AMD’s 12-core Opteron server processor listed
Though AMD is yet to officially release its 12-core Opteron processor, an online store is now selling the very same chip. Code-named Magny-Cours, the 12-core server chip is now up on eBay auction site for $8,000. The processor runs at 2.2GHz and is officially expected to be launched later this quarter. The chip is also expected to provide 12MB of L3 cache and support for DDR3 memory.
The distributor, Oakville Mehlville Computers, is also selling a four-socket server loaded with Magny-Cours processors for $20,000. The server contains four 12-core AMD Opteron 6174 chips that run at 2.2GHz, giving it a total of 48 processor cores. The system also includes 64GB of memory.
[via PC World]
