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Or will we be looking at another season of riding the Intel boat? :) ]]>Nov 13th 2008 4:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 4:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 5:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 5:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/
The i7 will perform well when it comes to Xeon, but it will NOT be cheap. Even current 6-core, 8-socket Xeons cost much more than AMD's Quad Opterons, even when they actually get rather close in quite some apps like virtualization and DB.]]>Nov 13th 2008 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/I nominate Tostitos to take on this role.]]>Nov 13th 2008 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 5:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/
The real advantage of these are in server markets where Nehalem-based 2-way Xeons aren't out till late-Q1/Q2 2009 and the 4-way MP Nehalem Xeons are out till early 2010 --- whereas AMD is launching Shanghai for ALL server segments NOW. So for the next 4-12 months (depending on segment) they retain the advantage of HyperTransport and an integrated memory controller. They need to make up some serious ground in the server market else they'll get slaughtered when Nehalem is cheap and shipping in volume later next year.]]>Nov 13th 2008 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Just look at IBM's Road Runner supercomputer, they chose Opteron and Cell instead of Intel's Xeon.
Cray is also planning to develop their next supercomputer with Opteron chip. ]]>Nov 13th 2008 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.crn.com/hardware/212002190]]>Nov 13th 2008 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/
Even memory is rarely upgraded during the lifetime of a server. Most servers are simply replaced after 3 to 5 years.
]]>Nov 13th 2008 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/I'll miss you, tricycle processors! -You shall live on in the Big Wheels of my memory.]]>Nov 13th 2008 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/
Or should I say, a year late.

Where are the consumer level 45nm procs, AMD??????]]>Nov 13th 2008 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/"Desktop-class "Dragon" chips should hit the PC market in Q1."]]>Nov 13th 2008 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/Nov 13th 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.geekpedia.com/gallery/fullsize/cpu-technology-wallpaper.jpg]]>Nov 13th 2008 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/13/amd-launches-first-45nm-quad-core-shanghai-opterons-hitting-de/
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