Neowin News Feed for: Opteron

Prices for Windows 10 downgrade rights may rise; workstation SKU pricing leaks

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 09:12:01 +0000

With Windows 10 Pro for Workstations, Microsoft may enforce new pricing and licensing requirements for systems with server-grade CPUs. Downgrade rights to Windows 7 and 8.1 may also see a price hike. Read more...

AMD launches first 16-core processor for servers

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:54:02 +0000

AMD has announced the launch of the Opteron 6200 processors, code named Interlagos, for the server market, becoming the first company to offer a PC processor with 16 cores on a single chip. Read more...

AMD releases Opteron "Shanghai" Server processor

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:17:03 +0000

Today AMD announced that it will begin shipping its latest processor the "Shanghai" quad-core Opteron processors for servers and workstations and will talk about the new chip today in its annual Financial Analyst Day... Read more...

Intel: Harpertown Xeon Performance Will Beat QC Opteron

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:49:05 +0000

In the only raw performance test figures revealed yesterday by Intel Senior Vice President Pat Gelsinger at Fall IDF in San Francisco, preliminary tests of the company's forthcoming quad-core "Harpertown" architecture Xeon 5400 show it... Read more...

AMD's Opteron goes to 3.2GHz

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:23:34 +0000

AMD is trying to breath new life into its dual-core Opteron by upping the chip to 3.2GHz just weeks before Barcelona rolls on store shelves. AMD announced today the pricing and availability to its Opteron... Read more...

AMD gooses Opteron to 3 gigahertz

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:40:12 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices has begun quietly selling new 3GHz versions of its dual-core Opteron server processor, the 2222 SE and 8222 SE, which feature higher performance but consume up to 120 watts compared to 95... Read more...

AMD Opteron 2200-series Works in Quad FX Motherboards

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:28:15 +0000

Dave Graham has posted images of an AMD Opteron 2218 processor running on an ASUS L1N64-SLI motherboard, which is designed for AMD's Quad FX platform. The motherboard BIOS detects the processor correctly and functions properly.... Read more...

Nvidia revamps Opteron server, workstation chipsets

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:00:35 +0000

Nvidia today launched the nForce Pro 3000 chipset family for servers and workstations based on AMD's recently announced DDR 2 SDRAM-supporting dual-core Opteron processors. The chipsets are aimed at machines containing one to eight or... Read more...

IBM, AMD to deepen Opteron ties

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:05:55 +0000

IBM and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to announce an alliance, August 1st at a New York event featuring Hector Ruiz, AMD's chief executive, and Susan Whitney, head of IBM's x86 server group, that will... Read more...

Sun Fires Up Opteron 8-Way and Linux on SPARC

Wed, 31 May 2006 10:17:22 +0000

Sun Microsystems' Opteron orgy has scaled up to an eight-way with the arrival of the Sun Fire X4600. Elsewhere, Linux has made its way to Sun's new UltraSPARC T1 chips. Sun still won't "officially" discuss... Read more...

AMD Quad-Core Opteron, Athlon 64 Processors Details Leak

Wed, 03 May 2006 22:21:56 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices has been relatively open in terms of its technology and platform roadmap, however, the firm is extremely tight-lipped about specifications or features of concrete products. Nevertheless, as web-site has published details concerning... Read more...

AMD Replacing Faulty Opteron Chips

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:43:14 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices is trying to track down and replace as many as 3,000 faulty Opteron processors that could produce "inconsistent results" under an unusual circumstance. The potential problem affects a number of single-core... Read more...

AMD Quietly Intros 3.0GHz Opteron Processors

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:26:41 +0000

More than three years after rival Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices has managed to launch processors that officially work at 3.0GHz clock-speed, a landmark speed-bin. While performance-wise such chips are much faster compared to central... Read more...

AMD Denies Phase Out of Opteron Chips for Socket 939

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:18:50 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices denied on Tuesday rumours spread by a web-site regarding cancellation of production of AMD Opteron processors for servers and workstation designed for desktop-oriented 939-pin infrastructure. The company said it would continue to... Read more...

Sun Unveils New Opteron Based Servers

Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:44:35 +0000

Sun introduced its new "industry-standard" 64-bit server line today in New York City. The company hopes that its new AMD based server series will compete with server market giants Dell and Hewlett-Packard. Sun... Read more...

AMD Confirms AMD Dual-Core Opteron Launch on the April 21st

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:30:20 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices CEO Hector Ruiz said Wednesday during the company's first quarter fiscal 2005 conference call that the company's first server dual-core chips with two processing engines will be formally announced on the 21st... Read more...

AMD's dual-core Opteron due this month

Fri, 08 Apr 2005 17:12:33 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices is expected to launch new Opteron chips later this month that combine dual processing engines on a single slice of silicon, CNET News.com has learned. AMD will announce at... Read more...

AMD may advance dual-core Opteron processor launch

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 15:24:18 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which originally was scheduled to launch its dual-core Opteron processor in the third quarter of this year, may advance the launch to the middle of the second quarter, according to sources... Read more...

AMD Unveils Low-Power Opteron

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:35:12 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is rolling out a low-power 64-bit Opteron processor that company officials said is ideal for dense platforms such as blade servers. At the Server Blade Summit 2005 in Santa Clara, Calif.,... Read more...

AMD Updates Opteron, Adds SSE3

Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:08:33 +0000

AMD has announced three new 64-bit Opteron processors for servers, boosting top speeds to 2.6 GHz and increasing HyperTransport bus performance to 1 GHz. The new models also incorporate the SSE3 software instructions Intel previously... Read more...

