Comments on: Anticipation http://blogs.amd.com/work/2009/05/21/anticipation/ AMD brings cutting-edge technology to your business with high-performance processor and graphics solution. Discover how AMD technology can take your business where you want to go. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:20:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Fruehe http://blogs.amd.com/work/2009/05/21/anticipation/comment-page-1/#comment-34 John Fruehe Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:18:15 +0000 http://blogs.amd.com/work/?p=310#comment-34 I do not believe that there are any plans to add support for the 4x4 platform, this is an Opteron processor, not an Athlon. There are workstations from partners that will feature Istanbul; these will be announced in the near future. I do not believe that there are any plans to add support for the 4×4 platform, this is an Opteron processor, not an Athlon. There are workstations from partners that will feature Istanbul; these will be announced in the near future.

]]> By: John Fruehe http://blogs.amd.com/work/2009/05/21/anticipation/comment-page-1/#comment-33 John Fruehe Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:11:33 +0000 http://blogs.amd.com/work/?p=310#comment-33 It's an interesting question. While the word "hex" accurately reflects the number in Greek, in English, the word "hex" can have some negative connotations, so we chose the modifier "six". It’s an interesting question. While the word “hex” accurately reflects the number in Greek, in English, the word “hex” can have some negative connotations, so we chose the modifier “six”.

]]> By: Daniel Bowers http://blogs.amd.com/work/2009/05/21/anticipation/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Daniel Bowers Thu, 28 May 2009 21:11:23 +0000 http://blogs.amd.com/work/?p=310#comment-32 John -- Congrats on 6 years & 6 cores -- looking forward to Istanbul! Do you know why it's called "six core" instead of "hex core"? Was the idea that the Greek prefixes would start getting too strange as core counts rise? John — Congrats on 6 years & 6 cores — looking forward to Istanbul!

Do you know why it’s called “six core” instead of “hex core”? Was the idea that the Greek prefixes would start getting too strange as core counts rise?

]]> By: KTE http://blogs.amd.com/work/2009/05/21/anticipation/comment-page-1/#comment-31 KTE Sun, 24 May 2009 15:08:29 +0000 http://blogs.amd.com/work/?p=310#comment-31 While I admit professionally I'm interested in understanding this new processor AMD will be offering and the advancements it will bring from Shanghai - as soon as my work has the samples - we as a community of technology enthusiasts have been more intrigued about the possibilities of Istanbul being offered in the high-end workstation and desktop platforms as a resurrection of AMD's earlier 4x4 platform in the form of FASN8. That would chiefly depend on how well it scales across the cores, and, across dual-sockets but I'd very much like to hear AMD's thoughts on this concept (this is being discussed on many online fora already). From what I know, nothing as such has been formally announced as on the cards. While I admit professionally I’m interested in understanding this new processor AMD will be offering and the advancements it will bring from Shanghai – as soon as my work has the samples – we as a community of technology enthusiasts have been more intrigued about the possibilities of Istanbul being offered in the high-end workstation and desktop platforms as a resurrection of AMD’s earlier 4×4 platform in the form of FASN8. That would chiefly depend on how well it scales across the cores, and, across dual-sockets but I’d very much like to hear AMD’s thoughts on this concept (this is being discussed on many online fora already).

From what I know, nothing as such has been formally announced as on the cards.

]]>