Athlon II

AMD Athlon II
General information
Launched	2009
Marketed by	AMD
Designed by	AMD
Common manufacturer	GlobalFoundries;
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate	1.6 GHz to 3.5 GHz
HyperTransport speeds	1.8 GHz to 2 GHz
Architecture and classification
Technology node	45 nm to 32 nm
Microarchitecture	AMD K10
Instruction set	x86-64
Physical specifications
Cores	1 - 4;
Sockets	AM3; AM2+; FM1; FM2; FM2+; AM4;
Products, models, variants
Core names	Sargas ; Regor; Propus; Rana; Llano;
History
Predecessor	Athlon X2
Successor	A-Series

Athlon II is a family of AMD multi-core 45 nm central processing units, which is aimed at the budget to mid-range market and is a complementary product lineup to the Phenom II.

Features

The Athlon II series is based on the AMD K10 architecture and derived from the Phenom II series. However, unlike its Phenom siblings, it does not contain any L3 Cache. There are two principal Athlon II dies: the dual-core Regor die with 1 MB L2 Cache per core and the four-core Propus with 512 KB per core. Regor is a native dual-core design with lower TDP and additional L2 to offset the removal of L3 cache.^[2] The Athlon II x2 200e-220 chips have less L2 cache than the rest of the Regor line. The triple-core Rana is derived from the Propus quad-core design, with one core disabled. In some cases, the Phenom II Deneb die is used with disabled L3 cache and cores in the case.^[3]^[4] Includes: AMD Direct Connect Architecture AMD Wide Floating Point Accelerator AMD Digital Media XPress 2.0 Technology AMD PowerNow! Technology (Cool’n’Quiet Technology) HyperTransport Technology (not the same as Intel Hyper-Threading Technology)

Processors with an "e" following the model number (e.g., 245e) are low-power models, typically 45W for Athlons, 65W for Phenoms. Processors with a "u" following the model number (e.g., 250u) are ultra-low voltage models.

AMD Athlon II-based processor family
AMD K10	Quad-core	Dual-core^[5]	Quad-core	Triple-core	Dual-core	Single-core
Codename	Llano		Propus	Rana	Regor	Sargas
Lithography	32 nm		45 nm
Socket	FM1		AM3
Date released	Aug 2011	Feb-Jun 2012	Sep 2009	Nov 2009	Jun 2009	Aug 2009

For a list of Athlon II processors, see: List of AMD Athlon II processors

Cores

Regor (45 nm SOI with immersion lithography)

Two AMD K10 cores (Some are chip harvested Propus or Deneb with two cores disabled^[6])
L1 cache: 64 kB + 64 kB (data + instructions) per core
L2 cache: 1024 kB per core, full-speed (512 kB per core in Athlon II X2 200e-220)
Memory controller: dual channel DDR2-1066 MHz (AM2+), dual channel DDR3-1333 (AM3) with unganging option
MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD64, Cool'n'Quiet, NX bit, AMD-V
Socket AM3, HyperTransport with 2 GHz
Die Size: 117 mm² ^[7]
Power consumption (TDP): 25-65 Watts
First release
- June 2009 (Stepping C2)
Clock rate: 1.6 - 3.6 GHz
Models: Athlon II X2 250u - 280

Rana (45 nm SOI with immersion lithography)

Three AMD K10 cores chip harvested from Propus or Deneb with one core disabled^[6]
L1 cache: 64 kB + 64 kB (data + instructions) per core
L2 cache: 512 kB per core, full-speed
Memory controller: dual channel DDR2-1066 MHz (AM2+), dual channel DDR3-1333 (AM3) with unganging option
MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD64, Cool'n'Quiet, NX bit, AMD-V
Socket AM3, HyperTransport with 2 GHz
Die Size: 169 mm² ^[7]
Power consumption (TDP): 45 Watts or 95 Watts
First release
- October 2009 (Stepping C2)
Clock rate: 2.2–3.4 GHz
Models: Athlon II X3 400e - 460

Propus (45 nm SOI with immersion lithography)

Athlon II X4 640 3.00 GHz

Four AMD K10 cores chip harvested from Deneb with L3 cache disabled^[6]
L1 cache: 64 kB + 64 kB (data + instructions) per core
L2 cache: 512 kB per core, full-speed
Memory controller: dual channel DDR2-1066 MHz (AM2+), dual channel DDR3-1333 (AM3) with unganging option
MMX, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, AMD64, Cool'n'Quiet, NX bit, AMD-V
Socket AM3, HyperTransport with 2 GHz
Die Size: 169 mm² ^[7]
Power consumption (TDP): 45 Watts or 95 Watts
First release
- September 2009 (Stepping C2)
Clock rate: 2.2–3.1 GHz
Models: Athlon II X4 600e - 645, Phenom II x4 840

External links

^ AMD Athlon II 170u - AD170UEAK13GM
^ AMD Introduces Next Generation AMD Athlon II Processor, Adds Dual Core to Record-Setting AMD Phenom II
^ Athlon II X4 620: AMD's new Quad-Core CPU reviewed
^ Athlon II X2 220 unlocks into Phenom II 920
^ Shvets, Gennadiy. "Obscure CPUs: Sempron X2 198 and Athlon II X2 221". CPU World. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "List of Unlockable AMD CPUs".
^ ^a ^b ^c "AMD Phenom II X6: Thuban the Dragon". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-07.

AMD product website

[athlonii-1] AMD Athlon II 170u - AD170UEAK13GM

[2] AMD Introduces Next Generation AMD Athlon II Processor, Adds Dual Core to Record-Setting AMD Phenom II

[3] Athlon II X4 620: AMD's new Quad-Core CPU reviewed

[4] Athlon II X2 220 unlocks into Phenom II 920

[5] Shvets, Gennadiy. "Obscure CPUs: Sempron X2 198 and Athlon II X2 221". CPU World. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

[list-6] "List of Unlockable AMD CPUs".

[phenomIIx6cpulist-7] "AMD Phenom II X6: Thuban the Dragon". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-07.

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