AMD’s dual core Athlons
p2pnet.net News:- “In move that is considered not unconnected to the launch this week of the Pentium 64,” AMD demonstrated a dual core Athlon 64 processor at its Sunnyvale, California development facility, says PC Pro.
In so doing, it’s, “sought to remind the world that it already has a 64-bit processor range and that it is still one step ahead of Intel.”
AMD has as well confirmed its launch of multi-core AMD64 client processors later this year, adds PC Pro.
Or as eWeek phrases it, "For all of the fanfare surrounding dual-core processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. executives said its new chips won’t be the crème de la crème of its desktop product line.
"Instead, that honor will be given to the existing Athlon FX, expected to still command the lofty premiums AMD currently charges. The disclosures came Wednesday as AMD said it had begun shipping production samples of dual-core Athlon 64s to OEMs in anticipation of a formal launch later this year."
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See:-
not unconnected – AMD demos dual core Athlons, PC Pro, February 24, 2005
fanfare – AMD’s Dual-Core Strategy: A Change-Up?, eWeek, February 24, 2005
