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IBM Opts for AMD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the new-chip dept.

ExE122 writes "Since the unveiling of the low-cost, low-energy AMD Operton in 2003, Intel has been struggling in the server-grade processor insdustry. Now, IBM has announced their decision to use the AMD Opteron processor in their new line of BladeCenter servers. System x3455, x3655 and x3755 rack-mount servers, two-way Bladecenter LS21, and four-way LS41 blade servers sporting the new AMD processors have already been announced. IBM will continue this transition over the next three months.

From the article:
"IBM's choice is by all means an important victory over rival Intel, which is struggling to sell the remaining deposit of server processors before the general acceptance of Woodcrest X5100 chips. Unfortunately for Intel, at the end of the second quarter, Advanced Micro had 26 per cent of the market for servers built on personal computer chips, more than double its share a year earlier, according to Mercury Research."

Could this be lights out for Intel?"

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  1. That's an easy one. by fuzz6y · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Could this be lights out for Intel?

    No. No it could not.

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  2. Lights out for Intel? by Michael+Woodhams · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Intel are still ahead in market share, and have just released some very competitive chips.

    I'm an AMD supporter, but the near future is them trying to hold the ground they've recently taken, not expanding further.

    (And Intel probably the reserves to stuff up again, be uncompetitive for a few years, and still make a comeback with the next generation of chips.)

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  3. Lights out for PPC? by TerranFury · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Better question: Is this lights out for the Power line?

    IBM seems to be giving up on their Power cores. That's what concerns me, because it looked like they had a big shot of gaining territory in the gaming-and-entertainment market.

    1. Re:Lights out for PPC? by stevesliva · · Score: 4, Insightful
      IBM is most definitely not giving up on Power6 or Cell just because they're announcing Opteron blades. You have to remember this is IBM. They'll still sell you a System Z mainframe to run your COBOL code from 1972 on VM. Or you could run linux on it, if you'd like.


      The next Power processor will be the Power6, and is supposed to come out next year. It's still be dual core, but meant to run at 4-5GHz. They also continue with PowerPC products, even without Apple.

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  4. "Could this be lights out for Intel?" by jbellis · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let's see... 100 minus 26... carry the 9... that leaves 74% share left for Intel, right? I'm going to have to go with "No, doesn't look like lights out."

    Please, quit it with the retarded questions at the end of the article summaries.

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  5. End of intel as likely as end of IBM by gethoht · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Core 2 Duo is posed to dominate the desktop market unless AMD comes back with a strong chip ASAP.
    It seems to me intel will gain back some lost market share with the Core 2 Duo.

    It's ridiculous to add the "end of intel" comment to the end of the article.

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