Replies to post #86154 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

Have a look at slide 12 here:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/7/7/3772d75c-bce4-4a1c-977c-2f6bb6ef7fda/IDC_Keynote_Frankfurt_2008.pdf

In 2007 the average price of an IPF system for HPC work
was $8966 per processor. The typical Montecito SKU used
for HPC work was the 9040, which Intel priced at $1980
in quantity 1000. That works out to be 22% of system
price. SGI prices more aggressively than HP and also
sells the 9050 SKU into HPC accounts so their fraction
of selling price going to Intel would be higher.


no mention of Intel in those parts in the last 10K of SGI

Do you have a problem with reading comprehension?


Either way, HPC is a drop in the bucket compared to IPF commercial systems.

Since when is $1.2B out of $4.3B a drop in the bucket?
Keep in mind when you blend high priced and low priced
units by revenue average unit price is disproportionately
influenced by sales of the low priced units.

Again your numbers and their interpretation is of very poor quality.

Coming from *you* this comment is quite amusing.