Vincent Neil

AMD will release the new processor on this Monday " Barcelona " ,Thus put into four kernel processors " The club " Ranks. Before this, only IBM, Sun, Fujitsu and Intel have introduced four kernel processors, among them the products of the first three companies are only used in one's own system.

AMD places the great expectations

The more important thing is, AMD hopes to rely on " Barcelona " Promote the sales amount, recapture one's own leading advantage in processor characteristic again. Last November, Intel introduced four kernel processors. But AMD claim " the the intersection of Bassa and those Luo " Superior to the like product of Intel technically. AMD executive vice president in charge of server and work station chip business is blue to guide Alan (Randy Allen) Show: "We believe, ' Barcelona ' is the most advanced processor on a market. In unit power consumption characteristic, which kind of processors can compare with ' Barcelona '. "

Four kernel processors have four kernels, compare with single kernel or binuclear processor, it promotes on the characteristic greatly, but the power consumption increases little. To present computer, because the heat-dissipating problem stresses whether could control the power consumption to become more and more important effectively day by day. This Wednesday, Intel holds news briefing, four kernel processors that are released new series in San Francisco. The analyst thinks, this measure of Intel is for dispersing the attention of media and industry, weaken AMD to release " Barcelona " Momentum.

The customer does not have clear attitude

Up till now, the potential customers of four kernel processors have not made the choice between Intel and AMD yet. In the media that Intel holds moves about, main server manufacturers such as IBM, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Sun,etc. all participate in. However, these manufacturers sell the server based on Intel and AMD processor at the same time. No doubt, " Barcelona " where they will participate in AMD and hold in San Francisco tomorrow too News conference. AMD will also hold the relevant activity in Beijing and Barcelona, Spain of China.

Study analysts of company Douglas and Friedman (Douglas Freedman) in U.S.A.'s science and technology Show, AMD has exaggerated " Barcelona " Characteristic,but it is one section of processor that is outstanding really. He says: "I think ' Barcelona ' is a progress, instead of the revolution. Opteron that AMD Company released in 2003 is a revolution, a lot of computer manufacturers were not ready at that time. Obviously, " Barcelona " Do not have such influence. " Friedman's grading of Intel and AMD stock is " Buy in " (Buy) .

AMD to " Barcelona " Place the great expectations. In the past three quarters, AMD presents hugely and suffers the loss, and this trend will be extended in future several quarters. As Intel introduces the new little framework processor, since last year, the market share of AMD has glided continuously, the momentum that was seizing market share from Intel constantly in the past few years is bad-tempered and but stopped. The share that AMD occupies on market of the whole world processor at present is about 15% to 20%, and was up to nearly 25% for a time for the first time last year. Meanwhile, AMD stock price fall to being 13 dollar about from 27 of last year too.

Each side defeats the field

Xeon 7300 released on Wednesday in Barcelona and Intel of AMD all mainly face the network server, the difference of the two lies in, Intel Xeon 7300 only faces the server, and " Barcelona " It is AMD processor of future generation that is designed, will also face PC in the future. " Barcelona " Have two functions that Intel does not possess: First, " Barcelona " Having adopted four primary kernels to be designed, that is to say, AMD integrates four cores on the same silicon wafer, and Intel capsulates two double-core crystal plates together. Intel plans to put out one's own four primary kernels to design in the second half of 2008.

Second, the integrated memory control device of AMD processor, but Intel has adopted the independent chip set. The analyst thinks, the processor of the integrated memory control device has advantages even more in speed. Since the end of 2008 or 2009, Intel has planned the integrated memory control device in one's own processor too. With " Barcelona " Compare, Xeon 7300 that Intel introduces newly has a bipunctate advantage too: First of all, Intel has nine months to solve the problem that in the design, but AMD does not have such conditions. Secondly, Intel will have adopted more advanced production technology since the end of this year, step into 45 eras.