Although Intel beat AMD to the desktop dual-core market last Monday in the US, AMD has one-upped its rival and released dual-core CPUs for the server.
AMD will soon begin selling its low-power, quad-core "Barcelona" Opteron processors.
Intel has outlined plans for its CPU products for the next several years, and there's only one thing on the chipmaker's mind - sexy new multi-core technology.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has stipulated the latest dual-core, 64-bit processors must be at the heart of its desktop PC refresh expected to commence early next year.
IBM has dramatically expanded a partnership to use Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processors in its servers, announcing in the US on Tuesday a full-fledged server line geared for mainstream business use.
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Will they or won't they? Dell execs remain elusive on AMD plans, but analysts say circumstances could push the two together.
Intel won't ship a 4GHz version of the Pentium 4 until the first quarter of 2005, the latest in a series of delays for the chip-making giant.
The chipmaker has redrawn its product plans for 2005, shelving two chips and announcing vague plans about the processors that will come out next year.
This is a good choice for compute-intensive applications, but the System x3455's restricted storage and availability options limit its use when it comes to general hosting duties.
By adding a new BTX chassis design and dual-core, 64-bit CPUs, Dell brings its high-end home desktops into the next generation of computing.
Intel's latest Pentium 4 processors bring long-awaited 64-bit support to the desktop, along with -- in the 600 series -- notebook-style cooling technology.
Intel's new Nehalem architecture features an integrated memory controller and runs two threads per CPU core. Our extensive benchmark tests reveal how well the new quad-core processors perform in practice.
While Core i7 presents a new performance paradigm, the heinously gluttonous Australian prices will need to come down before it's accepted by the mainstream.
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