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Using Same Tech Not a Disadvantage, Says Intel|
- By Manu Sharma, Mar 31, 2009 1827 hrs IST
- Tags : Intel, Manu Sharma, Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, QuickPath Interconnect, AMD, HyperTransport interconnect, CXOtoday, Ravichandran R., Nehalem IDC
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Intel officials feel that it is not a disadvantage for them even though the new Intel Xeon processor 5500 series uses the same QuickPath Interconnect, a point-to-point interconnect much like their competitor Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) HyperTransport interconnect.
Talking to CXOtoday, Ravichandran R., director sales & World Ahead Program of Intel South Asia, said, "It is no disadvantage for Intel if the same technology is used by our competitors, but we offer a lot more capabilities and have already made a benchmark for ourselves in the market."
In both cases, the interconnect links processor cores and their integrated memory controls each other and to memory and peripherals in a much more efficient and bandwidth-drippy manner than the frontside bus architecture of previous Xeon processors.
Intel and AMD have long one-upped each other on computing performance. But the Xeon 5500 is the latest in a series of signs that Intel's product-development efforts are operating at a high gear.
The latest performance measures were one of few remaining secrets related to the Nehalem chip family, which first hit the market through a version for high-end desktop computers introduced last November.
The new Intel Xeon processor 5500 series launched on Tuesday in India offers technologies that radically improve system speed and versatility. Besides Intel claims it is smarter, faster, more efficient server processor.
Today, eight of 10 servers are based on Intel technology. While proprietary systems are still in the market, Intel-based servers continue to experience incredible growth, especially in higher-end computing, "All these applications from high-end computing to cloud computing will benefit from the new Xeon 5500 series," said Ravichandran.
As per IDC data, Intel has about 80% market share in the server chip segment while AMD has about 18-20%. "We are the leaders both in the server chip segment as well the desktop chip segment much more than our competitors," he said.
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