Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Monday officially announced the addition of triple-core Phenom processors to its roadmap for desktop computer chips, turning two days-long speculations that have been circulating around possible “tri-core Phenom desktop CPU” into reality.
Sunnyvale, California-based AMD said its triple-core Phenom processors, probably called Phenom X3, are expected to be the world’s first PC processors to integrate three computational cores on a single die of silicon. The chips will actually be a four-core Phenom, but AMD will disable one of the quad cores at packaging time to create the triple-core chip.
AMD’s disclosure of tri-core processors comes as part of a roadmap update that AMD simultaneously provided to its customers and journalists. "We're adding a triple-core processor to the roadmap to give the customers more choice", said Giuseppe Amato, AMD's European technical director for sales and marketing. "It will fit between dual- and quad-cores, but not exactly in the middle."
AMD believes the tri-core processors, based on AMD’s upcoming quad-core processor architecture, which the chip maker has recently released in Opteron form, fits a gap in the market between dual- and quad-core processors from its own stable. "There a space for it," said Bob Brewer, general manager of AMD's desktop division, of the three-core chip. "It makes sense. It will resonate naturally with consumers."
According to Brewer, a 3-core Phenom, which is designed to offer increased horsepower in multiple computer applications, may appeal to budget-conscious computer video gamers.
The company plans to sell its three-core processor after the release of its quad-core desktop product, code-named Phenom. AMD Phenom processors are designed to facilitate intelligent use of energy and system resources that are reliable, virtualization-ready and energy efficient, driving optimum performance-per-watt, AMD has said.
AMD plans to sell "triple-core" processors in the first quarter of 2008, following the Phenom's launch this December, at an undetermined price.
Meanwhile, Microsoft Corp., the world’s leading software maker, said it may partner with the chipmaker to design products around the triple-core processor. “Microsoft is excited to see AMD creating new technologies like the AMD Phenom triple-core processors,” said Bill Mitchell, corporate vice president of the Windows Hardware Ecosystem at Microsoft Corp. “We see potential for power and performance improvements through triple-core processing in the industry and are exploring with AMD the possibility of taking advantage of this in the Microsoft family of products.”
Earlier this month, AMD, the world's second-largest maker of personal-computer processors, behind Intel introduced Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor, the third-generation of AMD Opteron processors developed under the codename “Barcelona”.
The latest Opteron chip, which is the result of almost three years of design work, led by a team of 400 engineers at chip manufacturer's offices in Texas, California and India, is the company’s most significant new product in several years, as per told by Mario Rivas, executive vice president for computing products at AMD at the time of launch.
Advanced Micro Devices is the leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. It is the world's second-largest maker of personal-computer processors, behind Intel. The company was founded in 1969 by a group of former executives from Fairchild Semiconductor, including Jerry Sanders III, Ed Turney, John Carey, Sven Simonsen, Jack Gifford and three members from Gifford's team, Frank Botte, Jim Giles and Larry Stenger.
AMD is the world's second-largest supplier of x86 based processors, the largest supplier of discrete graphics products as a result of the merger with ATI Technologies in 2006, and owns a 37 percent share of Spansion, a supplier of non-volatile flash memory.
With the launch of Barcelona Quad-Core platform, and now the 3-core Phenom processors AMD apparently intends to outshine its arch-rival Intel, which is the world’s leading manufacturer of computer microprocessors, in the Quad-core Processor market. The two chipmakers have been in this constant attempt to out run the other and grab the monster share of the processor market.
Shares of AMD were up 0.2%, or 3 cents, to $12.72 during noon trading, while shares of its arch-rival Intel were down 0.4%, or 9 cents, to $24.84.
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Sunnyvale, California-based AMD said its triple-core Phenom processors, probably called Phenom X3, are expected to be the world’s first PC processors to integrate three computational cores on a single die of silicon. The chips will actually be a four-core Phenom, but AMD will disable one of the quad cores at packaging time to create the triple-core chip.
AMD’s disclosure of tri-core processors comes as part of a roadmap update that AMD simultaneously provided to its customers and journalists. "We're adding a triple-core processor to the roadmap to give the customers more choice", said Giuseppe Amato, AMD's European technical director for sales and marketing. "It will fit between dual- and quad-cores, but not exactly in the middle."
AMD believes the tri-core processors, based on AMD’s upcoming quad-core processor architecture, which the chip maker has recently released in Opteron form, fits a gap in the market between dual- and quad-core processors from its own stable. "There a space for it," said Bob Brewer, general manager of AMD's desktop division, of the three-core chip. "It makes sense. It will resonate naturally with consumers."
According to Brewer, a 3-core Phenom, which is designed to offer increased horsepower in multiple computer applications, may appeal to budget-conscious computer video gamers.
The company plans to sell its three-core processor after the release of its quad-core desktop product, code-named Phenom. AMD Phenom processors are designed to facilitate intelligent use of energy and system resources that are reliable, virtualization-ready and energy efficient, driving optimum performance-per-watt, AMD has said.
AMD plans to sell "triple-core" processors in the first quarter of 2008, following the Phenom's launch this December, at an undetermined price.
Meanwhile, Microsoft Corp., the world’s leading software maker, said it may partner with the chipmaker to design products around the triple-core processor. “Microsoft is excited to see AMD creating new technologies like the AMD Phenom triple-core processors,” said Bill Mitchell, corporate vice president of the Windows Hardware Ecosystem at Microsoft Corp. “We see potential for power and performance improvements through triple-core processing in the industry and are exploring with AMD the possibility of taking advantage of this in the Microsoft family of products.”
Earlier this month, AMD, the world's second-largest maker of personal-computer processors, behind Intel introduced Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor, the third-generation of AMD Opteron processors developed under the codename “Barcelona”.
The latest Opteron chip, which is the result of almost three years of design work, led by a team of 400 engineers at chip manufacturer's offices in Texas, California and India, is the company’s most significant new product in several years, as per told by Mario Rivas, executive vice president for computing products at AMD at the time of launch.
Advanced Micro Devices is the leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions for computing, communications and consumer electronics markets. It is the world's second-largest maker of personal-computer processors, behind Intel. The company was founded in 1969 by a group of former executives from Fairchild Semiconductor, including Jerry Sanders III, Ed Turney, John Carey, Sven Simonsen, Jack Gifford and three members from Gifford's team, Frank Botte, Jim Giles and Larry Stenger.
AMD is the world's second-largest supplier of x86 based processors, the largest supplier of discrete graphics products as a result of the merger with ATI Technologies in 2006, and owns a 37 percent share of Spansion, a supplier of non-volatile flash memory.
With the launch of Barcelona Quad-Core platform, and now the 3-core Phenom processors AMD apparently intends to outshine its arch-rival Intel, which is the world’s leading manufacturer of computer microprocessors, in the Quad-core Processor market. The two chipmakers have been in this constant attempt to out run the other and grab the monster share of the processor market.
Shares of AMD were up 0.2%, or 3 cents, to $12.72 during noon trading, while shares of its arch-rival Intel were down 0.4%, or 9 cents, to $24.84.
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