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AMD Says Barcelona Will Outperform Clovertown

Posted by kdawson on from the horse-race dept.

Dysfnctnl85 points out a ZDNet Blog posting in which AMD claims that its upcoming quad-core "Barcelona" chipset should be 40% faster than "Clovertown," Intel's quad-core Xeon 5300 line. AMD says that the introduction of Barcelona marks a shift in their strategy from emphasizing price to performance. The post goes on: "Intel is eager to claw back some of the server market share from AMD, and this is where Clovertown comes in... The Xeon 5300 line will represent excellent value for money since Intel plans on pricing them the same as its dual core Xeon 5100 processors. That could make things tough for AMD."

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  1. "native quad core" by kimvette · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Their native quad core 65nm processors"

    I take it AMD is releasing actual quad-core processors rather than simply calling two dual-core processors stuck on a motherboard quad core?

    It's about time! But, why not drop the word "native" and admit they were engaging in deceptive advertising up to this point?

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