktop systems haven’t been officially launched yet. However, we prepared a detailed review of their graphics omponent.
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AMD Trinity
Abstract
For mainstream notebooks and desktops, Trinity is AMD's second-generation APU which features up to 2X the performance-per-watt over current A-Series APUs. These hybrid processors will have a new, DirectX 11-capable, second generation AMD Radeon HD 7000 series graphics core and two-four processor cores based on Piledriver microarchitecture – further continuation of AMD Bulldozer. Trinity will be manufactured with 32 nm process.
Piledriver microarchitecture promises to boost the performance by about 10% compared with Bulldozer. It should support new FMA3 and Converged BMI instructions as well as the third version of Turbo Core technology.
New for 2012, AMD will introduce a low voltage Trinity APU that will be ideal for the next-generation of ultrathin notebook. This Trinity APU matches the experience enabled by the AMD 2011 APU in up to half the TDP.
In the desktop segment Trinity processors will be part of Socket FM2 platform also known as Virgo.
AMD Trinity is scheduled to be officially announced in the middle of 2012.
News
Thursday, May 23, 2013
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AMD Officially Launches New-Generation APUs for Mobile Applications [UPDATED].
AMD Introduces Kabini, Temash and Richland Accelerated Processing Units
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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AMD Needs More Than Game Console Design Wins to Offset PC Market Declines – Analysts.
AMD Has to Develop Competitive Product Lineup to Survive in Current Environment
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Unknown AMD SoC Features 8 Bulldozer Modules, 1024 Stream Processors, 512-Bit Memory Bus [UPDATED].
Mysterious Block Diagram Shows Ultra-High-Performance AMD System-on-Chip
Monday, May 6, 2013
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First Images of AMD Fusion A-Series “Richland” APUs Hit the Web.
AMD to Assemble Chips in China, Not Only Malaysia
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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AMD Cuts Prices of Desktop Microprocessors Ahead of New Introductions.
AMD Slashes CPU Prices by 10% - 19%, Removes Select Phenom II from Price List
Thursday, April 18, 2013
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AMD Suffers Lowering PC Demand: Sales of CPUs Drop, Shipments of GPUs Improve.
AMD’s Revenue Drop to Nearly 10-Year Low As the Company Finishes Restructuring
Thursday, April 4, 2013
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AMD to Expand “Never Settle” Free Video Game Bundles to Select Fusion APUs.
AMD to Provide Free SimCity Video Game with Select APUs Starting This Month
Monday, April 1, 2013
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AMD A-Series “Trinity” Accelerated Processing Units Can Drop Clock-Speed Under High-Loads [UPDATED].
AMD Admits: A-Series “Trinity” APUs Reduce Their Clock-Speeds During High-Loads
Thursday, March 21, 2013
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AMD Preps Significant Price-Cuts on Current Products Ahead of Product Refreshes – Rumour.
AMD to Lower Pricing of APUs, CPUs Next Month to Prepare for June Roll-Outs
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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AMD Teams Up with Aviary to Bring APU-Optimized Photo Editing Application to Windows 8.
AMD to Speed Up Photo Editing on Fusion APUs with the Help of Aviary
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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AMD and Partners Start to Sell Fusion A-Series “Richland” APUs.
PCs with AMD’s S-Series “Richland” APUs to Bring Exclusive Features
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AMD and Partners Start to Sell Fusion A-Series “Richland” APUs.
PCs with AMD’s S-Series “Richland” APUs to Bring Exclusive Features
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Valve Distances Itself from Expensive Xi3’s Piston Gaming Systems.
Valve: We Have No Involvement with Xi3’s Piston SFF Gaming PCs
Monday, March 11, 2013
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Xi3 Starts to Take Pre-Orders on Piston “Steam Box” Systems.
Price of AMD Trinity-Based Xi3 Piston “Steam Box” Systems Begins at $1000
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
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AMD’s Microprocessor Refresh Schedule Gets Published.
AMD’s New Richland, Kabini and FX Chips Launch Dates Revealed
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Alleged Specifications of AMD Fusion S-Series “Richland” Point to Clock-Speed Increase.
Desktop AMD A-Series “Richland” APUs to Offer Higher Performance Thanks to Frequency Boost
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
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AMD Loses $1.18 Billion in 2012 Amid Major Decline in Revenue.
AMD Reports Negative Results for the Fourth Quarter and Whole 2012
Friday, January 11, 2013
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Asrock, AMD, Cooler Master and Kingston Kick Start Worldwide Overclocking Championship.
Asrock and AMD Want to Skyrocket Fusion A-Series “Trinity” APUs
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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Valve Software: Xi3 Piston Is Just One Game System, More Incoming.
Valve to Enable Many Versions of Steam-Centered Game Systems
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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Xi3 and Valve Software Show-Off Piston Video Game System [UPDATED].
Xi3 Debuts Steam-Centric Game System with AMD Fusion Inside
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