Having a more intelligent quad-core, as opposed to the dual dual-core, translates to better power usage and, in theory, far better performance. The advantages are that you get a higher degree of sharing with caches and buses. |
He certainly goes for unconventional, creative approaches, like licensing Sun's software based on the number of employees that a customer had. So in that regard, I'm optimistic. |
He had a pretty good relationship with Dirk Meyer (AMD's No. 2 exec). It is hard to say who precisely was behind the (Athlon 64) development, but Fred certainly was a big contributor. Most of the technology changes that AMD has made while he was there turned out to be good ones. |
He had a pretty good relationship with Dirk Meyer [AMD's number two executive]. It is hard to say who precisely was behind the [Athlon 64] development, but Fred certainly was a big contributor. Most of the technology changes that AMD has made while he was there turned out to be good ones. |
Henceforth, those who need more performance must exploit parallelism -- multiple processors, often on a single silicon die. AMD is winning the dual-core server race. |
I don't know how much Apple pays for that IBM chip, but you can bet it's absurdly low. Apple has this crazy idea that it shouldn't have to pay as much as everyone else. And whatever it's paying for the IBM chip, I'm sure it's paying more for the Intel chip. |
I don't know that Apple's market share can survive another architecture shift. Every time they do this, they lose more customers. |
I think the market has changed in a permanent way from ... 2000, when AMD was viewed as a second-tier supplier who didn't have the technology to compete with Intel at all levels. |
I think they're getting back on track. The performance benchmarks that they demonstrated, these are all of the things Intel couldn't do last year. |
I would say 18 months is not an unreasonable amount of time. |
I've long believed that Dell will ultimately have to do something with AMD if it doesn't want to lose some key server business. That may also be an imperative in the gaming business. |
If ever there was a time when Dell needed AMD, this is probably it. |
If someone came up with a 64-bit desktop application, then AMD would have an advantage, ... As soon as the application base on PCs demands more than 4GB to run any particular application, that's when you will start to see pressure on the desktop for 64-bit processors. But the average use for a Windows 98 configuration is just south of 128MB, so we still have several years, as that demand tends to crawl forward at around 50 to 100 percent a year. |
If someone came up with a 64-bit desktop application, then AMD would have an advantage. As soon as the application base on PCs demands more than 4GB to run any particular application, that's when you will start to see pressure on the desktop for 64-bit processors. But the average use for a Windows 98 configuration is just south of 128MB, so we still have several years, as that demand tends to crawl forward at around 50 to 100 percent a year. |
If you're asking 'How do I get more done with the same amount of electrical power?' this is one of the few solutions out there. And I think there are plenty of companies in this bind that will see this as manna from heaven. |