Dual-Core AMD Opteron Prices Leak

Although the new dual-core Opteron server processors from AMD won't be officially announced until Thursday, pricing details have already begun to leak out. According to sources, the low-end Opteron 865 chip will cost $1,514 USD, the same as the most expensive single-core Opteron 852.

The numbers, first reported by DigiTimes, are from unnamed Taiwan motherboard manufacturers who have received the new chips. The dual-core Opteron 870 will run $2,149, with the Opteron 875 priced at $2,649. AMD's dual-core offerings are targeted at the enterprise market for use in high-powered servers.

Such prices, however, only give an indication of the cost of entry into dual-core computing. OEMs will decide on final pricing for their AMD and Intel dual-core systems, which are targeted at different markets. Intel is going after consumers with its Pentium Extreme Edition.

Intel's dual-core processor comes in at a price of $999 for a 3.2GHz version, with Alienware, Dell and Velocity Micro signed on to sell machines using the chips. AMD is expected to announce its own range of partnerships on Thursday.

By including two processing units into a single design, dual-core chips will bring improved performance when running multiple applications - even though speeds will initially be lower than current single core offerings.

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