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Sun announces desktop Linux deal, Opteron integration
News Sun Microsystems introduced Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron into its server family and announced a deal in China that's expected to boost its Linux desktop software. The use of Opteron "allows us to take the research and development and push more...
[November 18, 2003, 9:30]
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]
Introducing you to... Opteron
News The Opteron chip introduces AMD's new 64-bit architecture, AMD64, and its X86-64 instruction set. Opteron is designed for workstation and server use, with a future related chip, the Athlon 64, due later this year and intended for desktops.
[April 23, 2003, 15:49]
Opteron launches amidst benchmark fanfare
News Advanced Micro Devices released its touted Opteron processor on Tuesday, and a number of companies followed with servers, chipsets, software and benchmark scores. Unlike Intel chips, Opteron can run 32-bit software, which is found on desktops and...
[April 22, 2003, 13:48]
Opteron drivers on install disc are dreadful (especially USB)
Member Review I've been testing the full release version that came from MSDN and the Opteron (AMD 8000 chipset) drivers are dreadful. The USB service keeps hanging (on and after installation) and you need to restart the system to get it working again.
[April 26, 2005, 14:16]
Opteron hoping to light up Sun's Galaxy
News Sun plans to announce on 12 September its "Galaxy" line of AMD Opteron-based servers, a product family developed by hardware guru Andy Bechtolsheim that's a central part of the company's recovery plan.
[September 5, 2005, 8:30]
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]
Opteron upgrades ready for launch
News AMD plans to announce faster new models of its dual-core Opteron processor on Monday, an attempt to stay ahead of rival Intel in the market. The company is introducing its Opteron 180, 280 and 880, which are 2.4GHz chips geared for computers with...
[September 26, 2005, 12:05]
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]
Opteron flexes supercomputing muscles
News AMD's Opteron chip soared up the latest ranking of the top 500 supercomputers in the world, while Intel's Itanium continued to fall and IBM took top honours among vendors. AMD's Opteron processors now can be found in 81 of the servers, up...
[June 28, 2006, 16:05]
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]
AMD details Opteron upgrade plans
News AMD will launch Rev F versions of its Opteron chips in the third quarter, a move that ends the single-core server processor era and paves the way for four-core models. With Opteron, AMD has opened a new front in its decades-long competition with...
[March 7, 2006, 12:35]
AMD prepares new Opteron offerings
News AMD plans to announce three new 2.6GHz Opteron models on Monday, the newest step in its steady effort to encroach on a market that Intel once had to itself. The new dual-core Opteron models 185, 285 and 885 run at 2.6GHz and show performance...
[March 6, 2006, 8:20]
Fujitsu Siemens keeps Opteron promise
News Fujitsu Siemens Computers on Tuesday made good on a promise to offer a workstation based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor. The European PC maker unveiled the Celsius V810, a workstation capable of harnessing two of AMD's 64-bit-capable...
[December 17, 2003, 14:30]
IBM releases Opteron blade servers
News IBM has begun selling blade servers using Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor, the second server model with the chip in a product line that places more emphasis on rival processors from Intel. IBM announced the Opteron blades on stage during...
[June 16, 2005, 15:35]
Slim Opteron server on the way
News Appro International, a small Silicon Valley company, is planning to sell a super-slim server using AMD's new Opteron server processor. Appro's system, with 80 dual-Opteron computers in a single six-foot rack, will cost between $160,000 and $320,000...
[March 21, 2003, 8:37]
IBM puts Opteron on the rack
News IBM on Tuesday will give supercomputing aficionados a glimpse of an Opteron chip-based system that is geared for high-performance tasks. Intel's Xeon processor is widely used for these systems, but rival Advanced Micro Devices is working to find a...
[June 24, 2003, 11:20]
Sun shines on AMD's Opteron chip
News Sun Microsystems is likely to adopt the Opteron processor from AMD as it extends into new branches of the server market. Sun has been testing the forthcoming Opteron chip for servers in its labs, and has found interest for the chip among customers...
[April 9, 2003, 7:17]
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. A version with a single 2.6GHz processor and 1GB of memory costs $4,311 and...
[November 17, 2006, 9:07]
Newisys piggybacks Opteron into 32-chip servers
News Newisys has developed a chip that will allow the Opteron processor from Advanced Micro Devices to compete in the upper reaches of the server market. Currently, only eight Opteron chips can be linked together through HyperTransport links to make a...
[August 26, 2004, 8:00]
