First models of Barcelona will run at up to 2GHz frequencies. Both standard and low power versions will be available in August. Server version of the processor will come in September, and faster models will come in the fourth quarter.

AMD representative claimed that both power versions of the processor are perfect in performance and match requirements to keep environment clean. Barcelona is 70 percent faster while running database programs and 40 percent faster while running floating point operations.

AMD processor comes to beat industry rival Intel’s Xeon 5300 quad-core processor.

Intel has connected two dual-core chips in silicon alloy to have a chip with four cores. But AMD’s new chip has a single body with four cores in silicon alloy. AMD calls this technology “native quad-core".

Intel is not going to give up in this battle, so it is going to release second generation quad-core processors with better performance, power saving options and 45-nanometer features this year. AMD next step is 65-nanometer feature processor design.

A short while ago computers used to have single processing core, but in this decade hardware manufacturers brought the innovation of multiple cores. This is to improve performance while using the same amount of power.

But multiple core processors also have a negative side – it is difficult to adapt software for these processors, especially for personal computers. by Ruzan Harutyunyan for HULIQ.com