AMD Finally Ships "B3" Opterons

[Shiggity]

New Stepping : "GH" at the end

Old Stepping: "GD" at the end

"After the initial OEM orders are filled, channel vendors like Newegg and TigerDirect will carry the new Opterons in frequencies ranging from 1.8 GHz to 2.4 GHz. Vendor estimates put this e-tailer ship date in early April."

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=11056

 

[benbaked]

Good news, I look forward to seeing some overclocking results from these new B3s.

 

[Shiggity]

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3260

Give that article a read. It explains everything about the new stepping, what was wrong before, and also includes some basic benchmark numbers.

 

[Cheator]

Well the TLB is gone, thats good news. But looks like they can't OC any better.