AMD · 2007
AMD 790FX
The AMD 790FX is a chipset for Socket AM2+ motherboards, released in 2007 as part of the Spider platform.
The AMD 790FX is a chipset introduced on November 19, 2007, for Socket AM2+ processors. It is built on a 65 nm process with a TDP of 10 W. The chipset supports both DDR2 and DDR3 memory, and provides 38 PCIe 2.0 lanes, enabling multi-GPU configurations. It includes 6 SATA III ports and 12 USB 2.0 ports, and supports CPU overclocking. The 790FX is part of the Spider platform and was succeeded by the AMD 800 chipset series.
Specifications
| Socket unverified | Socket AM2+ |
|---|---|
| Platform unverified | Spider |
| Process node unverified | 65 nm |
| TDP unverified | 10 W |
| PCIe version unverified | 2.0 |
| Total PCIe lanes (chipset) unverified | 38 |
| Memory support unverified | DDR2, DDR3 |
| SATA III ports unverified | 6 |
| USB 2.0 ports unverified | 12 |
| CPU overclocking unverified | Yes |
| Release date unverified | 2007-11-19 |
| Release year unverified | 2007 |
| Successor unverified | AMD 800 chipset series |