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Intel to Spend $2B To Stay In The Game

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday December 28, 2004 @04:36AM from the i'll-take-a-piece-of-that-pie dept.

hexed_2050 writes "AMD has declared dominance in the gaming and server microprocessor market in 2004, and Intel needs to respond.. fast! This is why Intel has planned to spend 2 billion dollars to upgrade their eight year old, Fab 12 plant in Arizona. "Part of what I do is put the emphasis on how fast we respond," explains Robert Baker, Intel's top manufacturing executive."

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Re:fanboys by mrm677 · 2004-12-28 05:17 · Score: 0, Flamebait

dominance in the way of performance you dolt.

Really? Do they really "dominate" in the way of performance? I haven't looked at the latest benchmarks. How much faster is AMD's best compared to Intel's? 20%? 30%? This is really not that significant when processors double in speed every 18 months.