Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Hans de Vries]

The Spec2006Int_Rate score for a two socket Opteron 2358 2.4 GHz
system will be around 102 with the newer compilers compared
to 106 for a two socket 3.0 GHz Clovertown Xeon system. So the
initial pricing seems to be justified, giving the large advantage in HPC
applications away for free.

What the increase from 3.0 to 3.16 GHz Penryn based systems will
do for Server (rate) applications isn't clear yet, 10-13%?
AMD indeed might have to adjust prices when these processors
hit the market.


Regards, Hans