Items tagged with 'Istanbul'

Analysts Claim PC Market Grew Substantially in Q3

Analysts Claim PC Market Grew Substantially in Q3

Back when Intel reported its third quarter results for 2009, analysts expressed some concern that the company's strong numbers might not be fully supported by later market analysis. Research firm IDC has recently released data indicating that such concerns were unnecessary—sales in Q3 were up dramatically compared to earlier... Read More
Despite Signs of Economic Recovery AMD's Market Share Fell in Q2

Despite Signs of Economic Recovery AMD's Market Share Fell in Q2

In the past 12 months, AMD has revamped its entire product line around its 45nm Shanghai architecture; the company now has a range of Athlon II and Phenom II parts that stretches from an Athlon II X2 at 2.8GHz/1MB L2 at $60 to the unlocked Phenom II X4 965 "Black Edition" at $245 with 512K of L2 per core and a 6MB L3. Shanghai,... Read More
AMD's Low-Power, Six-Core Opteron EE Eyes Cloud Computing

AMD's Low-Power, Six-Core Opteron EE Eyes Cloud Computing

Slowly but surely, cloud and dense computing environments are becoming more and more popular. With services such as Apple's MobileMe and Google's own application suite living on the web, it's not hard to see why these tactics are becoming more pervasive. And wouldn't you know it--AMD is chomping at the bit to make sure... Read More
AMD Launches New HE and SE 6-Core Opterons

AMD Launches New HE and SE 6-Core Opterons

Last month, AMD was able to launch their first batch of 6-core Opteron processors, a few months ahead of the company's initial schedule. The processors are based on the core internally codenamed "Istanbul" and feature a native 6-core design manufactured using Global Foundries' advanced 45nm process technology.This month,... Read More
Penguin Launches 'Istanbul'-Based Servers

Penguin Launches 'Istanbul'-Based Servers

AMD shot its Istanbul Opteron chip out like a cannon to lead June off, and now we're seeing Penguin Computing pick it up as an integral part of its Altus Series products. If you've never heard of this company, it's because they aren't' exactly consumer-level. Instead, this outfit focuses on high performance computing solutions,... Read More
AMD Ships 'Istanbul' Six-Core Opteron Server CPU

AMD Ships 'Istanbul' Six-Core Opteron Server CPU

We aren't quite calling this the turnaround of the decade just yet, but with just six months to go until 2010, AMD is doing its best to make a late run for said crown. In years past, Advanced Micro Devices had become notorious for delaying products. Now, they're doing their best to right the ship by unveiling a product's... Read More
AMD Primed To Make A Move In Processor Market

AMD Primed To Make A Move In Processor Market

After years of turmoil, Advanced Micro Devices is finally taking a breather. A brief one, but a breather nonetheless. With the tables turning somewhat, AMD has recently seen Intel admitting to chip delays and staring at an imposing $1.45 billion fine from the EU over anti-competitive practices against it. That, combined... Read More
AMD Plans 12-/16-Core CPUs For 2011

AMD Plans 12-/16-Core CPUs For 2011

History has shown that Advanced Micro Devices doesn't have the greatest track record for delivering chips as promised (at least right on schedule), but the company's looking to make a change for the better starting with its highly anticipated six-core Istanbul. Said CPU, which falls in the Opteron family, promises to provide... Read More
AMD Launches Opteron Processor Upgrade Program

AMD Launches Opteron Processor Upgrade Program

Here's a tactic you don't see used everyday. Rather than just slashing prices across the board, AMD's taking a different approach in an attempt to sell chips despite a worldwide recessions. The newly announced AMD Opteron Upgrade Program includes 2000 series and 8000 series dual- and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors along... Read More
AMD Shows Live Migration With Three Opteron Gens

AMD Shows Live Migration With Three Opteron Gens

Not too long ago, it was Intel demonstrating its newest, hippest family of 32nm Westmere processors; today, it's AMD's turn to strut its stuff. Advanced Micro Devices has just revealed to the public the first video and images demonstrating live migration across three generations of AMD processors on VMware ESX 3.5, including... Read More
AMD Demos Six-Core Istanbul CPU, Plans 2H Launch

AMD Demos Six-Core Istanbul CPU, Plans 2H Launch

Here recently, all the buzz surrounding AMD has involved its Dragon platform or newly spun The Foundry Company. Needless to say, it's about time we got back to the basics. Advanced Micro Devices has today announced that it recently completed live public demonstrations of its upcoming six-core 45nm AMD Opteron processor,... Read More