AMD to ship native x86 Quad-Core processors
This would be the first time that AMD has made both standard and low power parts immediately available as part of a processor launch.
AMD has also updated its projected timing on 'Barcelona’ availability and provided additional product details. AMD expects that the processors will begin shipping for revenue in August, with systems from AMD platform partners beginning to ship in September.
According to AMD, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors can deliver performance and performance-per-watt enhancements over existing processor architectures, yet are designed to be backwards-compatible with existing AMD Opteron platforms.
With planned availability at launch in a range of frequencies up to 2GHz, AMD expects its native quad-core processors to scale to higher frequencies in Q407 in both standard and Special Edition (SE) versions.
Designed to operate within the same thermal envelopes as current generation AMD Opteron processors, AMD estimates that the new processors can provide a performance increase up to 70% on certain database applications, and up to 40% on certain floating point applications, with subsequent higher frequency processors expected to significantly add to this performance advantage.
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