Advanced Micro Devices rolled out new and improved versions of its dual-core Opteron server processors this week, touting better power efficiency and virtualization capabilities. AMD said its new Rev F chips will carry it through to the end of the year, when it plans to make the transition to quad-core processors. Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Sun Microsystems are among a list of vendors that have announced plans to sell servers equipped with the chips.
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AMD Unveils Improved Opteron Processors
Posted by: Jay Lyman August 15, 2006 02:32 PMAdvanced Micro Devices rolled out new and improved versions of its dual-core Opteron server processors this week, touting better power efficiency and virtualization capabilities. AMD said its new Rev F chips will carry it through to the end of the year, when it plans to make the transition to quad-core processors. Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Sun Microsystems are among a list of vendors that have announced plans to sell servers equipped with the chips.