The Inq reports that:
Sun Microsystems will definitely use Opterons when the CPUs formerly known as Sledgehammer launch.
Better than that - Sun will sell boxes containing multiple Sledgehammers under its own brand name.
...Opteron seems to perform very well under tests carried out in the locale of Sun's HQ.
The Inq also reports (pointing to a roadmap from a Russian web site) that a ClawHammer 4000+ will arrive sometime in Q1 2003, with ClawHammer 3400+ processors arriving in October along with Barton 2800+ processors.
According to AMD, UMC will be taking off a lot of the load of the .13-micron K7 production (Tbred and/or Barton) from AMD's Fab 30. However AMD's official line is that UMC will contribute to .13-micron K7 revenue starting only in Q1 2003. We'll see how AMD spreads how their production capabilities soon enough...
So as usual, take The Inquirer with a very large grain of salt.
UPDATE: Planet3DNow claims that AMD will cut prices on May 27th and intro the first Tbreds on June 6th shipping up to 2200+ (1.8GHz).
UPDATE 2: In addition, it seems that ClawHammer is not delayed until Q1 (for availability that is) as was previously thought. According to AMD's Solomon Smith Barney conference today, the server CPU SledgeHammer (not ClawHammer) will be shipped in December of this year (which is Q4) and become available in Q1 of 2003. Knowing that AMD has said several times that ClawHammer would ship and be available before Opteron (SledgeHammer), this could give a little extra credibility to The Inq's claims that ClawHammer will be available in October of this year (unlikely IMHO).
Sun Microsystems will definitely use Opterons when the CPUs formerly known as Sledgehammer launch.
Better than that - Sun will sell boxes containing multiple Sledgehammers under its own brand name.
...Opteron seems to perform very well under tests carried out in the locale of Sun's HQ.
The Inq also reports (pointing to a roadmap from a Russian web site) that a ClawHammer 4000+ will arrive sometime in Q1 2003, with ClawHammer 3400+ processors arriving in October along with Barton 2800+ processors.
According to AMD, UMC will be taking off a lot of the load of the .13-micron K7 production (Tbred and/or Barton) from AMD's Fab 30. However AMD's official line is that UMC will contribute to .13-micron K7 revenue starting only in Q1 2003. We'll see how AMD spreads how their production capabilities soon enough...
So as usual, take The Inquirer with a very large grain of salt.
UPDATE: Planet3DNow claims that AMD will cut prices on May 27th and intro the first Tbreds on June 6th shipping up to 2200+ (1.8GHz).
UPDATE 2: In addition, it seems that ClawHammer is not delayed until Q1 (for availability that is) as was previously thought. According to AMD's Solomon Smith Barney conference today, the server CPU SledgeHammer (not ClawHammer) will be shipped in December of this year (which is Q4) and become available in Q1 of 2003. Knowing that AMD has said several times that ClawHammer would ship and be available before Opteron (SledgeHammer), this could give a little extra credibility to The Inq's claims that ClawHammer will be available in October of this year (unlikely IMHO).