Intel releases new server chips ahead of rival AMD

Recently Intel Corp. has released its newest server chips ahead of its rival AMD (Advanced Micro Devices Inc.). The chips will be released under the Xeon product line for servers, and Core i7 for desktop computers. About one-third of the market is running on chips made more than four years ago. Intel’s new chips are the first of Intel’s server chips featuring smaller transistors that have helped the company’s laptop and desktop chips push stronger performance while eking out better energy efficiency.

The new microprocessors, designed to power both servers and high-end desktop PCs. Intel says these can encode and decipher files much more rapidly, and effectively.
AMD also announced to the release new chips within few weeks. It says AMD’s upcoming new chips will also offer increases in speed pushed by a dramatic redesign.

It remains to be seen how AMD will match up against Intel’s latest chips.

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