Articles for the Topic: 'CPUs'
AMD Launch Next Generation Opteron Processor
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has today introduced a next generation AMD Opteron processor featuring the industry-leading performance-per-watt and outstanding virtualization capabilities.
To be available in India in the first week of September 2006, the new version of Opteron processors which is now known as Rev F, is one of the only x86 server processors that will upgrade to native quad-core within the same thermal design power envelope enabling customers to increase computing capacity in typical server farm environment without having to alter datacenter infrastructure.
In addition, the new dual-core Opteron processor chip, would comes with improved virtualization capabilities and upgraded integrated memory.
Intel Launches Core 2 Duo Desktop Processor and Core 2 Extreme Processor
Intel has today unveiled Core 2 Duo desktop processor and Core 2 Extreme processor in India.
According to Intel, the new Core 2 Duo desktop processor would deliver improve performance, increase energy efficiency and provide improved system performance, while the Core 2 Extreme processor is designed to provide enhanced performance for games and advanced digital media creation applications.
New Intel Core 2 Duo processors are built using Intel’s 65-nanometer silicon process technology and according to Intel, the desktop PC based on Core 2 Duo would offers up to a 40 percent increase in performance, and is over 40 percent more energy-efficient than its predecessor.
The Core 2 Duo series comprises five desktop PC processors targeted at the business, home, enthusiasts, and gaming segments. Core 2 Duo-based workstations are aimed at areas including design, content creation, and technical computing.
Intel Launches Dual-Core Xeon 5100 Series Processor
Intel has introduced its next generation dual-core processor, the Intel Xeon processor 5100 series, for dual-processor (DP) servers and workstations based upon its energy efficient, Intel Core microarchitecture.
Intel claims that the new processor delivers up to 125% performance improvement over previous generation dual-core Intel Xeon processors and up to 60% performance improvement over competing AMD brand of x86-based architectures.
Based on Intel’s 65nm process, the Intel 5100 series processor is fitted with fully-buffered dual in-line memory (FB-DIMM) technology, Intel virtualisation technology, Active Server Manager to integrate hardware, software and firmware, and I/O acceleration technology to improve application response time, server I/O performance and reliability. Every chip contains 4MB of L2 cache shared by the two cores. The chips will use Intel’s LGA-771 interconnect.
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 Dual-Core Processor For AMD Socket AM2 Now Available
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices Inc.,) provider of CPU microprocessor solutions, announced availability of AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 dual core processor and the AMD 64 X2 5000+dual-core processor compatible with its new socket AM2 platform. The new processors enable computers to support multiple operating environments.
AMD’s socket AM2 is designed by AMD to enable next-generation platform innovations such as AMD Virtualization and high-performance, unbuffered DDR2 memory to the award-winning AMD64 architecture. Additionally, socket AM2 streamlines the work for motherboard manufacturers, while reducing costs through economies of scale.
New AMD64 Technology can adapt to 64 bit computing technology and can also support Windows Vista slated for release next year. The company said the new processors would be cost effective and have visualization capabilities.
Dell Plan To Introduce AMD Opteron Processors Into High-end Servers
Dell, the world’s number one PC maker, has agreed to use AMD Opteron CPU chips in its high-end servers by the end of 2006. In the same breath, company clarified that the majority of the processor chips it bought would continue to be from Intel, for now.
Marty Seyer, senior vice president of AMD’s commercial business sounded like he could barely contain his enthusiasm after years of being eschewed by Dell. “This is outstanding news, we are just jumping for joy here that Dell has embraced AMD.”
Details were light but news site The Register said that Dell was “expected to use Opteron in four-socket servers“.
Dell’s acceptance of AMD is a huge blow to Intel from a marketing standpoint as it points to some of the weaknesses Intel is still experiencing with these larger servers.
Despite limiting its use to servers, a moderate degree excitement was sparked in one of the IT industry’s classic battles: AMD-versus-Intel.
AMD Unveils Energy Efficient CPU Chips
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has plans to unveil a range of energy-efficient desktop CPUs with models that the it says will run more than twice as efficient as some of its mainstream desktop parts.
While the current AMD desktop chips can consume a maximum 89 watts or more, the latest energy-efficient desktop chips will consume a maximum of only 35 to 65 watts, depending on the model.
Current range of AMD’s desktop CPUs consumes a maximum 51 - 110 watts or more. Whereas the energy-efficient desktop chips would consume a maximum 35 to 65 watts, making the new CPUs about twice as enery efficient as older versions.
