Comments on: AMD Re-Schedules Bulldozer Processors to 2011 http://atbnet.us/2009/03/07/amd-re-schedules-bulldozer-processors-to-2011/ Technology and Science Blog Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:03:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: noky http://atbnet.us/2009/03/07/amd-re-schedules-bulldozer-processors-to-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-10993 noky Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:22:33 +0000 http://www.atbnet.us/?p=641#comment-10993 I'm actually not worried. AMD may be coming late to the party but Bulldozers performance will speak for itself no matter when it drops. We're at the point where new desktop processors in the consumer market don't really matter. Therefore, it's the server and netbook markets that have profit potential. AMD isn't even in the netbook race (that pretty much exclusively a Nano vs Atom battle). And their new line-up outperforms Intel in the server market. Given similar prices (not necessarily lower ones), system administrators will (I believe) go with AMD just because a few dollars doesn't compete with server uptime and performance. Given the current company split (between fab and design), I don't think AMD has any real problems. I’m actually not worried. AMD may be coming late to the party but Bulldozers performance will speak for itself no matter when it drops.

We’re at the point where new desktop processors in the consumer market don’t really matter. Therefore, it’s the server and netbook markets that have profit potential.

AMD isn’t even in the netbook race (that pretty much exclusively a Nano vs Atom battle). And their new line-up outperforms Intel in the server market. Given similar prices (not necessarily lower ones), system administrators will (I believe) go with AMD just because a few dollars doesn’t compete with server uptime and performance.

Given the current company split (between fab and design), I don’t think AMD has any real problems.

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