Dual core Sempron?

[DanceswithUnix]

This dailytech article mentions a dual core Sempron with "only" 2x512KB L2 cache and no L3.

Nice (though not as impressive as the 8MJ railgun item )

[scrandman]

None of the Athlon or Sempron CPUs have any L3 cache anyway, only L1 & L2.

A Sempron with 2 x 512kb L2 cache would be exactly what the AM2 X2 CPUs are right now.

Methinks there is a mistake in that article. Perhaps 2 x 256kb L2?

[manwithnoname]

The article is referring the new core AMD is releasing, the 'stars' family of processors.

The top end will be up to 4 cores with L1, L2 and L3 caches, the buget end will be 2 cores and no L3 cache.

[DanceswithUnix]

It will have the same cache size as the current X2, but with the new enhanced core so it will actually be faster than the current X2.

I was just expecting a new Sempron to still be single core.