AMD readies next-generation Opteron chips

Iria · Aug 15, 2006, 07:37 AM

Source: ZDNet
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Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce its new "Rev F" generation of Opteron server processors Tuesday, the next volley in a competition with Intel's newly competitive Xeon models.

The Rev F Opterons, all dual-core models, add new virtualization abilities and faster memory, run at the same 2.6GHz top speed as preceding mainstream models, and plug into AMD's new "Socket F." Although that new socket disrupts server designers' easy upgrade path from one Opteron to the next, it also lays the foundation for quad-core chips in 2007 and for server designs through the end of the decade.

Aug 15, 2006, 07:37 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	AMD readies next-generation Opteron chips Source: ZDNet _________ Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce its new "Rev F" generation of Opteron server processors Tuesday, the next volley in a competition with Intel's newly competitive Xeon models. The Rev F Opterons, all dual-core models, add new virtualization abilities and faster memory, run at the same 2.6GHz top speed as preceding mainstream models, and plug into AMD's new "Socket F." Although that new socket disrupts server designers' easy upgrade path from one Opteron to the next, it also lays the foundation for quad-core chips in 2007 and for server designs through the end of the decade.