AMD 900 chipset series
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The AMD 9-Series Chipset is a set of chipsets developed by AMD
, released in 2011. The chipset series uses the same silicon as AMD's previous 8-Series chipset however it's targeted at the socket AM3+ platform, including the Bulldozer line, while the 800 series is targeted at the socket AM3 platform. This allows consumers to easily identify the platform through the chipset name. In support of AM3+ CPUs, AMD has validated the 9-Series chipset for use with HyperTransport 3.1 (up to 6.4GT/s). They also worked with NVIDIA to bring SLI support to this chipset series. AMD OverDrive is supported for simplified overclocking.
I/O features are provided by the companion AMD SB950 chipset.
that provide I/O support. It provides the following additional capabilities:
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. or AMD is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for commercial and consumer markets...
, released in 2011. The chipset series uses the same silicon as AMD's previous 8-Series chipset however it's targeted at the socket AM3+ platform, including the Bulldozer line, while the 800 series is targeted at the socket AM3 platform. This allows consumers to easily identify the platform through the chipset name. In support of AM3+ CPUs, AMD has validated the 9-Series chipset for use with HyperTransport 3.1 (up to 6.4GT/s). They also worked with NVIDIA to bring SLI support to this chipset series. AMD OverDrive is supported for simplified overclocking.
I/O features are provided by the companion AMD SB950 chipset.
Lineup
Common features of all chipsets in the 9-series:- Supports AM3+ and AM3 processors
- HyperTransportHyperTransportHyperTransport , formerly known as Lightning Data Transport , is a technology for interconnection of computer processors. It is a bidirectional serial/parallel high-bandwidth, low-latency point-to-point link that was introduced on April 2, 2001...
3.1 - SLISLISLI may stand for:*Scalable Link Interface, NVIDIA's method for connecting two or more video cards together to produce a single output*Scan-Line Interleave, 3dfx's method for connecting two or more video cards together, predecessor to Scalable Link Interface...
and CrossFireX Ready - PCI ExpressPCI ExpressPCI Express , officially abbreviated as PCIe, is a computer expansion card standard designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X, and AGP bus standards...
2.0 - SATASerial ATASerial ATA is a computer bus interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives...
6 Gbit/s with Trim support - Up to 14 USBUniversal Serial BusUSB is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and protocols used in a bus for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices....
2.0 - IOMMU
990FX
- PCI ExpressPCI ExpressPCI Express , officially abbreviated as PCIe, is a computer expansion card standard designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X, and AGP bus standards...
2.0 (2x16 or 4x8 configurations) - Support for up to 4 graphics cards
- 19.6 Watt TDP
- Southbridge: SB950
990X
- PCI ExpressPCI ExpressPCI Express , officially abbreviated as PCIe, is a computer expansion card standard designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X, and AGP bus standards...
2.0 (1x16 or 2x8 configurations) - Support for up to 2 graphics cards
- 14 Watt TDP
- Southbridge: SB950
Southbridge
The SB950 is the companion southbridgeSouthbridge (computing)
The southbridge is one of the two chips in the core logic chipset on a personal computer motherboard, the other being the northbridge. The southbridge typically implements the slower capabilities of the motherboard in a northbridge/southbridge chipset computer architecture. In Intel chipset...
that provide I/O support. It provides the following additional capabilities:
- RAIDRAIDRAID is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit...
0, 1, 10, 5 support