Top 10 Reasons Intel Did Not Participate In The Dual-Core Duel.
The Champ
With the AMD64 platform, we established our leadership in 64-bit computing. Now we are proud to be leading the computing industry in dual-core x86 performance and performance-per-watt.
As part of the original challenge issued to Intel by AMD, power consumption was a consideration. Mainstream Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors at 95 watts, consume far less than the competition’s dual-core x86 server processors which according to their published data, have a thermal design power of 135 watts and a max power draw of 150 watts. This can result in 200 percent better performance-per-watt than the competition. Even greater performance-per-watt can be achieved with lower-power Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors that are available in 55 watt offerings.
AMD PowerNow!™ technology
Experience the performance advantages of multi-core processors and get the best performance per watt available in the market. AMD PowerNow!™ technology can reduce CPU power at idle up to 75%.
Industry Leading Performance
In addition to the customer-centric features that clearly position AMD as the multi-core leader, published SPEC benchmarks validate that AMD has a multi-core performance lead over its competitor. Those benchmarks include:
- SPECint® rate2000 – the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 280 outperforms the dual-core Xeon 2.8GHz processor by 28 percent
- SPECfp® rate2000 – The Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 280 outperforms the dual-core Xeon 2.8GHz processor by 76 percent
- SPECjbb®2005 – The Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 280 outperforms the dual-core Xeon 2.8GHz by 13 percent
The Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor provides leading-edge performance for x86 servers and workstations. It has won every major industry-standard benchmark for x86 servers it has competed for since its introduction in April 2005.
Benchmarks
The future of dual-core computing is here today. And you’ll find the best performing solution with AMD and our revolutionary Direct Connect Architecture.
Learn more about Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor-based solutions shipping today.
Multi-Core Advantages
- Improved system performance for computers running multiple applications
- Enhanced performance for multi-threaded applications
- Support for more users or tasks for transaction-intensive applications
Additional multi-core advantages
AMD’s Revolutionary Direct Connect Architecture
- Addresses and helps reduce the real challenges and bottlenecks of system architecture because everything is directly connected to the CPU
- Directly connects the processor cores in a single die to even further reduce latencies between processors
Interactive tour of multi-core technology with Direct Connect Architecture
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