AMD Prices "Barcelona"

[onethreehill]

AMD sent out pricing information for its upcoming quad-core Opteron 2300 and 8300 series processors to its partners and distributors. The company plans to launch nine new quad-core processors later this month with clock speeds ranging from 1.7 GHz to 2.0 GHz.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=8729

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so it's around 5-10% faster per clock than the c2qs...

well FGfhghJHLG:U...

ohh well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...name=Woodcrest

[mstp2009]

120W CPUs not launching right now can mean only one thing - yields are not good.

[Micutzu]

Seeing that from 1.9Ghz to 2.3Ghz they bumped the TDP from 68W to 120W, i'd say they have alot of issues with current leakage.

[Zytek_Fan]

This isn't official though, so things CAN change.

[terrace215]

so it's around 5-10% faster per clock than the c2qs...

Nah. It's roughly the same to slightly less IPC than current c2q.

There are bandwidth-gated benchmarks (specFP_rate) where it will outperform, but other than that...

[[XC] gomeler]

So $450 for dual quad-core, another $300 for a motherboard, and then no clue how it'll perform compared to a Kentsfield. Really worried how this is going to work out, ~2 weeks till launch right?

[Zytek_Fan]

Guys, this if for the server chips, so you compare it to Clovertown, not Kentsfield.

[Motiv]

Whatever the initial release speeds are at, AMD have to be competitive against the Xeons.

You can probably gauge the relative performance from an equally priced Xeon.

[sdsdv10]

This isn't official though, so things CAN change.

Actually if the original quote is to be believed it is official,

AMD sent out pricing information...

What might change is the MSRP/street price or AMD may add addition models/speed bins. One has to assume distributor/dealers/OEMs should know the cost/price of a new item, oh say a week or so before launch.

We will know for sure in a week. or

On EDIT:
Prices are pretty close to what Digitimes reported a couple of weeks ago.
http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20070813PD205.html

[n91htmare]

We don't know it's performance so why are people saying it's 5-10% better IPC or it's not better and so on?

We can compare to anything because regardless of if it's a desktop or server, overall performance is same, just different application.


6 more days people, 6 more days.

the crappy part is 6 days till we see performance but another 3 months till you can actually buy a desktop part .

[Zytek_Fan]

I don't think any member of the press is going to get their hands on one to test against Clovertown. Cray has a gigantic order waiting to be fulfilled for their next supercomputer, as does Sun and IBM.

[informal]

I think Cray has an order for 1xxx series of K10,Budapest.And these will be out in 2 months.

[noroger]

Well I hope "Barcelona" will bring some cash to AMD, because im getting sorry for them

[Zytek_Fan]

I think Cray has an order for 1xxx series of K10,Budapest.And these will be out in 2 months.

It might have been those, not sure. I just saw an article about them getting impatient because they want to be #1 on the Top500 again.

[misteroadster]

so it's around 5-10% faster per clock than the c2qs...

well FGfhghJHLG:U...

ohh well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...name=Woodcrest

Humm , i can see :

2Ghz Opteron = 1000$
3Ghz Xeon = 883$

if performance = price

2Ghz Opteron > 3Ghz Xeon, so more than 50% better clock for clock theorically.

Only 5 days

[dave_graham]

read the disclaimer, guys....it's not AMD official pricing. I should know. It's simply a representative of "best case" pricing at the disty level.

dave

[informal]

The price for 2350 model will be around ~410-430$

[turtletrax]

Is anybody else completely sick of random speculation?

I mean, come on AMD. Pull your head out of your "A"hole....

[v_rr]

Humm , i can see :

2Ghz Opteron = 1000$
3Ghz Xeon = 883$

if performance = price

2Ghz Opteron > 3Ghz Xeon, so more than 50% better clock for clock theorically.

Only 5 days

You are comparing a 2way Xeon to a 8Way AMD. Duh

Inform yourself a litle before posting.

There:
AMD Opteron 2300 Series 2.0 GHz 95W $372

Intel Xeon 5130 Woodcrest 2.0GHz Socket 771 2U $347.99

25$ diference. That´s realy a very very mutch

[red]

Humm , i can see :

2Ghz Opteron = 1000$
3Ghz Xeon = 883$

if performance = price

2Ghz Opteron > 3Ghz Xeon, so more than 50% better clock for clock theorically.

Only 5 days

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7343
Must compare MP to MP, no with DP.

[gallag]

You are comparing a 2way Xeon to a 8Way AMD. Duh

Inform yourself a litle before posting.

There:
AMD Opteron 2300 Series 2.0 GHz 95W $372

Intel Xeon 5130 Woodcrest 2.0GHz Socket 771 2U $347.99

25$ diference. That´s realy a very very mutch

The AMD could be faster but I think that they will have a hard time keeping there performance per watt promise

AMD Opteron 2300 Series 2.0 GHz 95W

Intel Xeon 5130 Woodcrest 2.0GHz Socket 771 50W

[dinos22]

2Ghz that can't be right

surely they will have some higher clocked CPUs as well

what about prices on desktop chips???

[hawkeyefan]

2Ghz that can't be right

surely they will have some higher clocked CPUs as well

what about prices on desktop chips???

Didn't AMD say Q4 for 2.1-2.4Ghz Barcelona parts? Phenom pricing and launch speeds=

I just want this all to end. So tired of waiting, lol.

[misteroadster]

You are comparing a 2way Xeon to a 8Way AMD. Duh

Inform yourself a litle before posting.

There:
AMD Opteron 2300 Series 2.0 GHz 95W $372

Intel Xeon 5130 Woodcrest 2.0GHz Socket 771 2U $347.99

25$ diference. That´s realy a very very mutch

Yes, you're right, i was terribly tired yesterday