AMD To Release Faster Quad-Core In December

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*Source: InformationWeek (http://informationweek.com/news/show...ID=201805457)*
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Advanced Micro Devices(AMD), which officially launched its first quad-core Opteron server processor on Monday, said it plans to ship a faster quad-core chip in December.

Randy Allen, VP of AMD's server and workstation division, told reporters and business partners gathered at a launch party Monday night that a 2.5-GHz version would ship in December. The first version is shipping to server manufacturers at 2.0 GHz. Server makers are expected to bring products to market in the fourth quarter.

Allen had said in previous interviews that the company planned to ramp up the clock speed quickly after the initial launch. But despite the expected boost, the AMD chip would still be behind rival Intel's fastest quad-core processor, which reaches clock speeds of 3 GHz.

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