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AMD dual-core Opteron 100 series to be Socket 939
Charles Chou, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Thursday 5 May 2005]

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to offer its dual-core Opteron 100 series using a 939-pin socket, according to sources at motherboard makers. The dual-core 100 series is scheduled to hit the market in the third quarter of this year.

AMD Taiwan declined to comment, saying the details of the product will be announced on the release date. Currently, AMD’s Opteron processors are all based on the 940-pin socket.

Motherboard makers quoted AMD’s roadmap as saying that the Opteron 152 will be the vendor’s last Opteron 100 series Socket 940 processor. All new dual-core Opteron 100 processors will be Socket 939.

AMD’s move is aimed to promote dual-core Opteron processors in the entry-level server and workstation segments, the makers commented. The new 100 series Opterons will allow vendors to offer lower cost Opteron systems, as Socket 939 motherboards widely support unbuffered DIMMs instead of registered DIMMs, the makers indicated.

In addition, most Socket 939 motherboards are built using four-layer PCB (printed circuit board) design instead of six layers, reducing the cost of the motherboard by about US$5, the makers added.

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