IBM to use dual-core Opteron
“SAN FRANCISCO–IBM will upgrade its Opteron-based e325 server for high-performance computing with Advanced Micro Devices’ dual-core chip in 2005, the company plans to announce Thursday.
The new e326 will be available next week with current Opteron chips and with the dual-core versions in mid-2005, said Alex Yost, a director of marketing in IBM’s eServer group.
Big Blue was the first major server maker to embrace Opteron, announcing its support the day AMD released the strategically important chip in 2003. Opteron processors, like rival Xeon chips from Intel that are just emerging now, have added 64-bit features that make it easier to use large amounts of memory. “
