AMD Launches Six-Core 'Istanbul' Opteron

Information Week ^ | 6-1-09 | Antone Gonsalves

[Justaham]

A new feature in Istanbul is called HyperTransport Assist, a technology that increases memory and I/O performance by reducing the overhead of cache lockups.

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) on Monday launched its six-core server processor code-named Istanbul, saying computer makers this month would be selling high-powered products incorporating the chip. The release of AMD's latest Opteron chip followed less than a week after Intel (NSDQ: INTC) announced that it would begin production of an eight-core Nehalem-EX processor, officially called the Xeon 7400 line, this year. Systems are expected in 2010.

[dfwgator]

AMD Launches Six-Core 'Istanbul' Opteron

Before it was the 'Constantinople' Opteron.

[the invisib1e hand]

What, me worry?

That man in Istanbul.

[ShadowAce]

[ArrogantBustard]

those are just code names ... When it’s released, it will be called “Byzantium”.

[TChris]

The release of AMD's latest Opteron chip followed less than a week after Intel (NSDQ: INTC) announced that it would begin production of an eight-core Nehalem-EX processor, officially called the Xeon 7400 line, this year.

Typical of Intel.

AMD announces an actual product while Intel announces something even BETTER... that isn't available yet.

AMD rocks with the comparatively few resources it has.

[Crazieman]

Can probably expect to see a full scale realtime raytraced video game come out when we see 16 core processors.

[MPJackal]

Sounds an awful lot like...........the Turk. The end is near. I bet that it is already guarded by an army of Terminators.

[09Patriot]

Before it was the 'Constantinople' Opteron.

darn it. Beat me to it :p

[6SJ7]

“They Might Be Giants” ping!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Closing line.....:

In 2010, AMD said it plans to release eight- to 12-core 45-nm Opteron processors code-named Magny-Cours, and in 2011, 32-nm 12- to 16-core chips code-named Interlagos.

The new processors will run on a new platform, code-named Maranello, and will require a new socket, which means they won't be drop-in compatible with current systems.

[Big Giant Head]

12- to 16-core chips code-named Interlagos.

Sigh.... I start saving now, I guess. Maybe with something like this, MS Flight Simulator X can be turned all the way up on ultra high.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I want a mother board with dual sockets for a pair...maybe this case would be big enough....:

COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 RC-840-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Has a rollout motherboard and is Big.

[Moltke]

A new feature in Istanbul is...

...that you can expect your PC to stop working five times a day while it turns toward Mecca to execute a loud muezzin audio routine. (Your loudness-control will be over-ridden by this routine.)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

MS Flight Simulator ...with new processors would be good....

I could run Mint Linux and compiz with maybe a dozen desktops....could really get serious with cut and paste and browsing....

[newfreep]

Hey! Finally I’ll be able to REALLY run my Lotus 1-2-3 software. I can’t wait!

[Marine_Uncle]

With X server running on a Linux or UNIX box people who know what is available in the way of spawning many many windows etc., can do so much with such raw power even on much lesser CPU platforms it is a joke to even talk about windoze products being of any equivalence.
Gee I used to run installed Windows 98 on a old 333MHZ box under Linux and have window games run much faster then windows installed on a 500 plus MHZ box.
Linux has such great memory management and clean up of processes. They keep inmproving it to a point where further improvements from a processing standpoint in software will reach a end point. Then only faster CPU implementations will make a difference.
In fact, that point is probably already here. Can't say for sure since I have not been involved with these new generation PC.

[Billthedrill]

So, why’d Constantinople get the works?

[dfwgator]

That’s nobody’s business but AMD.

[SunkenCiv]

launched its six-core server processor code-named Istanbul, saying computer makers this month would be selling high-powered products incorporating the chip... Intel announced that it would begin production of an eight-core Nehalem-EX processor... systems are expected in 2010.

Thanks Ernest.