...arty involved and you could spin the numbers in any way you prefer. Depending on your view, both AMD and Intel are growing, while all others are losing, albeit at a slowing pace. Really? Well, not so ...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 12:44
...intains its mainstream pricing
strategy and sells its new flagship for just few dollars more than what
Intel charges for its entry-level quad -core CPU. Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD is kicking off the critic...
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 09:44
...usual range of processor, memory and hard drive configurations with prices starting around $360 (with an Intel E2180 CPU) and topping out just under $1000 (With an Intel quad -core Q6600 CPU and a Blu-...
Monday, June 30, 2008 11:53
... 3D graphics has been focused on a
feature that is not even integrate din today’s games – ray-tracing.
Intel is beating the RT drum for its upcoming cGPU, which is still 18
months away. But it appe...
Friday, June 27, 2008 00:01
Intel plans to launch three Nehalem-based quad -core processors (Bloomfield) at the end of the fourth quarter this year targeting the company's new LGA1366 socket, according to sources at motherb
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 09:35
... The SE1000 chip will make its commercial debut in
two new notebooks, which are expected to be based on Intel ’s Montevina
platform, and promises “over-the-top multimedia” experience with
real-time ...
Monday, June 23, 2008 12:55
..., mostly matching Xserve in terms of hardware, and topping it in software. The OpenServ 1100 integrates Intel ’s 2.5 GHz quad -core Xeon processors with 45 nm Harpertown core. The unit is equipped with...
Monday, June 23, 2008 10:11
...es between
these components and such technologies usually do not make it into
marketing brochures. But Intel has an idea that could change this
scenario: The company plays with the thought of integ...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 17:10
...installed in the U.S. with three of them using AMD’s Opteron processors. The fastest supercomputer using Intel processors and being installed outside the U.S. is a BlueGene/P system called Jugene, whi...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 09:28
...e largest chip the company has ever product: The die size is 576 mm2 – more than five times larger than Intel ’s 45 nm dual-core processor with Penryn core. The GTX280 comes with a 1296 MHz core, 110...
Monday, June 16, 2008 10:26
...wo 4850 processors in one system. But if numbers make you feel warm and fuzzy, you can always combine an Intel Core 2 Quad 8600 and Nvidia’s GeForce 8600GTS. Or you can wait for Intel ’s Core 2 Q9600 a...
Friday, June 13, 2008 22:43
Intel is planning to launch a Core 2 Quad Q8000 CPU series, offering entry-level prices to counter AMD's triple-core CPUs in the mainstream market, according to sources at motherboard makers. Inte
Friday, June 13, 2008 14:48
... just announced a partnership with Havok. In case you
are wondering: Yes, that is the same company that Intel acquired last
year and now is a subsidiary of the blue team. Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD had to...
Thursday, June 12, 2008 00:01
...y. The leaked roadmap, published by Expreview, lists the Nehalem CPU with Bloomfield core within Intel ’s Extreme, performance and mainstream segments. Clock speeds are 2.66 GHz for the mainstr...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 13:07
...re quite spectacular. The video transcoding process takes about half as long on a SE1000 than on a 3 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad CPU. Keep in mind that this is a very specialized application, while the Core...
Monday, June 09, 2008 00:30
...ot get any more better than this. Now we just need to know how this overclocking feature will compare to Intel ’s processors, how power consumption and heat dissipation will be affected and what that a...
Thursday, June 05, 2008 14:55
Everyone is waiting for Intel ’s quad -core, eight-thread Nehalem processor later this year and we got a little sneak peak at the processor’s stability and speed at a closed door meeting with Intel e
Wednesday, June 04, 2008 04:56
...l more chips every year. If your core market limits your
growth, you will have to look for new markets. Intel has recently done
this with its Atom processor, which targets low-cost computing devices...
Monday, June 02, 2008 04:00
Intel is currently preparing the launch of its final Core-architecture
processor design, the six-core server CPU Dunnington. Sources indicate
that Intel was able to create product versions fo
Friday, May 23, 2008 09:34
It should not come as a surprise that Intel will take advantage of the fact that it is the only company that is offering mobile quad -core processors at this time, but we are sure that the premium cha
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 16:29
...m is, at least to our knowledge,
the first company to announce the specifications of a system based on
Intel ’s Montevina platform, which is expected to debut as Centrino 2
next month. The notebook,...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 11:44
...if you are wondering about Linux, we will have to disappoint you: DisplayLink is very cautious about its intel lectual property, which means that it can’t open source most of its code. Don’t expect Lin...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:56
Intel is planning to cut desktop CPU prices in the third quarter this year, along with the launch of more quad -core and dual-core models, according to sources at motherboard makers. The performa
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 08:46
It looks like we might not see Intel ’s quad -core processor for mainframe systems this year after all. According to Brooke Crothers over at Cnet, Tukwila “will come out in early 2009”, which appears
Monday, May 19, 2008 14:08
...e time and provides an answer for many people to
the question why they should buy and AMD PC and not an Intel system. Sunnyvale (CA) – There is not a whole lot coming out of AMD that can get you exci...
