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AMD Athlon 64: the benchmarks
Talkback AMD once again proves that GHz is not everything. That is why I always choose AMD. Even test running on the 32bit simulation layer of this 64bit 2.2Ghz CPU outperforms the faster by 1 BILLION Cycles per second Intel XEON processor.
[October 6, 2003, 14:28]
AMD hammers home 64-bit message
News After going head-to-head on clock speeds and prices, rival chipmakers AMD and Intel this week are kicking off dueling ad campaigns. AMD on Monday unveiled its largest advertising effort to date, a new print and online campaign with the tag line...
[September 17, 2002, 7:50]
AMD launches tri-core processor
News A week after unveiling its Phenom quad-core processor, AMD has announced a tri-core variant. AMD is also yet to reveal pricing or power and performance details. We're adding a triple-core processor to the roadmap to give the customers more choice...
[September 18, 2007, 1:01]
AMD chips in with Cray for world's fastest computer
Talkback AMD performs better, just look at the hardware speed tests. Simple decision if based on performance.
[June 20, 2006, 13:56]
AMD says it's gaining ground
News AMD's newest chips, the Athlon XP 2400+ and 2600+, will begin shipping inside desktop PCs by the end of this month, Bode said. The chipmaker cites a new report from research firm Gartner that shows AMD improved its market share in the second...
[September 20, 2002, 13:49]
AMD narrows gap with new notebook chips
News AMD is releasing two new notebook chips on Tuesday, narrowing the performance gap with rival Intel. The Athlon XP 2000+ and 1900+ processors will be featured in consumer notebooks coming out from Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu-Siemens and others...
[September 24, 2002, 7:24]
Five years ago: AMD free to use MMX term
News A shadow was removed from AMD's K6 processor launch planned for late today when the chip maker announced it is now free to use the MMX name in marketing and advertising copy. A federal judge in the US has turned down Intel's request for a temporary...
[March 24, 2002, 6:01]
AMD responds to details of Intel's antitrust violations
Blog Following the European Commission's publication on Monday of how Intel broke anticompetition laws, rival chipmaker AMD - the wronged party in this particular case - has predicted further revelations stemming from other cases.
[September 22, 2009, 12:14]
AMD releases Opteron benchmarks
News AMD released prospective performance benchmarks for its upcoming server chip Opteron, and it appears the chip could land near the head of its class. At the Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, California this week, AMD's chief technology officer, Fred...
[October 17, 2002, 7:31]
AMD claws for top with new chip
News AMD is again challenging Intel for the PC processor speed crown with a new chip for desktops. AMD on Wednesday will unveil its Athlon XP 2100+ processor at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany. Sunnyvale, California-based AMD and Intel have...
[March 13, 2002, 9:16]
AMD launches low-power six-core Opterons
News AMD has introduced three new six-core processors — the first six-core chips in the Opteron line-up to fall into the low-powered HE range. According to AMD, the processors are particularly suited to web servers and machines handling cloud-computing...
[July 14, 2009, 13:13]
News Burst: AMD samples next-generation Athlons
News Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has begun shipping samples of its next-generation Athlon processor, code-named Thunderbird, in its latest bid to keep ahead of chip giant Intel, according to a report. Thunderbird, due to roll out in mass-market volumes...
[April 6, 2000, 10:33]
AMD to build Singapore testing lab
News Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) today announced it has begun the construction of a $45m (£31m) semiconductor testing facility in Singapore, building on an existing 258,000 square foot production facility.
[February 27, 2001, 11:43]
Five years ago: AMD chipset move breathes life into Socket 7
News Today at the CeBit show in Hannover, Germany, AMD announced its AMD-640, a chipset that supports its own Pentium-class K5 and the K6, a Pentium Pro-class processor with MMX that the firm today confirmed will be released on April 3.
[March 12, 2002, 6:01]
AMD's Opteron gets supercomputer boost
News In a deal that should buoy both computing companies, Sandia National Laboratories will install a $90m (£57m) supercomputer from Cray that will run on Opteron processors from AMD. The endorsement implied by the contract win is likely to help AMD...
[October 22, 2002, 7:36]
AMD poaches Itanium developers
News AMD has hired Samuel Naffziger, a high-ranking designer of Intel's At AMD, he is a senior fellow and will work on design development, the chipmaker said, declining to share further details about what he or the eight other Itanium engineers will do.
[March 30, 2006, 10:25]
AMD lets loose with new flash memory
News AMD said on Monday it has begun shipping MirrorBit, its newest flash memory technology, in small quantities to its device maker partners. By increasing the amount of data per cell, AMD says it can offer flash memory that stores more data but sells...
[May 13, 2002, 16:24]
AMD working on new PC rating method
News Chipmaker AMD is continuing its fight against the most common way of rating computer performance -- a method that relies on what AMD calls the "megahertz myth". Now AMD says it has joined with other members of the PC industry to develop a new...
[August 22, 2002, 7:22]
News Burst: AMD downplays HotRail chipset pullout
News AMD says its plans to encroach upon the Intel-dominated market for server and workstation processors remain unchanged despite the loss of support from HotRail, a chip technology manufacturer. HotRail had been planning to launch a chipset that would...
[May 3, 2000, 13:24]
AMD launches K6-III today
News The AMD chip has a new three-level cache design, which integrates 256KB of Level 2 cache and includes an additional external 512KB of Level 3 cache, both of which increase performance. A 450MHz version, priced at $476, will be available next month...
[February 22, 1999, 11:51]
