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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 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 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]
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 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]
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 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]
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]
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 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]
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]
HP to confirm Opteron server
News Hewlett-Packard is expected announce a server based on Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor on Tuesday, as the latest move in a chess game between AMD and Intel over 64-bit chips. Sources expect HP's Opteron servers to have between one and...
[February 24, 2004, 7:45]
Sun plans eight-way Opteron servers this year
News Sun may launch an eight-way Opteron processor by the autumn, the company said at its SunLive05 customer event in London on Tuesday. Speaking at a seminar on x86 processors, UK entry server product marketing manager Mark Littlewood said Sun will...
[March 23, 2005, 16:30]
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]
Gateway latest Opteron convert
News Gateway has become the latest computer maker to begin selling x86 servers using AMD's Opteron processor. But it has been plugging away for years, and the Opteron models are the latest example of its tenacity.
[November 8, 2006, 10:31]
AMD slashes Opteron price and power
News Advanced Micro Devices is adhering to the less-is-more theory as it begins shipments of low-power versions of its Opteron processor for servers. By comparison, a standard Opteron, such as the 848, consumes as much as 89 watts, according to AMD's...
[February 18, 2004, 10:15]
Sun sets Opteron strategy
News Sun Microsystems is placing Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip at the centre of its low-end server strategy, starting with a dual-processor system, to be announced this month, and four- and eight-processor systems coming later.
[February 2, 2004, 9:45]
QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies Uses the AMD Opteron Processor to Power Design Automation Applications for Sophisticated New Chipsets
White Papers QCT invested in over 800 2P and 4P AMD Opteron processor-based servers for its QCT data center. QUALCOMM, Inc.is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA...
[June 24, 2009, 16:01]
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]
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. The move, first reported by ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com, gives...
[August 2, 2006, 9:35]
