AMD loses dual core race

“ AMD IS ABOUT TO LOSE the race to dual cores, or so it would seem. It is quite the turnaround from last September when it had a dozen or so of the beasties up and running while Intel was faking it on stage. Word has it that Intel is catching up fast, and Smithfield class chips are available internally, finally, to those who need them, and samples are going out.

The roadmaps all show Intel launching Smithfield in Q2 and AMD launching in Q3. Never mind that these chips are aimed at vastly different markets, and Intel just made a big deal about putting a silicon bun in the ovens yesterday. AMD is not sitting still.”