AMD's 3rd generation Opteron versus Intel's 45nm Xeon: a closer look @ Anandtech

**MIG-31** · Nov 27, 2007, 12:12 PM

Source: Anandtech
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The new Xeon 45nm (or Xeon 54xx series) arrived in the lab weeks ago, so a server CPU benchmark update is overdue. However, there is another reason we decided to write this article. When AMD launched their newest quad-core chips, we could only give you a preview of its performance - not a full review. We did not fully understand many of the performance aspects of the new AMD architecture, so we decided to delve a little deeper.

Nov 27, 2007, 12:12 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	AMD's 3rd generation Opteron versus Intel's 45nm Xeon: a closer look @ Anandtech Source: Anandtech _______________ The new Xeon 45nm (or Xeon 54xx series) arrived in the lab weeks ago, so a server CPU benchmark update is overdue. However, there is another reason we decided to write this article. When AMD launched their newest quad-core chips, we could only give you a preview of its performance - not a full review. We did not fully understand many of the performance aspects of the new AMD architecture, so we decided to delve a little deeper. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here