AMD’s Interlagos, its server-styled Bulldozer chip — Mr. Opteron 6200 to you and me — is being pushed out to retailers and OEMs ready for an October launch. AMD is looking it the primary 16-core x86 processor, although as we all know from the required reading , it has eight two-core shared modules in preference to 16 independent ones. The chips fit with Socket G34 motherboards, but most of this primary production run will go straight into supercomputer projects. AMD remains mute on progress of the buyer-level Zambezi, but rumors are that the corporate can’t clock it fast enough to compete with Intel’s Core i7 — the very class that Bulldozer was designed to bury.
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First Production-Ready “Interlagos” Processor Revenue Shipments Now Underway
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -9/7/2011
Today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced revenue shipments of the 1st processors in response to its new x86 “Bulldozer” architecture. Initial production of the world’s first 16-core x86 processor, codenamed “Interlagos,” began in August and shipping to customers is already underway. Compatible with existing AMD OpteronTM 6100 Series platforms and infrastructure, “Interlagos” is anticipated to launch and be available in partner systems within the fourth quarter of this year. Among the initial shipments were earmarked for big custom supercomputer installations which are now underway.
“This can be a monumental moment for the industry as this primary ‘Bulldozer’ core represents the start of unprecedented performance scaling for x86 CPUs,” said Rick Bergman, senior vp and general manager, AMD Products Group. “The flexible new ‘Bulldozer’ architecture will give Web and datacenter customers the scalability they must handle emerging cloud and virtualization workloads.”
About AMD
AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the subsequent era of vivid digital experiences with its groundbreaking AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power quite a lot of computing devices. AMD’s server computing products are interested by driving industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD’s superior graphics technologies are present in many different solutions starting from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For additional info, visit http://www.amd.com.
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