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....
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Douglas Eadline <deadl...@eadline.org>wrote: > > > On 11/19/2012 09:28 AM, Douglas Eadline wrote: > >> Though not formally announced, Semiaccurate seems to have learned > >> that AMD is leaving the X86 server business. > >> > >> > http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/19/amd-kills-off-big-cores-kaveri-steamroller-and-excavator/ > >> > >> > > of course the article was amended at 10:15am to say that AMD contacted > > them to say that Kaveri and the big cores are still on track. > > > > I hope that is true. There was also the "looking for a buyer" > rumor that surfaced last week. In my unofficial discussions with > AMD, they said they are looking forward to APU on server (which > flies in the face of the semiaccurate claim) and that the new > roadmap will get them to back to competing. > > The key will be sales of the three major game consoles, all of > which AMD won video deals. If they can work their roadmap > while the console revenues keep them going things might > be looking good in 2-3 years. For now, Intel owns the > street. Although Intel seems to have their howitzer pointed > at NVidia at the moment -- MIC/Phi and all that. > > But I have to give Intel soem major geek credit. Bringing the > original Star Trek bridge to SC12 was the highlight of the show. > And yes I sat in Kirk's chair and have the pictures to prove it. > > > -- > Doug > > > -- > Doug > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Mailscanner: Clean > > > > > -- > Doug > > -- > Mailscanner: Clean > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >
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