AMD is widely expected to formally launch the first dual-core versions of its popular 64-bit Opteron server processor on April 21.

That's the date AMD chairman, Hector Ruiz, is hosting a reception in New York City to celebrate the second anniversary of Opteron's launch.

Three families of dual-core Opterons are in the works, according to AMD's latest processor roadmap, released on March 10. The first, which will be designated the 100-series, is code-named "Denmark." The 200-series family is code-named "Italy"; the 300-series is called "Egypt."

"The 100 goes for one-way workstations. The 200 is for two-way systems [workstations and servers]. The 800 is for four-way and eight-way," Kovacs said.

The fastest of the dual-core parts will run at a clock speed of 2.2 GHz. That's slower than the 2.6 GHz of the fastest single-core Opterons, but with two CPUs to run multiple threads, the dual-core devices should outperform today's parts.

All the dual-core Opterons will be manufactured using AMD's cutting-edge 90-nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) fabrication technology. "

AMD is expected to price the dual-core Opterons at slightly less then twice the cost of equivalent single-core parts. AMD declined to comment on pricing.

By: DocMemory
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