Advanced Micro Devices has begun quietly selling new 3GHz versions of its dual-core Opteron server processor.
The new "special edition" models, the 2222 SE and 8222 SE, feature higher performance but consume up to 120 watts compared with 95 watts for conventional 2.8GHz Opterons and 68 watts for 2.6GHz high-efficiency models.
The 2222 SE, for dual-processor systems, costs $873 in quantities of 1,000, according to the Web site, and the 8222 SE, for systems with four or eight processors costs $2,149 for quantities of 1,000. For comparison, the 2.8GHz 2220 SE and 8220 SE cost $698 and $1,514 in that quantity.
AMD spokesman Phil Hughes confirmed that the company has begun shipping the new chips. The company will officially launch the products Monday, he said.
The Opteron chip family has won the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company a place in the x86 server lines of all four of the top server companies--IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems and Dell. Of those companies, Dell, Sun and HP use the Opteron SE models in their servers.
The company is counting on its quad-core "Barcelona" chip, expected to hit the market in the second half of 2007, to restore some of its fortunes. But at that time, Intel also will release its quad-core Xeon 7300 "Tigerton" processor for four-processor servers, and its next-generation "Penryn" family is waiting in the wings.
The 2.8 Opteron is plenty fast for server use with negligible performance differences with the comparably priced Intel parts - but significantly lower system price and most importantly, system power dissipation.
AMD has a little time left to rev the Opteron to a more efficient design, Intel's heaters haven't KOed it yet.
amd's success has brought us the price and capability war that is going on right now. Amd is the reason there even are dual and quad core, or why intel switched to the amd style processor. Amd just makes the market a better place for consumers and they have in turn put out some very solid equipment over the years to rival a company that held 95% of the market. So before you go calling people fanbois just remember that without them your precious intel would still be releasing a chip that ran 1.4ghz and would make this story instead of amd. plus i know you are trying to insult amd users so dont try to play like you're not you 1337 poster you.
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AMD has a little time left to rev the Opteron to a more efficient design, Intel's heaters haven't KOed it yet.
plus i know you are trying to insult amd users so dont try to play like you're not you 1337 poster you.