[NEWS] - Opteron 248 (2.2GHz) to be released soon

[CougTek]

At 2.2 GHz, the Opteron 248 is just as fast as the soon-to-be-released Athlon 64 FX-51 and given the performance numbers we've seen from that chip (sshhh) could be a real monster of a product.

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Releasing a 2.2 GHz part so quickly after their 2 GHz implies that AMD may have finally turned the corner on whatever yield problems they've experienced and be gearing the Athlon 64 and Opteron architectures up for a real fight.

At 2.2GHz, the Opteron (and Athlon 64 FX-51) should give Intel's Pentium 4 3.2GHz a run for its money.

I'm still waiting for reports of the Athlon 64/Opteron's performances for Folding@home. I've eeen SETI@home benchmarks, but the Alien-oriented client is very different from the F@h one.

A 2.4GHz Opteron doesn't look impossible by the end of the year if the 2.2GHz variant materialize within the next month.

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