AMD Set to Launch Dual-Core Opteron

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The Sunnyvale, California, chipmaker's first dual-core Opterons will be targeted at servers with four processors and will begin shipping over the next few weeks in Hewlett-Packard's ProLiant BL45p and DL585 systems and Sun Microsystems' Sun Fire V40z servers. The new Opteron processors that will power these systems will be the 1.8-GHz Model 865, the 2-GHz Model 870, and the 2.2-GHz Model 875.


In fact, the dual-core Opterons are designed to be completely compatible with components designed for single-core processors, meaning that system vendors will be able to begin selling dual-core systems with a minimum of hassle, Williams says.

 

[artikk]

:thumbsup: And the Opterons are compatible with components designed for single-core processors - minimum upgrade hassles.
I think they'll beat Intel's dual core procs.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: russianpower
:thumbsup: And the Opterons are compatible with components designed for single-core processors - minimum upgrade hassles.
I think they'll beat Intel's dual core procs.

yea thats pretty damn awsome, now these just need to filter down into the comsumer market