Today was the first time that we get a bit more accurate timeframe for the 45nm K10.5 launch. AMD internally informed its gang that the new Star cores, all 45nm should launch in Q3 and Q4.

It wasn’t really as precise as we would have liked it to be but it is the best we have so far. Previously, AMD only communicated that its 45nm K10.5 generation is scheduled for the second half of 2008.

The Deneb FX and Deneb cores, both 45nm quad-cores, are the first on the list. If they execute well we should see Deneb quad-core with shared L3 cache and 95W TDB in Q3. If not, the new hope will slip into Q4.

The second on the list will launch very close to Deneb, if not even simultaneously. It is known as Propus, which is the same as Deneb quad-core 45nm design, but it doesn’t have any L3 cache.               

Triple-core Heka and Dual-core Regor both 45nm are scheduled for early 2009.