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Optimizing Linux for Dual-Core AMD Opteron Processors
White Papers The customers will be able to extract the most in performance and reliability when they run the applications on SUSE Linux and the AMD Opteron platform. The evolution to multi-core processors is an exciting technological advancement that will play...
[April 4, 2007, 1:00]
AMD's quad-core Barcelona coming in August
News AMD in August will begin selling its quad-core "Barcelona" Opteron processors, models that answer Intel's current products but soon will face stiffer competition. The first Barcelona models, formally called Quad-Core Opteron, will run at clock...
[July 2, 2007, 8:26]
AMD attempts to track down overheating Opterons
News Advanced Micro Devices is trying to track down and replace as many as 3,000 Opteron processors that could produce "inconsistent results" under an unusual, high-temperature circumstance. The potential problem affects a number of single-core Opteron...
[May 2, 2006, 10:55]
AMD launches 'Istanbul' six-core processors
News The new six-core AMD Opteron processors were made available on Monday, almost nine months after the launch of rival chipmaker Intel's six-core 'Dunnington' Xeon processors. Manufacturers such as Cray, Dell, HP, IBM and Sun are lined up to release...
[June 1, 2009, 17:30]
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. The 55W Opteron HE processors were announced on Monday, and are already available in new HP systems.
[July 14, 2009, 13:13]
AMD broadens Opteron's reach
News AMD on Tuesday increased the ranks of its family of 64-bit Opteron server processors with two new models. The chipmaker launched the Opteron Model 846, designed for servers with 4 or 8 processors, and the Opteron Model 146 for single-processor...
[September 9, 2003, 16:10]
Opteron strikes up a Quartet
News Servers containing up to four Opteron processors will hit the market later this quarter, a key element in Advanced Micro Devices' strategy to penetrate the corporate market. Two-processor servers based on Opteron, along with a host of chipsets and...
[April 22, 2003, 13:07]
AMD hopes to rack up server victory
News RackSaver will release servers running Opteron processors from Advanced Micro Devices next quarter, as the two companies heat up the David-and-Goliath battles in the corporate computing market. The Opteron-compatible products coming in April will...
[March 5, 2003, 14:07]
Opteron gets a performance boost
News Advanced Micro Devices announced on Tuesday that it has amplified the performance of its Opteron processors for computer servers. The chipmaker on Tuesday launched three new Opteron models, including models 250, 150 and 850, designed for servers...
[May 18, 2004, 16:35]
Sun packs four Opterons into a server
News Sun Microsystems on Monday will launch a server with four Opteron processors, sources said, the latest step in the company's effort to expand its product line beyond its own processors. After years spent resisting the move, the company has begun...
[July 23, 2004, 8:45]
HP pushes new slim Opteron server
News HP has begun selling a dual-processor server using AMD's Opteron processors, a system that combines a slim design with reliability features for business-computing tasks. The Palo Alto, California-based computer and printer maker is the top seller...
[November 17, 2006, 9:07]
AMD accused of patent violation
News Opti, a chip-oriented intellectual property company, has filed a lawsuit alleging that AMD violated three patents with its Opteron processors and other products. They use our technology in their Opteron processors and other processors.
[November 20, 2006, 8:18]
Cray moves into the lower echelons of the computing market
News Cray has begun selling its XD1 systems, machines using Opteron processors and the Linux operating system that the supercomputer specialist hopes will give it a better foothold in the lower end of the market.
[October 5, 2004, 10:25]
IBM embraces Opteron across the server line
News IBM has dramatically expanded a partnership to use AMD's Opteron processors in its servers, announcing on Tuesday a full-fledged server line geared for mainstream business use. It's built on an LS21 foundation, but with higher-end Opteron processors.
[August 2, 2006, 9:35]
AMD to unveil 'Rev F' Opteron chips
News AMD plans to announce its new "Rev F" generation of Opteron server processors Tuesday, the next volley in a competition with Intel's newly competitive Xeon models. An X2200 M2 costs $1,595 (£843.36) for an entry-level model with a single 1.8GHz...
[August 15, 2006, 9:05]
AMD's Barcelona: benchmarks review
Reviews On 10 September 2007, AMD launched its first quad-core Opteron server processors. Opteron (Barcelona) processors for 4-way servers Opteron (Barcelona) processors for 2-way servers Intel's Core processors can implement four instructions per clock...
[October 8, 2007, 9:44]
AMD claims power saving in updated Shanghai
News AMD on Monday updated its line of 45nm quad-core Opteron processors with five new energy-efficient models aimed at helping datacentre managers cut back on power costs. The five low-power AMD Opteron HE processors have speeds ranging from 2.1GHz to...
[January 26, 2009, 16:05]
Opteron prices cut
News AMD cut prices on several Opteron processors this week as the company prepares to introduce new memory technology and a new socket for its server chips. Multiple chips within the Opteron 200 series and Opteron 800 series processors now cost far...
[February 16, 2006, 12:05]
AMD rolls out latest Opterons
News AMD released several new Opteron server processors on Wednesday, including new low-power models. But AMD also drastically reduced the prices of chips in other categories, such as the Opteron 8220 SE, which now costs half as much as it did last week.
[February 8, 2007, 9:17]
A Comparison of Single-Core and Dual-Core Opteron Processor Performance for HPC
White Papers Dual-core AMD Opteron processors represent the latest significant development in microprocessor technology. This paper, using the IBM eServer 326, examines the performance of dual-core Opteron processors.
[September 15, 2005, 3:00]
