The Athlon 64 line is expected to continue to evolve. In particular, new models scheduled to be launched in the third quarter of 2007 are to be based on the "K10" microarchitecture. The initial offerings are expected to be based on the Agena (quad-core, 2 MiB L3 cache), Agena FX and Kuma (dual-core, 2 MiB L3 cache) cores. These processors will be packaged in the Socket F+ (Agena FX) and Socket AM2+ form factors, but are expected to function in Socket AM2 motherboards as well, with the loss of HyperTransport 3.0 enhancements, which will only be available with Socket AM2+ motherboards. Processor model information has been reported as follows:[60]
According to the most recent report, the range of K10 desktop microprocessors will no longer use the trademark "Athlon", but will don the new name "Phenom". Subsequent models will use the name "Phenom X2" for dual core variants, "Phenom X4" for quad core variants and "Phenom FX" to replace the current Athlon 64 FX.
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