In Q4 2009
Calisto, AMD’s quad-core with two cores enabled and 7 MB of total cache will get its 3.2GHz version at some point in Q4 2009.
Calisto has 2x512KB L2 cache per core and additional 6MB of
L3 cache that makes it quite fast CPU. The name is Phenom II X2 555 and this
CPU will work at 3.2GHz.
Most people will like the fact that this CPU offers a lot of
performance and 80W TDP and at the same time, there might be a chance that you’ll
be able to unlock the additional two cores and get the quad core for the price
of dual.
Judging from the previous pricing, this CPU should cost
around €80 in Euroland or around $100 in USA.