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- AMD announces Puma laptop platform, Mobile Radeon 3800 GPU
- Located in the PC component capital of the world, Computex has become the tradeshow for chipsets, so it's no surprise AMD chose to announce its new mobile platform here in Taiwan today. (You can watch the press conference here.) Known by its code-name Puma, the platform itself doesn't have a...
- Tags: Mobile, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Radeon, GPU, Puma, Radeon 3200, Puma Platform, ATI XGP, Chipsets, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?
- Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?give me IntelI would pay more for the Intel Q6600 because it has been out in the market longer with no serious issues unlike the phenom processor.RE: Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?We...
- Tags: Processors, Phenom, quad, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., dual-core
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANs
- New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANsThat's why I don't use these methods for securityYou have to consider wireless networks as inherently insecure, whether you use wep, wpa or any of this complicated key crap. They were asking for wireless acces here at my corp for a long time and...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Modems, Wi-Fi, Network security, Cable, Exe, enterprise Wireless LAN, wireless, tool, RADIUS
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- Intel and AMD finalizing new notebook technology
- Within the next couple of months, both Intel and AMD will be releasing new notebook platforms. Here's what we know so far. Details of Intel's new platform, called Montevina and due in June, have been slowly leaking out for months. But Daily Tech has filled in a...
- Tags: AMD Turion, Dual-core, Platform, Roadmap, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Montevina, U3300, PM45, Puma, Griffin, Processors, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- No AMD at Dell.com? Not so fast
- Is it in with the new, out with the old at Dell.com? Last night, I wrote that Dell had added a few Penryn options to one of its most popular laptops, the XPS M1330. Now comes word that the company may have dropped systems using AMD processors from Dell.com altogether....
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell.com, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Processors, Notebooks, Business Structures, Desktops, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Finance, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-02-08
- Dell: We're committed to AMD but...
- Update below: Dell is trying to quell worries about its relationship with AMD. A blog ruckus has emerged after Engadget and DailyTech and others reported that Dell pulled AMD-powered desktops and laptops from Dell.com, which represents the bulk of the PC maker's sales. Instead, Dell pushed folks...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Business Structures, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Finance, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-08
- AMD: Roadmap delays or shifting priorities?
- So, AMD has delayed the launch of Phenom 9900 and 9700 processors until Q2. The reason according to AMD is down to "prioritization and resources." AMD will now introduce the AMD Phenom 9700 and 9900 models in Q2 2008. This decision was based on OEM input on how AMD...
- Tags: AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-01-12
- CrystalCPUID (zip)
- CrystalCPUID is a useful application that shows detailed information about the processor, the chipset, bios and cache. It contains a real time clock checker and the function to change the multiplier and voltage on systems with AMD K7/K8 prozessors. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: CrystalCPUID, Chipsets, BIOS, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2007-12-20
- SPEC launches standardized energy efficiency benchmark
- SPEC Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation launched its first standardized energy efficiency benchmark SPECpower_ssj2008 this week which tackles something that the computer industry has struggled to define in recent years. With datacenter energy costs spiraling out of control, server customers have struggled to sort out the conflicting messages from technology vendors...
- Tags: Performance, Java, Quad-core, Power Consumption, Server, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Energy Efficiency, SPECpower_ssj2008, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
- AMD doubters persist; Are they right this time?
- AMD doubters persist; Are they right this time?Talking Intel/AMD victory...is so subjective. If you look at Intel's desire - to be the only chip maker - AMD is victorious.If you look at solely IPS's then it's a toss up between INT and FP.I sell nothing but AMD. So...
- Tags: Processors, Performance management, Penryn, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Clovertown, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-09-14
- AMD: Is closing the quad-core deficit enough?
- AMD kicked off the "premier" of their latest microprocessor offering with a launch party at the Herbst International Exhibit Hall Monday night. Partners like VMware, HP, Dell, Sun, Oracle, IBM, Microsoft and others were on hand or were there by video link to celebrate the launch of AMD's single-die quad-core...
- Tags: Processor, Performance, Quad-core, Barcelona, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., SPECint_rate2006, SPECjbb2005, FBDIMM, Scott Wasson, Performance Management, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-09-12
- Leaked - AMD Barcelona versus Intel Clovertown and Tigerton
- [UPDATE 9/10/2007 - My leaked extrapolated scores below are now officially confirmed on SPEC.org for Integer and Floating Point. Since I only had two significant figures on percentage gain to work off of from the leaked slides, I was off by up to 0.3 which is to be expected. AMD's official Barcelona launch announced newer scores...
- Tags: Performance, Barcelona, Slide, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-09-11
- Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?
- Will AMD Barcelona kill off high-margin AMD CPUs?Holy Cow!It's outta the ballpark.It wasa stream of conciousness--conversational in tone.Ouddda the ball park. Good.Nothing I can pick at though so I am moving on. ;)Hopefully AMD can get back in the game.The competition between AMD and Intel has been great for us...
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, Servers, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, performance, SPECint_rate, CPU
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
- Is AMD's 65nm SOI process broken?
- Is AMD's 65nm SOI process broken?As soon as I read the headline...I knew it had to be George.Your bashing has become boring.Seems to be..and after all the SOI hubbub, too!Good topic. AMD made a huge stink about it's incredible and innovative SOI process a few years ago. That along...
- Tags: Processors, OPEN SOURCE, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., SOI, Intel Corp., processor
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Is AMD's 65nm SOI process broken?
- Since news first broke that AMD's Barcelona will be six months late confirmed by AMD CEO and six hundred megahertz short on clock speed, the microprocessor community began to wonder aloud whether AMD's 65nm SOI Silicon On Insulator process is fundamentally broken. The fact that there are absolutely zero production...
- Tags: Processor, Barcelona, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Busting deceptive benchmark charts (AMD this time) is necessary, but ultimately is not a solution
- Busting deceptive benchmark charts AMD this time is necessary, but ultimately is not a solutionThis will be correctedjust as soon as hard drive manufacturers learn what a gigabyte is . . . IOW don't hold your breath.Will AMD out-flank the iPhone?Prior to the iPhone release, there were about 30 negative...
- Tags: ZD-Net, journalism business, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip
- Discussion threads 2007-07-05
- Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs: June 2007
- Three motherboards for Intel and AMD CPUs: June 2007AMD board featured LAST!Heh, just kidding. :-D (Never say people don't have anything to complain about.)Such Vibrant ColorsThose motherboards sure are colorful.Is the AMD motherbord ready..for the Barcelona processor? You talked about Intell's penryn processors in your article, but not about...
- Tags: .NET, Application servers, CPU, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft .NET, motherboard, MSI
- Discussion threads 2007-06-12
- Another take on AMD's debts
- Another take on AMD's debtsOf course not"the question you have to ask yourself, as a customer or even an investor, is do you want an AMD that is scrimping and saving"If AMD isn't competitive, then Intel can raise prices to whatever they'd like. The only time Intel really cut...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., ATI Technologies Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-01
- Beyond AMD's Barcelona hype - the fine print
- Beyond AMD's Barcelona hype - the fine printapples to applesGeorge,As I'm sure you know, the metric used in IT is performance/watt. So if you really want to compare ...Barcelona TDP 95WX355 (Clovertown 2.66 GHz) TDP 120WX5365 (Clovertown 3.0 GHz) TDP 150W?So as you also probably know (if you don't...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, vaporware, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-25
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