Advanced Micro Devices a annoncé qui mettrait sur le marché des 2005 des microprocesseurs employant une technologie multi-core. Vers le milieu de l’année 2005 nous devrions donc assister au lancement d’un Athlon 64 pour serveur à base de dual-core, et c’est au deuxième semestre que ces mêmes processeurs devraient faire leur apparition en version grand public. En gros, la fin de l’année risque d’être mouvementée

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2004--Today AMD (NYSE:AMD - News) announced a technology milestone with the completed design of its AMD64 dual-core processors. AMD plans to deliver high-performance dual-core products to the x86 server market in mid-2005 and introduce dual-core solutions for high-end client PCs in the second half of 2005.

To meet customer and partner needs, AMD has been developing its multi-core processors for several years. Since the AMD64 platform was first discussed publicly in 1999, AMD indicated that its AMD64 technology would support multiple-core processors. As more solution providers join the AMD64 ecosystem, the industry is approaching the day when 32-bit-only systems or 32-bit-only dual-core processors will become obsolete.