June 14, 2004 – AMD has completed the design of its AMD 64 dual-core processors and plans to launch the technology by mid-2005, right about the time Intel is plannin to present its dual-core technology. The chips will be ready for x86 servers by mid-2005, and introduced for high-end desktop PCs in 2H05.
The announcement brings AMD in line with Intel, which recently announced it would bring its dual-core chips to market in 2005, more than a year earlier than originally planned.