前不久，AMD提出公開向Intel挑戰，以雙核拼雙核。Intel CEO今天做出回應，Intel不會接受AMD的挑戰。
AMD的挑戰書以廣告的形式刊登San Francisco Chronicle上，刊登日期恰巧是IDF開幕的第一天。

AMD表示，將用其雙核心Opteron 200以及800系列處理器向目前所有上市的Intel x86處理器挑戰。
如果Intel接受挑戰，測試工作將公平地交由第三方完成，測試方面將採用用戶認可的測試標準。

不過，Intel總裁Paul Otellini已經在IDF上明確表示：接受AMD的挑戰，只會弄壞它手中的咖啡。

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AMD wants a dual-core duel with Intel

AMD uses the Intel Developer Forum to try to distract from Intel's message and advance its own product processor agenda. This year is no different as AMD challenged Intel to a contest to determine which company has the best-performing 64-bit dual-core server processors.

The company placed advertisements in major U.S. newspapers Tuesday proposing a contest that would pit the fastest server based on a dual-core AMD processor with the fastest server based on an equivalent chip from Intel, IDG News Service reported.

The advertisements in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, USA Today and other newspapers show an AMD processor standing in a boxing ring waiting for Intel to appear, AMD said. If Intel accepts, the contest will be overseen by a third-party testing lab using standard benchmarks measuring performance and energy consumption.

AMD executives fanned out in San Francisco to further the challenge. "It's clear that AMD 64-bit Opteron, with direct-connect architecture has eliminated the bottlenecks associated with a front-side bus, and Intel hasn't addressed legacy issues associated with a front-side bus," said Patrick Patla, AMD director of server and workstation marketing, speaking in a telephone interview from a hotel across the street from the IDF.

At IDF, Intel Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini said the marketplace will determine the value of the processors. He also confirmed that Intel will introduce a new chip design architecture next year focused on delivering the best performance per watt of power consumed.

Some analysts dismiss performance benchmarks as a distraction since they rarely reflect real-world computing conditions, IDG News Service said. But ven-dors often cite them to show the performance of their chips. AMD said a head-to-head fight would allow customers to decide which company's processors best suit their needs. It will also launch an online petition, it said, presumably to pressure Intel to take part.

Dual-core chips have two processor cores on a single piece of silicon, boosting performance and reducing power consumption compared to two single-core processors. AMD released its first dual-core Opteron processors earlier this year. Intel said last week that it would release its first dual-core server chips later this year, ahead of its original schedule.

Source:http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/
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好吧，Marketplace will determine the value of the processors.