AMD announces new 6 and 12-core Opteron CPUs
AMD has announced plans to add a few more cores to their server-level Opteron CPUs, specifically a 6-core chip code-named ‘Istanbul’, another 6-core chip code-named ‘Sao Paulo’, and a 12-core chip code-named ‘Magny-Cours’, each based on a new platform they’re referring to as ‘Maranello’.
The company’s previous plans for an 8-core chip (a.k.a. ‘Montreal’ ) based on their ‘Barcelona’ platform has been cancelled, saying that the 12-core Maranello-based chips will be easier to manufacturer.
6-core Istanbul chips are scheduled to be released in the second half of 2009, the 6-core Sao Paulo in 2010, and the 12-core Magny-Cours also in 2010.
According to AMD vice president and general manager Randy Allen, the 12-core chip will include two 6-core processors, each in separate chips but in the same processor package.
[Via New York Times]
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