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To: fastpathguru who wrote (260418)	5/19/2009 12:47:11 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 275872

FPG, > LOL... Lower prices, PLUS LOWER UNITS, because they can't bribe OEMs to take only their processors any more. When the "LOWER UNITS" thing doesn't happen, I won't expect any mea culpa on your part or that of the well-paid AMD execs ... > Have a nice day. I sure will. The weather is beautiful here in the Left Coast ... Tenchusatsu

To: fastpathguru who wrote (260418)	5/19/2009 12:52:17 PM
From: Elmer Phud	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

Lower prices, PLUS LOWER UNITS, because they can't bribe OEMs to take only their processors any more. Even if you were correct, this isn't 2005 anymore. Let's fast forward to today. Intel dual socket out performs AMD 4 socket in virtually every category and the pain is only going to get worse. Intel to launch 8-core server chip by Brooke Crothers Intel is expected to introduce an 8-core processor for the high-end server market next week. The 8-core "Nehalem-EX" Xeon processor is designed for servers that can use more than two processors (referred to as "sockets" in server argot). Currently, Intel is shipping Nehalem Xeon processors for servers with two sockets. Nehalem is the same architecture used in Intel's Core i7 desktop processor line. The Nehalem-EX is expected to become Intel's top-line Xeon processor. Currently, the six-core "Dunnington" processor, based on Intel's older Penryn architecture, is Intel's highest-performance chip for multi-processor servers. Nehalem-EX packs 2.3 billion transistors and its eight cores are capable of executing 16 threads (or tasks) at the same time. The chip also has "integrated power gates" for lowering power-consumption. The announcement is slated for May 26. Boyd Davis, Intel's general manager of Server Platforms Marketing Group, will host the roll-out event and "discuss how this new server product raises the standard in cost-effective RISC replacement solutions," according to an Intel note about the event. news.cnet.com