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Title: AMD Preparing Triple-Core Processor
Post by: MysterD on Sunday, September 16, 2007, 08:57:36 PM

AMD's always trying to jump -- somehow -- ahead of Intel.

AMD tried to jump ahead w/ their 64-bit processor...Intel put out a double-core processor.

Here's AMD's answer to that one.

Uh-huh, AMD is preparing a triple-core processor now. (http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/16/is-amd-readying-three-core-processors/)

Title: Re: AMD Preparing Triple-Core Processor
Post by: gpw11 on Sunday, September 16, 2007, 09:49:02 PM

Didn't intel (and AMD with the new opterons) already release quad cores? 


EDIT: I guess I should have read the article.  Makes sense now.

Title: Re: AMD Preparing Triple-Core Processor
Post by: Quemaqua on Sunday, September 16, 2007, 11:36:10 PM

Interesting.  People smarter than me should add their thoughts to this thread so I can steal them and sound smart later.

Title: Re: AMD Preparing Triple-Core Processor
Post by: Jedi on Sunday, September 16, 2007, 11:47:14 PM

pfft why would I want 3 cores when I could get 4 (good idea though re-using bad 4 core chips)? I guess we'll have to wait and see what the benchmarks have to say.

Title: Re: AMD Preparing Triple-Core Processor
Post by: Pugnate on Monday, September 17, 2007, 01:30:46 AM

I read about this a few days ago, and like Jedi said, what about quad cores. There is already a mainstream intel quadcore available, and something super fast will be quite affordable in a few months, so whatever.