AMD works to chill out Opteron

Mon, 06 Dec 2004 15:32:30 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce on Monday technology that will help its server processors run cooler when idle, a feature that could help customers grapple with electricity and air-conditioning costs. Processor... Read more...

Windows for Opteron beta doesn't support Nocona

Tue, 06 Jul 2004 23:00:21 +0000

If you plan on installing Microsoft's 64-bit version of Windows XP on your Intel Nocona Xeon processors you're out of luck. Apparently the 64-bit version Windows can't run with Nocona extensions. However you... Read more...

Subscribers to Sun's Java Tools Program to Get Free Opteron

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:43:43 +0000

Sun Microsystems is giving away free Opteron-based Sun workstations to Java developers. The catch is you have to sign on for a three-year subscription to Sun Java Studio Enterprise. For serious Java developers... Read more...

AMD Opteron bug can cause incorrect results

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 04:14:15 +0000

A German site is reporting about a newly submitted bug that affects AMD's Opteron systems. The bug itself "Could cause Opteron systems to hang or incorrect results to be produced." Already AMD representatives... Read more...

AMD Opteron seeing double

Michael Stanclift — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 06:34:30 +0000

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... Read more...

AMD Opteron 250 to launch on May 18th

Sat, 08 May 2004 22:33:22 +0000

AMD is expected to introduce the Opteron 250 on the 18th of May. At the same time, the recent price cuts reported on the INQUIRER also mean some changes to the AMD server line up.... Read more...

AMD: "Dual-Core Opteron Will Shock the Hell Out of Everyone"

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:41:54 +0000

One year has passed since the announcement of AMD Opteron processors. Looking firmly forward, AMD's chief executive officer is pretty confident about the future of his company's technology and is anticipating the next big thing... Read more...

HP launches four-way Opteron system

Mon, 26 Apr 2004 01:51:08 +0000

On the first birthday of AMD's Opteron, Hewlett-Packard has become the first major vendor to offer a four-processor server based on the 64-bit chip. HP's new ProLiant DL585 is a 4U, Opteron-powered sister... Read more...

Dell Jumping on the Opteron Bandwagon?

Sat, 24 Apr 2004 02:58:27 +0000

Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc. have all jumped onto the Opteron bandwagon. Dell Inc. remains the only top-tier server maker yet to adopt the 64-bit processor. However, if Hector de Ruiz (AMD CEO)... Read more...

Opteron Puts AMD to Work

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 03:01:16 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices has gone from an afterthought among server customers to the darling of the enterprise world in just a year. The company's Opteron chip has opened the doors of corporate server rooms for... Read more...

AMD Optimizes Opteron

Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:22:40 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has persuaded three more top OEMs to use the Opteron, but it has a long way to go in persuading many big-enterprise customers to switch from systems that use Intel Corp.... Read more...

AMD Opteron Roadkill threatens

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 25 Mar 2004 09:31:41 +0000

THE END OF JUNE looks set to be a Rubicon for Intel - this is when they have promised their manufacturing partners such as Dell, HP, and IBM, the next version of the Xeon DP,... Read more...

AMD to cut Opteron prices in early May

Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:04:00 +0000

US Distributors tell us to expect a round of fresh price cuts on Opteron processors and the like in early May. Although we have no details of such pricing quite yet, we're wondering if the... Read more...

Dell Plans 'Misquoted'; No Opteron Servers, Yet

Thu, 04 Mar 2004 05:16:22 +0000

Dell Computer Corp. has no plans to develop Opteron servers "today," contradicting a French report that Dell officials said misquoted founder Michael Dell. French IT publication o1net quoted Micahel Dell as saying, "Quant Ã savoir... Read more...

AMD Opteron vs. Intel Xeon: Database Performance Shootout

Wed, 03 Mar 2004 17:59:41 +0000

AMD got the attention of Microsoft with their 64-bit Athlon 64/Opteron platform, and it was enough attention to warrant a new OS port to x86-64. Just weeks ago AMD scored another victory, with Intel announcing... Read more...

HP Plans Opteron Products

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 02:56:29 +0000

Hewlett-Packard plans to announce Tuesday that it is developing products based on the Opteron processor from Advanced Micro Devices, say sources familiar with the company's plans. The announcement comes one week after Intel announced plans... Read more...

Thousands of Sun Opteron boxes spotted in the wild

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:35:27 +0000

Sun Microsystems has been notoriously late bringing hardware to market on schedule, but if an industry analyst is to be believed, its new line of Opteron servers will arrive right on time. Sun... Read more...

AMD Opteron Gains Support from Memory Makers

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 12:24:32 +0000

One of the world's most known memory experts – Transcend – released its new registered PC3200 memory modules for server applications in general and AMD Opteron-powered solutions in particular. Transcend's new 1GB PC3200 memory modules... Read more...

Microsoft releases Server 2003 beta for Opteron

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:59:23 +0000

SOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft has made the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition for 64 bit Extended Systems – what a mouthful – available as a beta. Theis comes in both standard and enterprise editions, and is... Read more...

Intel caught with hand in 4U Opteron cookie jar

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:06:48 +0000

SOURCES SAID that Intel has bought a number of Opteron based servers from Appro, and that AMD knows about it. The 4U four way servers from Appro, a system builder, are part of AMD's validated... Read more...