Intel vs. AMD - The War of Processors' Gods

AMD's representatives said in a statement that they intend to oppose Intel's high-end Core 2 Extreme processor with a dual-socket platform probably later this year, according to TG Daily.

Henri Richard, AMD's executive vice president, has stated in an interview with Tom's Hardware that the manufacturer will go even further, developing its 4x4 technology, which will be scaled in order to support a total of eight CPU cores and open the technology up to other processor types.

"4x4 is a bit of my child. I always felt that, to a degree, there was no reason why we wouldn't bring workstation class technology to the gaming industry," said Richard in an interview with Patrick Schmid, managing editor of Tom's Hardware.

It seems that, even if Intel is delighted with its already Core 2 processor that is so popular these days, AMD doesn't want to give up without a … war. As a result, it seems that the manufacturer will use its upcoming "4x4" as the perfect sward that is meant to kneel Intel when it comes to high-end consumer target.

TG Daily tries to say, in a peculiar manner, that this strategy is not only an aggressive traditional answer to Intel's success, but also a gamer's dream. And when the gamer is an AMD executive, it is obvious that he will try to counter the adversary's power over any given segment, especially gaming.

This is the reason why Richard said that there is a full potential of scaling the 4x4 in order to improve the capabilities of high-end gaming systems.

"My definition [of the technology] actually is 4x4x4x4x4. Four processors, 4 GPUs, fed by 4 [GB] of memory, four hard drives and four times the fun." While the platform will be limited to two dual-core processors, for a total of four cores, Richard promised an expansion in 2007.

"What's really cool [about the technology] is that it's quad-core compatible, which means that sometimes next year you will be able to move from 4-core to eight-core."

According to the same statement, two or even more sockets on a motherboard mustn't be used for two processors, and, consequently, AMD intends to occupy one socket with physics capabilities and the other with a common used processor.