Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 15:21:03 -0600 From: Jim Thompson <jim@netgate.com> To: Thomas Zander <riggs@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: opteron a1100 arm Message-ID: <493DEB39-C4B4-409E-B8B2-B1B11E013754@netgate.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFU734xXWyc_TqBJ7e4MhD2nB01BAejR_1vT9%2B_5Ar5mJncncA@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401311911120.2427@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <1391538649.19169.79261269.3C5F49D1@webmail.messagingengine.com> <CAFU734xXWyc_TqBJ7e4MhD2nB01BAejR_1vT9%2B_5Ar5mJncncA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Feb 4, 2014, at 3:00 PM, Thomas Zander <riggs@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 4 Feb 2014 19:31, "Mark Felder" <feld@freebsd.org> wrote: >>=20 >> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014, at 12:13, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >>> AMD just presented it's ARM based CPU and motherboard. is support in >>> FreeBSD planned and what is it's status? >>>=20 >>=20 >> Is it even available to purchase? >=20 > No but it may well be an early reminder of the upcoming generation of > powerful ARM servers that we don't want to leave unsupported. =93may well be=94 isn=92t that attractive when the 8-core, 64-bit Intel = C2000 parts are here, now, at a lower TDP (20W, .vs 25W for the a1100. 22nm rocks).=20 When Intel moves the C2K series to 14nm later this year, the power = savings will close the door. The opteron a1100 samples in March, I wouldn=92t expect boards before = Summer. Jim
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