12 cores, HyperTransport 3.0 “Shanghai” CPU from AMD
It seems that no one is going to satisfy with the speed of CPUs, and still want them to be faster and faster. “Shanghai” CPU is an upgraded version of “Barcelona” of AMD with 6 cores, and is used to pit the chip up against Intel’s upcoming six-core Dunnington chip. What become more interesting is that AMD plans do release a twin-die version, with 12 cores of happiness connected by HyperTransport 3.0
What does all that mean? Beats us, but we hope it’s fast.



