8 processor Opteron server i denne uge

Rygter fortæller at en producent vil frigive en 8 processor Opteron server i denne uge. Det bliver den første af sin slags. Hidtil har det maksimale antal af AMD Opteron processorer, man har kunnet finde i servere, været 4, som godt nok findes helt ned i 1U servere. Men Opteron 8xx processorer er designet til at kunne arbejde i 4 eller 8 processor-systemer, så det er ikke en overraskelse, at 8 processor-systemerne nu kommer på markedet. En sådan server vil have support for op til 64 GB PC3200 DDR-SDRAM, og generelt vil serveren have alle de features man kan forvente af en high-end server. AMD har for nylig sat priserne ned på deres 8xx processorer, som ikke er solgt i et ret stort antal.

In mid-February, 2004, Advanced Micro Devices slashed the prices on its central processing units for 4/8-way servers that are not really widely distributed these days. Commenting on the massive price reduction, an AMD spokesperson said that the company had given a sign to system makers by making the chips for high-end machines very affordable. AMD hardly sold a lot of Opteron 800 series chips in the first quarter, but is likely to find itself in a more favorable position in Q2 and Q3, when certified references for 4P servers and maybe even workstations are likely to appear and if the information about introduction of 8P systems turns to be correct.

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