IBM announced today it will plug dual core processors into their eServer and Intellistation product lines. The new Intellistation A Pro 6217 will be loaded.
IBM also announced today that the IBM eServer 326 high-performance 1U server line will be expanded to include the Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors. In 2003, IBM was the first tier one OEM to introduce AMD Opteron support with their server and workstation line.
One of the first workstations on the market to feature AMD’s new Dual-Core AMD Opteron processor Model 275, the A Pro 6217 was designed with many of the reliable, innovative features of the IBM eServer xSeries.
Luminetek showed excitement about the next developments with the processor and the speed at which’s it’s been integrated.
“With the AMD Opteron architecture, IntelliStation drops render times so significantly, it gives Luminetik artists the freedom to create without fear of technology limitations,” said Akiko Ashley, principal at Luminetik Animation Studios. “I’m very eager to begin work with the new A Pro. I am looking forward to seeing what sort of performance gains we get, particularly with the rendering applications which are multithreaded, providing us the maximum performance boost from dual core.”
The new workstations offer some great new features for a variety of applications. The A Pro 6217 features the next generation of PCI Express x16 2D/3D graphics from NVIDIA and 3Dlabs with dual-display support for greater bandwidth and flexibility. The new extreme 3D graphics from 3DLabs Wildcat Realizm has already achieved some of the highest benchmark results in the industry.
The IBM IntelliStation A Pro 6217 will be preinstalled with Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS (64-bit). The product will be available to order beginning April 26, 2005 and is planned to be generally available in June, with pricing starting at $3259 in the U.S.
The new eServer 326 with the AMD dual cores will be out in May.
John Stith is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business.
