Replies to post #35350 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[alan81]

I think there is value in having a consistent platform through out the enterprise. Not everybody is going to accomplish this, or go for it... but I do think those that use very large servers, are more likely to purchase the same "platform" for smaller servers and workstations just to maintain compatability.
As an example, the company I used to work for had several RS6000 servers used for the heavy lifting computing... They then put an RS6K workstation on the desk so that small jobs could run local on the desktop and the large jobs sent back to the server room.
The market is large and varied, and I do think there is a place for all of these products. The only question that remains is what volume and share each gets. I do know Itanium would be a very good fit for my old job of electronic design, while even the best X86 is woefully underpowered for it:-)
--Alan

[sgolds]

chipguy, that 1.0GHz rx1600 server does not make a very compelling story. When is the last time you posted a benchmark from that machine, as configured for a minimum price?

I do, however, agree that the price is low. Maybe they sell it as a test platform for QA labs. It seems to be set up very nicely for this purpose - racks of them in software QA labs. It underwrites the development of the software base.

I'm not so sure this server is intended for mass end user adoption, although maybe once that was the intent.