AMD's 'Istanbul' six-core Opteron processors reviewed @ TechReport

Looks like AMD is getting back into the server game, and we can only hope the trickle down effect comes into play. Ninjalane would love to get our hands on one of these bad boys. 

"The new "Istanbul" Opteron packs six cores into a single chip, which makes it the fastest, most power-efficient Opteron yet. But can it match Intel's formidable Nehalem Xeons? The answer might surprise you--in more ways than one."

I am so hoping for a consumer real soon. 

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