AMD is preparing the rollout of its first quad-core processor, an Opteron processor based on the Barcelona core. Meanwhile, Intel is developing an answer to Barcelona: The company is lining up 45 nm server and desktop processors and will revive Hyperthreading in 2008 with the Nehalem core.
Sources indicated that Intel acknowledges AMD's claim that the company has developed a "true" quad-core processor, while Intel is relying on a dual-die package with two dual-core processors at this time as well as 45 nm Penryn quad-core CPUs. However, the company also believes that AMD's decision to integrate the memory controller into the CPU has a downside and forces the manufacturer to compromise cache size and stick to only two memory channels.......... TGDaily has more
Sources indicated that Intel acknowledges AMD's claim that the company has developed a "true" quad-core processor, while Intel is relying on a dual-die package with two dual-core processors at this time as well as 45 nm Penryn quad-core CPUs. However, the company also believes that AMD's decision to integrate the memory controller into the CPU has a downside and forces the manufacturer to compromise cache size and stick to only two memory channels.......... TGDaily has more
