Well, the "Hammer" is no longer a myth, and with the Opteron gaining interest across the board, we’ve got plenty of coverage. Anandtech has released a thorough series of reviews for us to drool over, but first I’d like to mention a very interesting set of benchmarks released by Microsoft.

According to these figures, the Opteron really puts the Xeon in its place

Is this just Microsoft trying to push its next breed of 64-bit OS with the only likely candidate for a cheap 64-bit CPU? Well, you never can quite see through the fog of MS propoganda, so let’s move on to the reviews.

Part 1: Intro to Opteron/K8 Architecture
Part 2: Enterprise Performance
Part 3: The First Servers Arrive
Part 4: Desktop Performance

Read the Full Article: Anandtech.com

Tags: CPU

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