AMD AM2: More than just a Memory Change

The new AMD technology refresh, now called AM2, will bring DDR2 memory to the Athlon64 on-processor memory controller. Many in the industry have speculated about the impact of this low latency memory controller on DDR2 performance, which to this point has suffered under the impact of the higher latency Intel Netburst architecture. We are looking forward to the opportunity to take a closer look at DDR2 performance on AM2 – which is everyone’s big question.

Although the chips don’t seem to differ that much from the current Venice/Sandy/Etc. the addition of DDR2 is what everyone is really waiting for. One important thing that AnandTech points out is that the new CPU bracket will require changes to our current cooling unless you simply use stock. Check out the full article at AnandTech.