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1. Update: Intel pricing snafu could shed light on Skulltrail future

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... Monday to find out what really happened and whether Skulltrail may be a very, very limited edition product.   Of course, unlike AMD's 4X4 experiment, called QuadFX, you can always put future Xeon ...

2. Desktop Lust Update: Looking at the new AMD 4x4 Quadzilla and Intel V8

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   Analyst Opinion - Looking into buying a high-end AMD or Intel desktop monster? Here’s some food for thought on AMD’s and Intel’s fastest systems available today. Analyst Opinion - Last ...

3. Background: SSE5 to give AMD faster compute abilities

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   In a world dominated by multi-thread desires, and often single-thread limitations, hardware advancements can make the biggest difference in performance. AMD has released a new extension for x86 hoping ...

4. Intel launches first mobile Core 2 Extreme, 3 GHz quad-core and FSB1333 CPUs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... GHz and 3 GHz quad-core desktop processors as well FSB 1333 dual-core chips extend the mainstream product line. Price cuts ring in a new round in the price war with AMD. Santa Clara (CA) – Intel ...

5. IDF kickoff: Going after AMD, and beyond

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... a floating point accelerator, an update to its 80-core research processor and a new enthusiast PC platform that will house two quad-core processors. Can you spot the AMD angle? Beijing (China) – ...

6. Price/Performance Analysis: AMD increases pressure on Intel

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... we've added AMD's 4x4 processors to our ranking. The FX-70 FX-72, and FX-74 pairs have been added, and you may be surprised how they affect AMD's overall position.   Chicago (IL) - It is our final ...

7. Launch of 65 nm CPUs rings in new round of AMD retail price drops

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Last week, news of the unveiling of AMD's Quad FX platform coincided with prices for virtually all of the company's existing processors decreasing. This week, the company introduced its first 65 nm X2 ...

8. AMD introduces 65 nm processors

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   AMD fired up the third stage of a series of announcements this morning and announced a first batch of 65 nm desktop dual-core processors. Almost one year behind Intel, the new X2 family CPUs launch as ...

9. AMD aims to reclaim CPU crown with 2007 quad-core

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   AMD yesterday presented the first native quad-core CPU, a processor that combines four cores within one die, to analysts. Few details have been provided at the time of the announcement, but the puzzle ...

10. AMD demonstrates first native quad-core CPU

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    Intel was first out of the gate with a quad-core processor, AMD will offer the first native quad-core chip - four processors that are integrated in one piece of silicon. The company today offered a first ...

11. Ibuypower announces sub-$2000 Quad FX system

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    Ibuypower was one of the first system builders to offer AMD's new Quad FX platform, previously code-named 4x4. Chicago (IL) - Ibuypower was one of the first system builders to offer AMD's new Quad FX ...

12. AMD launches 4x4 platform Quad FX

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    AMD today announced availability of its four-core platform knows as ""4x4."" Called Quad FX, the technology represents the new flagship enthusiast platform from AMD, but it isn't quite the Core 2 Quad ...

13. Windows Vista shipments estimated at 90 million for first year

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... will need to run dual-processor systems such as AMD's 4x4 platform, will reach a 2% share, IDC estimates. Windows Vista Business will officially launch tomorrow for enterprises as well as small business ...

14. Intel quad-core increases pricing pressure on AMD

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    ... prices for most Intel chips dropped from last week, as did the green team's processors: AMD quickly needs faster CPUs to sustain its position in the higher-end mainstream. Chicago (IL) - Intel's Core ...

15. AMD aims for major 65 nm transition by mid-2007

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    In a briefing with journalists, AMD provided and updated outlook on its future processor and manufacturing plans. The firms 65 nm processors will be introduced in December. The company trails Intel by ...

16. Opinion: Should you switch to quad-core now?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... Do you buy a QX6700 and spend the extra cash or do you go with a fast X6800 dual-core (or an overclocked E-series CPU), which should be available for less money? Or do you wait for AMD's 4x4 or even for ...

