Intel Nocona to bust out in June

"Whether Intel borrowed or not, a licensing agreement means the chip giant does not have to pay royalties to its competitor.

Still, the chips aren't identical. Opteron comes with an integrated memory controller and links to other components through so-called HyperTransport links. Together, these features can boost performance by 10 percent to 15 percent, according to AMD."
This is pretty much what AMD did when they launched the Opteron last year it's just a little something to wet the enthusiast appetite.

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