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Hardware Update: AMD Demonstrates Native Quad-Core
Anh Tuan Huynh (Blog) - November 30, 2006 2:27 PM

10 comment(s) - last by Hippiekiller.. on Dec 1 at 12:52 PM

"Barcelona" in 2007

AMD today demonstrated its quad-core Barcelona Opteron processors. The demonstration was shown on a quad quad-core system for a total of 16 cores. AMD touts its upcoming Barcelona Opteron quad-core processors as the world’s first native quad-core design. The native quad-core design packs four cores on a single die instead of Intel’s method of putting two dual-core dice on a single package.

Upgradability will be a key point in AMD’s quad-core strategy. AMD claims the upgrade from dual-core Opteron processors to quad-core processors is relatively straightforward. All that’s needed to plop a quad-core Barcelona processor in existing Socket F Opteron systems is a BIOS update—similar to Intel’s quad-core Clovertown upgradeability approach.

Interestingly enough AMD claims quad-core processors will have the same thermal and electrical envelope as its dual-core Opteron processors for greater performance-per-watt. The upcoming Barcelona core will be similar to AMD's upcoming Stars core processors for desktops which launches near the same timeframe.

AMD expects to deliver quad-core Barcelona processors beginning in mid-2007 for two to eight-way servers and workstations.

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Barcelona isn't "Stars"...

By Furen on 11/30/2006 7:25:14 PM , Rating: 3

The "Stars" codenames are for the desktop. Server parts are still given city codenames. The underlying architecture should be the same, though.

RE: Barcelona isn't "Stars"...

By archcommus on 12/1/2006 1:43:16 AM , Rating: 2

Mid-2007, not too far off, and native quad core, which Intel is not doing yet. It sure would be nice to see a competitive AMD next fall.

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RE: Barcelona isn't "Stars"...

By laok on 12/1/2006 8:53:27 AM , Rating: 2

I hope AMD could win at the quad quad-core market. Intel has dual quad-core now, although not native, which looks pretty good. I think it still take some time for Intel to move core cpu to quad socket system.

I am a fan of neither Intel or AMD, but I really like to see real competition in th e cpu market.

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RE: Barcelona isn't "Stars"...

By Furen on 12/1/2006 6:39:53 AM , Rating: 3

OMG, I hate it when the article is changed without putting a notice up or something. Now I sound like a retard just repeating part of the article. Throwing a bold "Updated" somewhere would help...

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