Both Intel and AMD last week rolled out high-powered 64-bit processors. Intel introduced two Itanium 2 dual-processor chipsets for technical computing and front-end edge, security and enterprise ...

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Developers, analysts and the media have descended this week upon sunny San Jose, Calif., for Intel’s biannual review of its products and partnerships. And Advanced Micro Devices ...

Ten years ago this week, AMD launched the first consumer x86 64-bit processors, the Athlon 64 FX-51 and Athlon 64 3200+. It remains one of the most exciting products that I ever covered -- the ...

The best thing about migrating to 64-bit computing might be that you don't have to do it in one great leap. The best thing about migrating to 64-bit computing might be that you don't have to do it in ...

On the server front, Intel says it will soon begin shipping a multiprocessing implementation of its 64-bit Xeon. The device, dubbed Xeon MP, will enable systems builders to field four-way servers ...

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s Opteron x86, 64-bit processor. In just over a year, the three major enterprise hardware vendors have built offerings around it ...

AMD is putting its foot down. In what Donny Woligroski, senior processor technical marketing manager at AMD, called the “worst-kept secret” in the world of desktop processors, Team Red announced it’s ...

Armed with definitive benchmarks, we answer the burning question: Can Intel’s souped-up Xeon match the Opteron in the 64-bit x86 performance? To paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli, there are lies, damn lies ...

The era of high-end desktops (HEDT) disappeared a few years ago. Intel’s long-abandoned X-series processors dried up, and AMD relegated its Threadripper CPUs to the enterprise market, leaving ...

Eric Foote is considering 64-bit Windows servers for his growing base of 4,500 users. But he’s in no big rush to make the shift from 32-bit computing. His first target application is Presentation ...

SUNNYVALE, CALIF.--JULY 29, 2004-- AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the availability of AMD Sempron¿ processors, a new family of processors that redefine everyday computing for value-conscious buyers ...