AMD provides new processors and waits for competitor's response
AMD has announced three new models in the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor family while waiting to hear Intels response to a recent challenge.
Intel has yet to accept AMDs Aug. 23, 2005 challenge to a Dual-Core Duel to evaluate workloads and power consumption. AMDs duel would be a live, public performance evaluation between server platforms based on the highest-performing Dual-Core AMD Opteron 800 Series or 200 Series processors and the corresponding Intel x86 server processors that are commercially available in volume.
“Introducing the next Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor models less than five months after launching the initial Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors shows undeniable technological leadership,” said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president, Commercial Business and Performance Computing, AMD. “In terms of performance-per-watt, nothing can touch the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor. It represents a potential annual savings of $50,000 for a datacenter with 500 two-way systems.”
