Provantage of North Canton is featuring a number of 12-core AMD Opteron processors on its retail website. Obviously, this is well-ahead of the launch, and subject to the usual caveats, but if you are a chip-head the info is rather interesting nonetheless.
The most expensive of the lot, the Opteron X12 6176 SE is a 2.3GHz processor with an 18MB cache, 105 watts, and it can be yours for $1,485.61.
If you are not quite in the mood to break the bank, the X12 6128 SE is a 2GHz chip with 16MB, 80 watts, and it is currently listed at $291. The processors should start shipping to retailers “around the time Intel announces the eight-core Nehalem-EX processor,” later this month.
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