Everyone seems to be combining two fdifferent markets - desktop and workstaton/server. The XEONS aren't meant for desktops, if they were, they would suck. They are meant for workstations and when the MP shows, servers - the 762/dual athlon will compete with the XEONS, not the 1P Athlon.
The XEONS will be shipping in two weeks, the Athlon NDA doesn't even end till then.
They will ship around the same time - and Intel had planned this release for May 8th, I don't think they're that interested in stealing thunder. If anyone is trying to outdo the other, it is AMD and their benchmark leaking funniness.
I just know that in the business community 'no one ever got burned going with Intel'...
The point isn't 'it is only 30% faster than my Athlon'.. This is not a dektop product - you're preaching money saving techniques to businesses who could care less if a system costs $500 more or performs 5% worse. They want reliability and speed, this offers both. Will the 762? Maybe, that has yet to be seen - I think it will be very fast, but will it be reliable, and will the business community accept it? I don't know.
Neither AMD nor Intel CARE what us home user desktop people think, this is about OEM's and the business sector.
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Everyone seems to be combining two fdifferent markets - desktop and workstaton/server. The XEONS aren't meant for desktops, if they were, they would suck. They are meant for workstations and when the MP shows, servers - the 762/dual athlon will compete with the XEONS, not the 1P Athlon.
The XEONS will be shipping in two weeks, the Athlon NDA doesn't even end till then. They will ship around the same time - and Intel had planned this release for May 8th, I don't think they're that interested in stealing thunder. If anyone is trying to outdo the other, it is AMD and their benchmark leaking funniness. I just know that in the business community 'no one ever got burned going with Intel'...
The point isn't 'it is only 30% faster than my Athlon'.. This is not a dektop product - you're preaching money saving techniques to businesses who could care less if a system costs $500 more or performs 5% worse. They want reliability and speed, this offers both. Will the 762? Maybe, that has yet to be seen - I think it will be very fast, but will it be reliable, and will the business community accept it? I don't know. Neither AMD nor Intel CARE what us home user desktop people think, this is about OEM's and the business sector.