Opteron Going Dual Core

KingFishKingFish
edited June 2004 in Science & Tech
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker said it has completed the design of its first dual-core 64-bit, x86 compatible chip, which it expects to debut in servers in mid-2005. A dual-core desktop version for high-end client PCs is also in the works and due out in the second half of 2005, the company said in a statement Monday.
The development is one in a string of advancements that AMD is touting this month to its server and desktop processors in an attempt to tighten up the gap in market share against rival Intel. The ideal of a dual core Opteron is nothing new. Since the company first discussed its AMD64 (Hammer) technology publicly in 1999, AMD said it would someday support multi-core processors. Now that AMD is seeing early sales returns from its partners -- IBM, Sun Microsystems, and HP -- the company said it's now ready to move into the next phase.
Source: InternetNews

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