Replies to post #917 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[j3pflynn]

I wouldn't put too much stock into this score without knowing a lot more about the development/stability of the drivers and the OS. Not to mention that it's a VIA chipset, and their first effort at HT-AGP interface. I'd be a lot more concerned if it were an nVidia chipset with that sort of score. Time will tell.
Paul

[KeithDust2000]

yourbankruptcy, this is why Athlon 64 is postponed until September

Did you notice the clock speed of the CPU? We´re still only at 1,6 Ghz! That´s the real concern.

[Elmer Phud]

Yourbankruptcy -

Opteron has first to storm the blade rack-server market, trash Itanium and Xeon, then slowly, slowly start to compete with P4 on desktop. That will be a challenge.

Yes but right now on this benchmark it competes with a less than top of the line PIII. We were promised the highest performance processor in the world but delivering it is a bit more difficult than promising it.

[wbmw]

YB, Re: Opteron has first to storm the blade rack-server market, trash Itanium and Xeon

Are you saying that this is a requirement for Opteron's success? Does it need to beat Itanium to be successful?