Server Edition bulldozers unaffected 16 cores shipped in the third quarter

Although the FX series of desktop processors based on the bulldozer architecture was postponed to August and September, AMD said that the server version of the new product release plan has not been affected and is still scheduled for the third quarter.

AMD spokesperson Phil Huges said today: “We will continue to ship Interlagos as planned in the third quarter. (But) We have not yet determined when the exact models such as HE and SE will be shipped.”

Interlagos is the development code for the bulldozer architecture high-end server processor, will be named Opteron 6200 series, has up to 16 cores, downward compatible with the existing Socket G34 socket. There will also be the Valencia Opteron 4200 series, with up to 8 cores, socket compatible with Socket C32. In fact, Interlagos is a package of two Valencia chips, just like the current relationship of the Opteron 6100/4100 series.

Considering that server processors generally do not need too high a frequency, the problem currently facing bulldozers is that the frequency is difficult to improve. Therefore, it is entirely possible for AMD to prepare a 12-core, 16-core server version bulldozer in advance.

AMD's words are likely to suggest that the first batch of bulldozer architecture Opteron processors may only have a standard version, HE low-power version, SE high-performance version may have to be able to keep up with later.

Phil Huges declined to confirm whether Valencia will also be released in the third quarter. The Opteron 4100 series was released several months later than the Opteron 6100 series.

In fact, AMD originally intended to change the practice, first released a new desktop processor architecture, but unfortunately the progress was blocked, it looks like it has to return to the first server, after the desktop of the old routine.