Quad Core Opteron "taped out"

[ToxicTaZ]

Q3 2006
AMD AM2 vs Intel Core 2
AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800

Q4 2006
AMD Athlon 64 FX-64 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X6900
AMD AM2 4x4 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme EE X6800 (Kentsfield)

Q1 2007
AMD AM2 4x4 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme EE X6800 (Kentsfield)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-64 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X6900

Q2 2007
AMD AM2 4x4 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme EE X6900 (Kentsfield)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-66 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X6900
Intel Bearlake-P/G (Motherbored)

Q3 2007
AMD Opteron (K8L)
AMD AM3 4x4 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme EE X6900 (Kentsfield)
AMD Athlon 64 FX-66 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X6900
Intel Bearlake-X/G+ (Motherbored)

Q4 2007
AMD Athlon 64 FX-68 (K8L) vs Intel Core 2 Extreme EE X6900 (Kentsfield)
AMD Athlon 64 X4 (K8L) vs Intel Ridgefield 45nm Dual-Core 6MB
AMD AM3 4x4 vs Intel Bearlake-X/G+ (Motherbored)

Some thing like that.

[jAkUp]

I thought K8L was to be released early next year. If this is NOT the case, then yes, AMD might be in trouble. It really depends on the K8L architechture. If they do thinks "similar" or "better" than intel with the core design, then they have a real chance to take the performance lead. Thing is, none of us REALLY know what K8 is capable of. What we do no is that Quad Core Monolithic Intel CPU's will kick ass. Will they kick enough ass to best K8L? We have to wait and see.

BTW, why is AMD even doing 4X4 and Intel doing Kentsfield? Is it just that multi core apps will be able to access them? Because IMO 4X4 and Kentsfield are basically the same thing, thus they are just adding cores, not revamping architecture...Intel will still win this battle (4x4 vs Kentsfield). K8L vs. Bloomsfield is an entirely different story...

Well 4x4 is the desktop solution... basically AMD realized they have nothing to compete, and are releasing a $2,000 power hungry, hot running P.O.S. that will only show any type of benefit in a few select games. Crysis will take advantage of 4 cores and will be the posterchild for 4x4. But really, imagine the power it will require, and the cooling needed, not to mention a slower solution than Kentsfield for the majority of applications out there.