AMD debuts 3GHz dual-core Opteron 2222 SE Processor
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has begun shipping two 3GHz versions of its dual-core Opteron chip to server vendors, continuing a battle over multicore processing power with Intel, the company said Wednesday.
AMD plans to begin full-volume shipments by early May of the new Opteron 2222 SE chip for two-processor servers and the 8222 SE chip for eight-processor servers, said Patrick Patla, director of Opteron marketing for the company. The new chips are similar to AMD’s previous top-shelf dual-core chip, but they run as fast as 3GHz instead of 2.8GHz for customers with general-purpose servers and workstations who need the extra speed to handle larger databases or more complex technical computing tasks.
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