http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5879417.htmlAdvanced Micro Devices 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 one, two and up to eight processors, respectively, said Randy Allen, corporate vice president of server products at Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD. Dual-core chips have two processing engines on a single slice of silicon. They are now are arriving in the mainstream market for servers based on x86 processors from AMD and Intel.
AMD speeds dual-core Opteron a notch
AMD speeds dual-core Opteron a notch
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