About ten years ago, when we choose CPUs for supercomputer in our supercomputer center. AMD cpus have much better performance than Intel cpus. It is a great pity to hear this news, although I hope this will NOT be true...It is good to have choice instead of only one....<br>
<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Douglas Eadline <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deadline@eadline.org" target="_blank">deadline@eadline.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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> On 11/19/2012 09:28 AM, Douglas Eadline wrote:<br>
>> Though not formally announced, Semiaccurate seems to have learned<br>
>> that AMD is leaving the X86 server business.<br>
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>> <a href="http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/19/amd-kills-off-big-cores-kaveri-steamroller-and-excavator/" target="_blank">http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/19/amd-kills-off-big-cores-kaveri-steamroller-and-excavator/</a><br>
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</div>> of course the article was amended at 10:15am to say that AMD contacted<br>
> them to say that Kaveri and the big cores are still on track.<br>
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I hope that is true. There was also the "looking for a buyer"<br>
rumor that surfaced last week. In my unofficial discussions with<br>
AMD, they said they are looking forward to APU on server (which<br>
flies in the face of the semiaccurate claim) and that the new<br>
roadmap will get them to back to competing.<br>
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The key will be sales of the three major game consoles, all of<br>
which AMD won video deals. If they can work their roadmap<br>
while the console revenues keep them going things might<br>
be looking good in 2-3 years. For now, Intel owns the<br>
street. Although Intel seems to have their howitzer pointed<br>
at NVidia at the moment -- MIC/Phi and all that.<br>
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But I have to give Intel soem major geek credit. Bringing the<br>
original Star Trek bridge to SC12 was the highlight of the show.<br>
And yes I sat in Kirk's chair and have the pictures to prove it.<br>
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