AMD launches its Quad-Core Opteron; Phenom expected in December
Monday 10th September 2007, 11:11:00 AM, written by Farid
After months of fevered doubt and speculation, Sunnyvale CPU maker AMD finally
announced today the release of its latest server-oriented processor, and first
quad-core architecture, the Quad-Core Opteron, a processor most know by its codename “Barcelona.â€
“We’ve worked closely with our customers and partners to design a new generation of processing solutions embodied by today’s Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor – a four-way winner in performance, energy efficiency, virtualization and investment protection. Early customer response has been extremely positive,†said Hector Ruiz, AMD chief executive officer and chairman about Quad-Core Opteron, a quite crucial product for AMD considering its current state of affairs.
AMD pricing for Quad-Core Opteron processors has also been made available. The 2300 Series (up-to 2 sockets) starts at $209 (€152/£103) for the 1.7GHz Opteron 2344 HE and goes up to $389 (€282/£192) for the 2GHz Opteron 2350. While the 4+ sockets compatible 8300 series debut at $698 (€506/£344) for the 1.8GHz Opteron 8346 HE and goes up to $1,019 (€739/£502) for the 2GHz Opteron 8350.
On the same quad-core subject, according to AMD, Phenom processors, the company’s desktop quad-core parts that share most of the technology introduced in Barcelona, are expected to be available this December. This December launch would, just in time, make Phenom a 2H07 product, as AMD promised when rumours of a Q108 release started to wander about.
The guys at The Tech Report have a good launch day server-based analysis, and Anandtech kicked the gaming tires briefly with a "Phenom Preview" using Barcelona.
“We’ve worked closely with our customers and partners to design a new generation of processing solutions embodied by today’s Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor – a four-way winner in performance, energy efficiency, virtualization and investment protection. Early customer response has been extremely positive,†said Hector Ruiz, AMD chief executive officer and chairman about Quad-Core Opteron, a quite crucial product for AMD considering its current state of affairs.
AMD pricing for Quad-Core Opteron processors has also been made available. The 2300 Series (up-to 2 sockets) starts at $209 (€152/£103) for the 1.7GHz Opteron 2344 HE and goes up to $389 (€282/£192) for the 2GHz Opteron 2350. While the 4+ sockets compatible 8300 series debut at $698 (€506/£344) for the 1.8GHz Opteron 8346 HE and goes up to $1,019 (€739/£502) for the 2GHz Opteron 8350.
On the same quad-core subject, according to AMD, Phenom processors, the company’s desktop quad-core parts that share most of the technology introduced in Barcelona, are expected to be available this December. This December launch would, just in time, make Phenom a 2H07 product, as AMD promised when rumours of a Q108 release started to wander about.
The guys at The Tech Report have a good launch day server-based analysis, and Anandtech kicked the gaming tires briefly with a "Phenom Preview" using Barcelona.
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