AMD
has introduced the x56 series of processors and has said they will be the last
single-core chips the company will produce as it moves everything else over to
dual-core products.
Running at 3GHz, the 256 and 856 processors offer more performance than their
predecessors while using the same amount of power.
HP, Sun and IBM are using them in workstations and servers due to launch over
the next few weeks.
An entry-level 156 processor is due next month. The processors are targeted
at businesses where price-performance and heat concerns rule out the need for
more expensive dual-core processors.
'We are cognisant of the needs of our customers and even as the industry
shifts towards multi-core, AMD continues to offer single-core Opteron processors
that address today's data centre concerns such as performance, power efficiency
and TCO', said Pat Patla, director, Server/Workstation Marketing, Microprocessor
Solutions Sector, AMD.
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