AMD Phenom B3 stepping confirmed to fix TLB erratum

Sidney · 12th January 2008, 00:43

Since not long after the release of AMD's Phenom series of CPUs, we've been informed that the infamous TLB erratum which plagues these parts, impacting their performance, will be fixed in a forthcoming 'B3' stepping. However, this assertion has been thrown into doubt in recent days due to an article on French web site EreNumeRique, which was later picked up by The Inquirer, suggesting that the erratum had not been fixed in the 'B3' stepping, creating the need for AMD to go back to the drawing board yet again for another spin of the silicon.

After reading this potentially worrying story, we contacted AMD to get their take on the matter straight from the horse's mouth, and their response couldn't be much clearer. You can find their brief statement here:

http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/ind...17&Item id=29

12th January 2008, 19:05

Good to see someone is doing the fact checking.

12th January 2008, 00:43	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	AMD Phenom B3 stepping confirmed to fix TLB erratum Since not long after the release of AMD's Phenom series of CPUs, we've been informed that the infamous TLB erratum which plagues these parts, impacting their performance, will be fixed in a forthcoming 'B3' stepping. However, this assertion has been thrown into doubt in recent days due to an article on French web site EreNumeRique, which was later picked up by The Inquirer, suggesting that the erratum had not been fixed in the 'B3' stepping, creating the need for AMD to go back to the drawing board yet again for another spin of the silicon. After reading this potentially worrying story, we contacted AMD to get their take on the matter straight from the horse's mouth, and their response couldn't be much clearer. You can find their brief statement here: http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/ind...17&Item id=29 __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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12th January 2008, 19:05	#2
Kougar Posts: n/a	Good to see someone is doing the fact checking.