Published on May 22, 2006

Vendor ends exclusive Intel love affair

Dell will start shipping servers featuring AMD's Opteron processor, the hardware maker unveiled as part of its latest earnings release.

The chips will power multi-processor servers positioned at the high end of the company's server line. The first models are expected to ship by the end of this year.

AMD powered Dell servers

Dell previously shipped systems powered only by Intel processors. The company held back on creating AMD-powered models citing a lack of customer demand, and is one of the last major server manufacturers to embrace AMD chips.

Dell's love affair with Intel, however, is far from over. The company still plans to create servers based on Intel's forthcoming Woodcrest processor.

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