Sunday, May 18, 2008 23:01
...GT200-based Quad ro FX should debut at Siggraph 2008 in mid-August). We know that Jen-Hsun wants to beat Intel 's official Nehalem announcement at IDF Fall, so we would expect Nvidia to be preparing so...
Friday, May 16, 2008 10:20
Intel is transitioning all of its 45 nm Xeon DP processors from the C-O
to the E-0 stepping. There are no changes in the feature set of the
Harpertown quad -core CPUs and Wolfdale dual-core pr
Thursday, May 15, 2008 22:30
...nd in order to celebrate the occasion, the company assembled an ultimate visual effects machine based on Intel ’s Skulltrail platform and Core 2 Extreme processors. To create a Special Edition of its 3...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:02
...d”, quad -core Opteron processor with Barcelona B3 core.
These new servers join Sun’s existing lineup of Intel quad -core servers
and create an environment of “choice”. Santa Clara (CA) –Sun joins th...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 00:01
...s dual- as well as 4P and 8P socket versions of its processors, offering an alternative to six competing Intel quad -core CPUs. Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD’s B3 stepping Barcelona processors appear to be fina...
Monday, May 12, 2008 09:34
Intel and supercomputers is a combination of words we have been hearing
quite a bit lately. Today we learned that the company has secured
another contract with NASA, expanding on existing rel
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 16:18
...ufactured in a 45 nm process that will be introduced with the Shanghai quad -core later this year. When Intel rolls out its Nehalem processors later this year, AMD appears to be better prepared than ...
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 15:04
... with the 64-bit version
of Windows Vista Home Premium. The refreshed product line also brings
back an Intel quad -core processor, which had been dumped by the company
in the previous product cycle....
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 00:01
...TG Daily Interview – If you are looking into the ultimate PC platform,
there’s little that can touch an Intel Skulltrail in terms of
performance, price and bragging rights. After a much hyped introd...
Monday, May 05, 2008 00:12
...170.9 TFlops). AMD gave these processors away for $1 a piece (don’t feel too bad, if you have paid more, Intel apparently does that all the time as well and even gave away free Itanium 2 processors to...
Friday, May 02, 2008 10:27
Apple today announced refreshed iMacs and is offering an unannounced
Intel processor as part of the package: The systems can be ordered with a "special" processor that matches the specificatio
Monday, April 28, 2008 14:26
There is no denying that desktop CPU sales are on what seems to be an
unstoppable decline. Intel expects to begin shipping more notebook
processors than desktop CPUs sometime later this year
Monday, April 28, 2008 00:26
...ocket 939 (Nvidia chipset) processors were passing the tests with flying colors, while machines using an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 or Intel Xeon 3070 processors failed at 760.000 files. A Server 2003R3,...
Friday, April 25, 2008 09:36
AMD is serious about winning back market share in the mainstream
desktop computing segment from Intel – and it has become clear that
AMD’s strongest weapon will be triple-core processors. Tod
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 08:35
...ficial sponsor of Sauber, but leveraged the use of Opteron processors for marketing and PR efforts. When Intel came on board, Albert1 turned into Albert2 using 512 Xeon 5160 processors (Woodcrest dual...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:49
...elieves the
manufacturer has posted a slight gain in Q4. However, the firm’s
success may be limited as Intel was also able to increase its share. Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD’s aggressive strategy to regai...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:04
The competition between AMD and Intel may appear to have calmed down a
bit over recent months, but the retail market shows every sign that a
new battle has begun: Following the dual-core figh
Monday, April 21, 2008 17:17
Intel ’s processor price sheet is one sign of the state of the
competition with AMD. Even though we don’t know what processors go for
behind closed doors, Intel ’s official price sheet has been
Monday, April 21, 2008 11:08
...on: Remember: This small company had a 20% market share with Fab 30, a single 200mm wafer foundry (check Intel 's website for a long list of fabs). However, AMD is making preparations for a sale: Durin...
Friday, April 18, 2008 11:27
...puters only a few years ago. Much of the developments focus on visualization and graphics in particular. Intel and Nvidia are in what some may call a rather accidental, but unavoidable fight, how visu...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:18
...s already a pretty fancy and functional device and we do not expect major changes until 2009/2010 – when Intel will be trying to convince Apple to transition to the Moorestown MID platform. If you wan...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 22:57
Intel today announced what it called a “solid start” into the new year.
But the company can’t hide that it was a mixed bag of good news and bad
news overall, with higher revenue but less prof
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 18:24
...le mission – to protect the higher-end Phenom quad -core processors from pricing threats originating from Intel ’s dual-core processors. Leaving aside the fact that AMD recently decided to attach near-m...
Monday, April 14, 2008 14:33
...nstrate the
technology’s horsepower, Nvidia ran a particle demo similar to what
have been showcased by Intel on Nehalem – at more than 10 times the
speed. Santa Clara (CA) – Nvidia told analysts th...
Monday, April 14, 2008 01:30
...earlier today in Las Vegas as the key conference for the broadcasting industry. And yes, Nvidia, AMD and Intel are there, but we have to acknowledge that AMD and Intel take the second and the th...
Friday, April 11, 2008 14:27