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AMD Opteron seeing double

Posted by Michael Stanclift on 16 June 2004 - 06:34 · 4 comments & 809 views

More than a year after its debut, AMD is gearing up for some core shifts to its 64-bit processor families.

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.

As for its roadmap, AMD said it will continue to enhance its AMD64 processors this year with a transition to 90-nanometer (nm) process and low-power technology. AMD said it is also working with IBM to build chips based on 65-nm processes in mid-2005. Those smaller processors are due out in products in 2006.

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Microsoft Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, 3, and 4

Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1

Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1

Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003

Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

Microsoft NetMeeting

Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

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#1 Posted by divertom15 on 16 Jun 2004 - 07:05: dual core "denmark" seems to be the one im going to get

#2 Posted by oik on 16 Jun 2004 - 15:08: i wonder who will make it to market first: ibm/apple or amd?

Last edited by 51938 on 16 Jun 2004 - 15:28

#3 Posted by paulhaskew on 16 Jun 2004 - 21:07: um, I thought it was ibm/amd... and ibm/apple... playing best of both worlds...

#4 Posted by sentio on 16 Jun 2004 - 22:52: I'm very pleased with the results of AMD labs as of late. I only upgrade cpu/motherboard every 1 1/2 yrs, with 3mnth upgrades in between, but so far, I've never looked back. Each Amd purchase I've made has satisfied my every need, with the outdated pcs reliably folding in a farm.

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