AMD rolls out first "Bulldozer" processors

by Stewart Mitchell  |  Thursday 8 September 2011
AMD rolls out first "Bulldozer" processors

AMD has started shipping processors based on its new x86 “Bulldozer” architecture, with OEMs already getting their hands on CPUs based on the technology.

The architecture has long been anticipated as a rival to Intel's Sandy Bridge desktop and laptop processors. But AMD's initial production run is aimed at servers and workstations. Codenamed “Interlagos”, the 16-core models are enterprise-level chips designed for scalability.

“This first Bulldozer core represents the beginning of unprecedented performance scaling for x86 CPUs,” said Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager of AMD's Products Group.

"The Bulldozer architecture will give web and datacentre customers the scalability they need to handle emerging cloud and virtualisation workloads.”

The company said its Interlagos chip – officially branded the Opteron 6200 – would be compatible with Socket G34 Opteron 6100 motherboards and associated infrastructure and would be widely available by the end of this month.

AMD has confirmed that its lower-end eight-core desktop products – codenamed Zambezi – will be shipped in Q4.

 

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Comments: 6
photohounds
8 September 2011
 You beaut, cheap real 10 core processors for the desktop :) (the ones where all 16 cores don't work ...)

Multi-cores work very well great for SMP enabled apps like photo/video processing.

Are there any games that take adv. of multi-cores?


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AMD rolls out first "Bulldozer" processors?
AMD has started shipping processors based on its new x86 “Bulldozer” architecture, with OEMs already getting their hands on CPUs based on the technology.

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mulder
8 September 2011
 Thats not a Bull Dozer in the photo. Thats a Front End Loader.
photohounds
8 September 2011
 True Mulder - office folk probably haven't seen many of either. Perhaps they just whizz by while people are on the phone in the car or on the train :)
walkerjian
11 September 2011
 amazing how the big guys always get it wrong - low end for the desktop and high end for bizness HAH! It should be the other way around! The only real progress made in computing has been for the desktop and for entertainment, specifically games - CUDA and opencl sprang from this and are currently democratising the teraflop - much cheaper computational imaging being one benefit... The really powerful stuf should be on the desktop and it should be eom cheaper than it is. The bazaar is where the money is not the cathedral in the clouds...
walkerjian
11 September 2011
 aargh, sorry that should be oom - orders of magnitude...
Slatts
11 September 2011
 That's what you get for trying to inflict TOMLAs on the reading public.

Oh, and you can edit your post here.


Just log in to forums first.

EDIT: TOMLA = three or more letter acronym.

Edited by Slatts: 11/9/2011 11:22:35 AM
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