Intel is looking to bounce back from its disappointing second quarter earnings report by beating its charging rival Advanced Micro Devices to market with a four-core processor later this year. AMD was able to beat Intel to market with its dual-core Opteron chips for x86 servers last year, and while the smaller company’s quad-core server chip is not expected until 2007, AMD still managed to leverage its technology lead for greater market share.
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Slash and Burn: Intel, AMD Preparing for Price War
Posted by: Jay Lyman July 20, 2006 02:49 PMIntel is looking to bounce back from its disappointing second quarter earnings report by beating its charging rival Advanced Micro Devices to market with a four-core processor later this year. AMD was able to beat Intel to market with its dual-core Opteron chips for x86 servers last year, and while the smaller company’s quad-core server chip is not expected until 2007, AMD still managed to leverage its technology lead for greater market share.