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2004-09-09, 19:42 PM
Today's focus: AMD doubles up processors
By Deni Connor
AMD last week showed off its dual-core chip technology, which
the company expects to ship next year. Dual-core technology
enables the doubling of processors in a server.
The company demonstrated dual-core technology on a
four-processor HP DL385 server running Microsoft Server 2003.
"We are demonstrating the world's first dual-core processor,"
says Ben Williams, vice president of AMD's Enterprise and
Server/Workstation Business. Dual-core technology "is AMD's way
to provide more efficient processing power while limiting the
penalties... of power consumption and heat dissipation."
AMD completed dual-core chipset development in June. It will
provide the technology in one-, two-, four- and eight-processor
servers. The processors will be interconnected with Direct
Connect technology, also called HyperTransport.
"We hear from our customers that it is getting difficult for
them to make big hardware changes, get enough power into their
data centers and cool the data center," says Steve Cummings,
group manager of industry-standard servers platform systems
marketing at HP. "Dual-core technology is a very efficient way
to increase performance without increasing the power and cooling
infrastructure."
Dual-core technology can be enabled in today's servers by simply
swapping out processors and applying a BIOS update. When the
dual-core technology ships, users will either be able to upgrade
servers themselves or have the vendors do it for them.
Prices for the dual-core processor have not been determined.
Intel is expected to demonstrate dual-core technology at the
Intel Developer Forum this week. Intel has also claimed it will
have a dual-core Itanium in the middle of next year.
IBM already manufactures dual-core Power processors.
RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS
AMD to launch dual-core chips in 2005
IDG News Service, 05/17/04
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0517amdtola.html
AMD readies dual-core Opteron
Network World Fusion, 06/14/04
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0614amd.html
New server chips carry hidden cost
Network World, 07/19/04
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071904multicore.html
By Deni Connor
AMD last week showed off its dual-core chip technology, which
the company expects to ship next year. Dual-core technology
enables the doubling of processors in a server.
The company demonstrated dual-core technology on a
four-processor HP DL385 server running Microsoft Server 2003.
"We are demonstrating the world's first dual-core processor,"
says Ben Williams, vice president of AMD's Enterprise and
Server/Workstation Business. Dual-core technology "is AMD's way
to provide more efficient processing power while limiting the
penalties... of power consumption and heat dissipation."
AMD completed dual-core chipset development in June. It will
provide the technology in one-, two-, four- and eight-processor
servers. The processors will be interconnected with Direct
Connect technology, also called HyperTransport.
"We hear from our customers that it is getting difficult for
them to make big hardware changes, get enough power into their
data centers and cool the data center," says Steve Cummings,
group manager of industry-standard servers platform systems
marketing at HP. "Dual-core technology is a very efficient way
to increase performance without increasing the power and cooling
infrastructure."
Dual-core technology can be enabled in today's servers by simply
swapping out processors and applying a BIOS update. When the
dual-core technology ships, users will either be able to upgrade
servers themselves or have the vendors do it for them.
Prices for the dual-core processor have not been determined.
Intel is expected to demonstrate dual-core technology at the
Intel Developer Forum this week. Intel has also claimed it will
have a dual-core Itanium in the middle of next year.
IBM already manufactures dual-core Power processors.
RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS
AMD to launch dual-core chips in 2005
IDG News Service, 05/17/04
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0517amdtola.html
AMD readies dual-core Opteron
Network World Fusion, 06/14/04
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0614amd.html
New server chips carry hidden cost
Network World, 07/19/04
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/071904multicore.html