17. Intel quad-core QX6700 makes official debut in price/performance charts

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... Intel and AMD have formed two completely different trends, the latest edition of our price/preformance processor charts reveal. Chicago (IL) - The holiday shopping season begins to kick into gear these ...

18. AMD previews 4x4 platform

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    AMD chose to reveal first official details about its 4x4, dual-socket processor platform at a PR event in Munich. 4x4 apparently is still on track for a November release, while AMD's U.S. representatives ...

19. Athlon 64 FX prices jump as AMD readies 4x4 CPUs

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    As AMD and consumers get ready for the release of the FX-70, FX-72, and FX-74 processors, prices for the existing FX-62 and FX-60 products rose in absolute dollar values more than any other processors ...

20. AMD preps launch of three FX processors for 4x4 platform

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    AMD remains very secretive about its two-processor 4x4 platform, which aims to decrease the performance gap to Intel's dual-core and upcoming quad-core processors on the very high-end of the enthusiast ...

21. Intel's quad-core rings in a new era of enthusiast systems

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... to judge how well two dual-core Xeons will perform against Kentsfield and how well AMD's 4x4 platform (which will rely on two dual-cores as well) will compete with Kentsfield, Valve provided some indications ...

22. Price/Performance Charts: Price of Core 2 Extreme drops ahead of quad-core launch

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... as possible. Average CPU etail prices for week 42 Before we get too far, let's have a look at the developments of this week. On the AMD side, the Athlon 64 X2 4400+ needs some quick attention: Last week, ...

23. Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 7

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Fresh off of the heels of the release of Firefox' latest preview version of its next-generation browser, Microsoft launched a new version of its Internet Explorer browser, the first overall new version ...

24. Nvidia expected to launch Geforce 8800 on 8 November

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 3, Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD drive, Intel's quad-core processor and (likely) AMD's 4x4 platform as well as Microsoft's Zune audio player, Nvidia's new generation gaming card. Nvidia today sent out invitations ...

25. Intels' Core 2 Duo E6400 joins the Price/Performance Charts

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... power and value of a handful of processors from both Intel and AMD. At the time, AMD provided less value in the high-end market but offered a very reliable pricing structure. Intel, on the other hand, ...

26. Intel quad-core QX6700 reaches system builders

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... available about AMD's 4x4 platform, which will counter Kentsfield with two dual-core Athlon 64 FX processors on one motherboard. However, there is no indication that AMD's contender will be late and launch ...

27. CPU price/performance update: AMD undercuts Intel on the low end

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    In the past few weeks, quite dramatic price reductions in the retails space had time to calm down: Intel's Core 2 Duo is shipping in volume and AMD adjusted its prices to react to the new market environment. ...

28. AMD to release first 65 nm processors in December

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    AMD will keep to its promise to ship its first 65 nm processors by the end of this year. The limited supply of the new chip generation, code-named "Brisbane", will be flanked by 90 nm dual-core CPUs with ...

29. AMD to counter Intel QX6700 with three new Athlon 64 FX CPUs

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to launch three 90 nm Athlon 64 FX processors intended for its 4x4 platform (a two-socket board, each containing a dual-core processor) in mid-November, with an ...

30. AMD sends "Multi-Core Processing for Dummies" to IDF

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    Last week, AMD somewhat surprisingly confirmed that it won't book a hotel room to host press briefings parallel to the Fall Intel Developer Forum, which will open its doors on Tuesday, 26 September.  ...

31. AMD skips IDF, 4X4 has to wait

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    everal major companies are hurriedly preparing products and announcements to coincide with next week's Intel Developer's Forum (IDF), but traditional gate-crasher AMD will be missing. For the first time ...

32. Preview: Tom's Hardware benchmarks Intel's first quad-core "Kentsfield"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... the entire test parcours and showed impressive performance. By the end of this year, four cores will have replaced dual-core systems on the very high-end of enthusiast systems. AMD will be offering its ...

33. Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 invades AMD territory on price/performance chart

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ...  The E6400 is the lowest-priced CPU that THG has tested whose price falls below our projected AMD price/performance curve. Given the assessed performance of all known AMD dual-core desktop processors, ...

