Sydney, Australia \u2014 Feb. 26, 2009 \u2014 Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) today announced it recently completed live public demonstrations of its upcoming six-core 45nm AMD Opteron\u2122 processor, codenamed \u201cIstanbul.\u201d Scheduled to launch in the second half of this year, \u201cIstanbul\u201d is expected to be the only x86 six-core processor available for two- and four-socket systems and higher.<\/p>\n
The demonstration featured a live, seamless upgrade of a system based on 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors to \u201cIstanbul\u201d processors.\u00a0 \u201cIstanbul\u201d is socket- and thermal-compatible with currently shipping AMD Opteron processor-based systems. The AMD consistent platform approach helps reduce qualification times for OEMs and solution providers, while giving end-users the opportunity to upgrade their existing systems.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cThus far we see impressive performance and performance-per-watt results in our initial \u2018Istanbul\u2019 testing. We expect global OEMs and solution providers to begin shipping systems based on \u2019Istanbul\u2019 in the second half of this year,\u201d said John Fruehe, director of business development, Server Workstation, AMD.<\/p>\n
Read additional information in the AMD@Work<\/a> blog About AMD Sydney, Australia \u2014 Feb. 26, 2009 \u2014 Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) today announced it recently completed live public demonstrations of its upcoming six-core 45nm AMD Opteron\u2122 processor, codenamed \u201cIstanbul.\u201d Scheduled to launch in the second half of this year, \u201cIstanbul\u201d is expected to be the only x86 six-core processor available for two- and four-socket<\/p>\n
\nWatch the videos of \u201cIstanbul\u201d in action (click on \u201cwatch in HD\u201d for best viewing experience)
\nSee the images of the \u201cIstanbul\u201d demos<\/p>\n
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