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AMD: Dual-core tech accelerates Opteron by more than 30 percent
San Jose (CA) - AMD used the Fall Processor Forum to provide more details about its dual-core Opteron architecture which is scheduled to be released by mid of 2005. Buyers could expect performance increases of 30 to 55 percent over the single-core versions, the company said.
AMD and Intel have been tight-lipped about the performance potential of upcoming dual-core processor architectures and instead preferred to advertise other advantages such as only little or no increases in power consumption and heat dissipation.
Once again it is AMD that takes a step forward and promises that dual-core Opterons will deliver at least 30 percent, and in a best-case scenario up to 55 percent more performance than their single-core siblings. Clock speeds however were about 600 to 1000 MHz lower than single-core speeds to avoid overheating, said Kevin McGrath, AMD's Opteron architecture manager. He added that the dual-core chips will include 206 million transistors, which is almost the double amount of the transistor count of single-core Opterons (105 million), but maintain about the same footprint of the single-core package.
As previously announced by the company, the dual-core processor line-up for the one- to eight-socket server and workstation market will be introduced in mid-2005. The chips will be based on the existing 940-pin socket. Dual-core processors for the client market are expected to follow in the second half of 2005.
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Wolfgang Gruener is an experienced professional in digital strategy and content, specializing in web strategy, content architecture, user experience, and applying AI in content operations within the insurtech industry. His previous roles include Director, Digital Strategy and Content Experience at American Eagle, Managing Editor at TG Daily, and contributing to publications like Tom's Guide and Tom's Hardware.