34. Updated price/performance chart reflects single-day AMD price drop

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    A surprisingly steep single-day average price drop in nearly all AMD dual-core processors, including its top-of-the-line FX series, plus a drop in Intel Pentium D 8xx series prices, characterized the ...

35. AMD: '4x4' launch on course for second half, but not immediately

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    AMD spokesperson Damon Muzny told TG Daily this afternoon that prospects remain good for the company's upcoming double-dual-core platform, code-named "4x4," but that a product launch for that platform ...

36. Some AMD Athlon 64 X2s now 41% below Intel price/performance curve

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    Almost one month after AMD signaled it would respond to Intel's then-forthcoming Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme releases with substantial price cuts, based on the latest performance data from Tom's Hardware ...

37. Intel roadmap confirms 2.67 GHz quad-core Core 2 Extreme

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... end of this year. AMD will soon be introducing a 2P platform, called 4x4, with two dual-core processors that transition the company's high-end offering to the first native quad-core processor scheduled ...

38. AMD '4x4' technology discussed at analysts' meeting

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    A very small conference, gathering together certain selected AMD technology supporters, including VooDoo PC and Microsoft, was held last Tuesday, the topic of which was the company's upcoming double-dual-core ...

39. The response to Core 2 Duo: What does AMD do next?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    After every major market initiative Intel has ever taken against it to date, AMD has always had a plan. This week's announced takeover of graphics chip manufacturer ATI was a signal that some kind of ...

40. AMD says two dual-cores in 4x4 better than one

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      AMD has gone in hard to defend its marketshare in the wake of some earth shattering dual-core chip releases by Intel due this week. AMD has gone in hard to defend its marketshare in the wake of ...

41. Discounted AMD dual-cores flirt with Intel price/performance, except FX-62

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Based on updated pricing data, TG Daily projects that three of the five processors in AMD's current high-end dual-core line now fall near or below the price/performance curve set by Intel, with a fourth ...

42. AMD to take on Intel with accelerated roadmap, native quad-core

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Following a rather sobering quarter result, AMD answers Intel's challenge and the intent to bring new processors faster to market than initially planned: The company announced during its Q2 conference ...

43. Intel to launch quad-core processors in Q4

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... year - in time to compete with AMD's 4x4 platform. Intel also indicated that the Pentium brand will move into the value segment of PCs. Santa Clara (CA) - Intel today said that it has notified its partners ...

44. AMD: Intel's Conroe power advantage claim based on skewed metric

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    With Intel's upcoming Core 2 Extreme processor boasting a thermal design point (TDP) of as low as 75 watts, it would appear Intel has regained the advantage over AMD's Athlon 64 FX-62 at 125 watts. But ...

45. Intel quad-core processors may see spike in power - sources

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... run in a 90-100 watt range. This would allow Intel to come close to a quad-core Opteron - if AMD will be able to deliver on its promise that a quad-core Opteron will not use more power than a dual-core ...

46. AMD imagines on-board physics processors, 8-core gaming platforms

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    AMD recently announced plans to counter Intel's high-end Core 2 Extreme processor with a dual-socket platform later this year. In an interview with Tom's Hardware, executive vice president Henri Richard ...

47. TG Daily's Week in Review: Processor wars heating up

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    AMD and Intel determined the headlines this week - both good and not so good news. Let's get the not so good news out of the way first: Intel may lay off 16,000 employees. On the positive side, Intel ...

48. AMD HyperTransport innovation opens up CPU sockets to OEMs

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    During a quieter portion of today's AMD conference call with analysts, the company introduced an expansion of its HyperTransport-based AMD64 architecture with far-reaching implications. Code-named "Torrenza," ...

49. AMD counters Intel's Conroe with dual-socket gaming platform

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    AMD used a meeting with the press and analysts to provide some long-term information about its product strategy. Part of the roadmap is an answer to Intel's flagship processor Core 2 Extreme: AMD will ...

50. Soyo's KT400 board hits the market

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

      Following the launch of its P4X400-based motherboard in late July, Soyo Computer on August 28 rolled out its latest Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) product, the SY-KT400 Dragon Ultra, which adopts ...