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Follow UsAMD recently announced its Quad FX Platform with dual socket direct connect (DSDC) architecture-the first dual-socket, multi-core desktop PC platform designed to take advantage of the latest enhancements in Windows Vista Ultimate.
The Quad FX Platform is designed to redefine performance on the latest generation of multi-threaded applications, AMD said in a statement. Pairs of the AMD Athlon 64 FX-70 series dual-core processors power the AMD Quad FX Platform.
“The emergence of a dual-socket consumer platform is critical for enthusiasts who demand systems that offer the sheer power and system headroom to let them configure this system as per their needs and launch a fleet of entertainment and productivity applications,” said Bob Brewer, Corporate VP-Desktop Division, AMD.
With AMD64 technology and dual socket direct connect (DSDC) architecture, the new AMD Quad FX Platform offers scaleable performance enhancements on a personal workstation powered by AMD Athlon 64 FX processors. In addition, this platform is designed with next-generation platform innovations such as high-performance, low-latency unbuffered DDR2 memory and for non-uniform memory access support with compatible operating systems.
“Windows Vista Ultimate is designed to take advantage of next-generation technology like AMD's Quad FX Platform to provide amazing experiences,” said Mike Sievert, Corporate VP-Windows, Microsoft. “With support for multi-core platforms growing in the industry, customers can look forward to more innovations from Microsoft and technology partners like AMD,” added. The AMD Quad FX Platform is designed to enable infinite options for enthusiasts to tweak their custom systems, including the ability to drive four to eight monitors at the same time when using up to four PCI-E graphics cards.
DSDC architecture enables high-bandwidth communication between matched pairs of AMD Athlon 64 FX-70, AMD Athlon 64 FX-72, and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 dual-core processors.