AMD's SSE5 ends the old RISC vs. CISC debate
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Prompted by the chipmaker's announcement of the SSE5 instruction-set extensions, Glaskowsky analyzes the ultimate outcome to this old controversy.
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High-end chip likely will stay a step ahead of competitors in the multicore processor race. Also, the chip design could be done this year.
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Blog: So many cores, so little support. Microsoft's Ty Carlson knows the software industry has lots of work ahead to satisfy future multicore processors.
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Chipmaker looks beyond upcoming quad-core tech to a "teraflop" processor with 80 cores. Also: Steeley chip to cut UMPC prices.
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Multithread frenzy takes another step at Sun: "Victoria Falls" chip will mean 128 threads in a single server.Video: Sun CEO looks to future
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What the Tier 1s missed SC06 A couple of smaller time hardware players made a big impression on us during last week's supercomputing conference, showing their ability to extend out of just the high performance computing market. If you're in the market for speedy, compact x86 kit, then you want to check out both VXTech and Microway.â¦
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Barcelona is finally here. Four years since its last major chip upgrade, AMD is introducing the quad-core Operton server processor, which the company has described as &quot;the most advanced x86 processor&quot; ever made.
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There&#39;s been a fair amount of debate recently about whether AMD or Intel is winning the ever-present chip arms race. Based on the experience of this year&#39;s Intel Developer Forum (IDF), I&#39;m not sure that Intel can still claim to be in the lead.
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SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Everywhere you look at the Fall Processor Forum, there&#39;s another chip with more than one core. At this annual industry conference where chip companies discuss the designs they&#39;re working
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It's history, perched on a fence Analysis Vendors, vendors everywhere: Yep, all the major players turned up in Barcelona at the EMEA launch of AMD's so-called "native" quad-core Opteron processor chip. Well okay, nearly all.â¦
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The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law
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Word on the official name of AMD's '4x4' double-dual-core platform, now 'Quad FX,' leaked out yesterday a day ahead of schedule. But even the first reviews of the new processor leave open some key questions.
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Analysis: Dual- and quad-core systems add power, but customers wonder whether the they're worth the cost.
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(InfoWorld) - Some of the first servers based on Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD's) upcoming Barcelona quad-core chip areÂ on display at Computex, but details of the chips are being kept tightly under wraps. Supermicro Computer, Tyan Computer, and Uniwide TechnologiesÂ are all showing Barcelona systems this week in Taipei, but the companies and AMD are not revealing details about what's inside. At Supermicro's booth, the company had a two-way Barcelona server, which was housed inside a nondescript beige box, running a full-screen video clip. The demonstration was not connected to a keyboard or mouse -- eliminating the chance a visitor might try to view details of its configuration -- and was described simply as "Barcelona solution." A Supermicro executive manning the company's booth said most of the interest in the server seemed to come from Intel employees, eager for a glimpse of the chip AMD is counting on to revive its flagging fortunes in the server market. Three Barcelona servers are on display at AMD's booth, but little information was available on the chips themselves. Uniwide's Barcelona server is a single-processor rack server with room for 32GB of DDR2 (double data rate 2) memory and a 300-watt power supply. Tyan's Barcelona server was a two-processor system that can hold 64GB of DDR2 memory and uses a 600-watt power supply. The Barcelona servers at Computex are all running engineering samples of the chip that were provided to help server makers build their systems. AMD declined to offer detailed specifications, but said the chips are on track to ship during the third quarter. Â
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AMD's new form factor aims to make it easier for enthusiasts and system builders to create small-form-factor systems. Here's a look inside the reference design.
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To judge by the shift in the headlines, the processor war is nearly over. Who&#39;s in? Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD). Out? Intel (Nasdaq: INTC).
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'Opteron more efficient than Xeon' Computer performance consulting firm Neal Nelson &amp; Associates claims that AMD-based servers have beaten Intel in 36 of the 57 power efficiency tests it has conducted. The tests put an AMD Opteron-based server up against an Intel Xeon-based server.â¦