Chip challenger AMD marked the one-year anniversary of its Opteron processor this week, touting the chip’s 64-bit computing capabilities and indicating it will expand its market to the four-way server datacenter sector as well. The company also said demand has driven top original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including HP, IBM, Sun and Fujitsu Siemens, to ship the processor in its first year. However, industry analysts suggested that the chip’s 64-bit computing capability is not as compelling as its price tag.
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AMD’s Opteron at the One-Year Mark
Posted by: Jay Lyman April 22, 2004 11:10 AMChip challenger AMD marked the one-year anniversary of its Opteron processor this week, touting the chip’s 64-bit computing capabilities and indicating it will expand its market to the four-way server datacenter sector as well. The company also said demand has driven top original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), including HP, IBM, Sun and Fujitsu Siemens, to ship the processor in its first year. However, industry analysts suggested that the chip’s 64-bit computing capability is not as compelling as its price tag.