http://www.betanews.com/article/AMD_quadcore_Opteron_servers_claim_performance_records/1207780650
The return of AMD to any kind of dominant position in the CPU market depends on its ability to be perceived by systems analysis personnel as the performance leader. Today, the company obtained some much-needed ammunition in that battle.
The question prospective customers have been asking recently about AMD is whether its reticence to produce a 3.0 GHz+ quad-core CPU will hurt it, not only in head-to-head matchups against Intel Xeon but with respect to its perception as a potential performance champion. Today, AMD claimed leading scores among turned in by three separate x86-based servers, all of them HP ProLiant models.
Check out this interesting article which is talking about the AMD Quad Core Opteron processors, it’s an interesting read, we’ll have to see what innovations, what developments arrive in the blade/server space.
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