Intel, AMD Believe in the Power of Four

[IGBT]

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AMD has already discussed a plan to begin offering a family of four-core chips in 2007, whereas Intel has only broadly hinted about offering a four- core server chip the same year.



AMD was the first to offer a dual- core x86 chip, launching a dual-core Opteron server chip last April, while Intel was first to offer dual-core desktop chips.

Intel appears headed toward offering the first dual-core notebook chip in Yonah, a new version of its Pentium M that is expected in January.

 

[eplebnista]

Interesting!

 

[gotsmack]

doesn't IBM already have chips with like 8 cores for servers?

I definately do NOT see 4 core cpus in high end home computers by late 2007.

 

[eXx08]

soon as early 2007.

Interesting, I always thought what would come after dual cores.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Opteron Guy

soon as early 2007.

Interesting, I always thought what would come after dual cores.

..how big of a power supply will these things need?? 1500 watts or better?

 

[linkgoron]

Originally posted by: IGBT

Originally posted by: Opteron Guy

soon as early 2007.

Interesting, I always thought what would come after dual cores.

..how big of a power supply will these things need?? 1500 watts or better?

Intel or AMD?

 

[theMan]

yeah seriously. imagine 2x smithfields in one package! wow! their 65nm only slightly changed power draw.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

Until we have truly mutlti-threaded applications across the board this seems a little ridiculous at this point. I am getting one though 😉

 

[Biggerhammer]

Originally posted by: gotsmack
doesn't IBM already have chips with like 8 cores for servers?

I definately do NOT see 4 core cpus in high end home computers by late 2007.

Care to make a bet on that?

(edirt) Hey, I'm gold 🙂