When AMD came out with its 64-bit Opteron processor in 2003 with an architecture that would support existing 32-bit systems, it changed the landscape of the industry-standard server market.

AMD uses various motherboard sockets for its 64-bit CPUs (Opteron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Turion 64). Socket 940 (940 pins) supports dual channel memory controllers, and Socket 754 supports a ...

This is the second part of our server platform strategy, adding to the Opteron 6100 series,’ said Brent Kerby, senior product manager of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD’s Server and Workstation ...

In 2003, AMD debuted the Opteron, its first 64-bit CPU, which was later renamed Athlon 64. Phenom processors came out in 2008. In 2017, AMD began shipping its Ryzen line based on a new Zen ...