AMD speeds up Opteron and introduces Rev F

The world's second-largest processing equipment manufacturer has introduced three new 2.6-GHz Opteron models, just as all the attention is on the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), which takes place week. This is in San Francisco (USA).

Opteron 185, 285 and 885 increase operating capacity by about 4% - 15% compared to AMD's high-end 2.4 GHz product lines. Except for 185 unpublished prices, Opteron 285 sells for $ 1,051 and model 885 is $ 2,149. These chips consume up to 95 watts of power.

AMD's announcement of a new clock rate for dual-core chips just a day before Intel launched its key products was not a coincidence. That act as a reminder that AMD itself and its Opteron line have led to a significant decline in the market share of the world's leading chip maker in recent months. Sales of x86 servers using AMD processors also increased from 6% in the fourth quarter of 2004 to 14.3% at the end of last year.

In the next 3 - 5 months, AMD will release 55 watt HE (high efficiency) energy saving version. Later this year, AMD plans to launch the all-new Revter Opteron line code-named Santa Rosa. The chip consists of two main components: Pacifica virtualization technology that allows multiple operating systems to synchronize on different parts (virtual machines) and Presidio security enhancement technology.

Rev F also supports new DDR2 technology. Intel has switched to DDR2 for a long time and is upgrading to another technology called FB-DIMM.

Meanwhile, Intel spokeswoman Scott McLaughlin said in June they would release dual-core Xeon servers, codenamed Dempsey (DP) and Woodcrest, to replace the current Paxville line.

These are chips expected by the tech industry due to Paxville making users disappointed. "Without AMD, Paxville DP will never appear. Intel has made a huge investment in Dempsey and Woodcrest. Although there are many disagreements when comparing it, " said Illusata analyst Gordon Haff . With AMD products, it is clear that they still work better than Paxville ".