Replies to post #4285 on AMD strictly moderated (AMD)

[chipguy]

Whether you like it or not, Opteron is Itanium competitor. In all areas where these processors overlap, Opteron (and Xeon) won, Itanium has lost.

The next generation of Direct Connect Architecture will increase Opteron capabilities, it will increase the areas of overlap, which will result in Itanium losing out, and retreating to higher ground.

You better tell HP. The biggest seller of Opteron systems
is under the mistaken belief that Montecito based systems
will outperform contemporary Opteron systems 2x socket
for socket. At least that is what they are telling all their
customers when they lay out their various server lines.

IPF bashers make me laugh alright. Year after year IPF
sales continue to grow rapidly despite every new reason
they throw out why it is doomed. First it was AMD64,
then it was Intel's own EM64T line. Now it is son of HT.
Yeah whatever you say Joe. :-P