Intel : BMW :: AMD : Audi
Posted: March 16th, 2011 | Author: Linh Pham | No Comments »In a recent news article by X-bit Labs, we get to find out that the upcoming AMD Llano-based processors will have prefixes of “A4″, “A6″ and”A8″ (as well as a neutered “E2″). Those three prefixes might sound familiar to some car enthusiasts, as those are three sedan, as well as two estate, models that Audi sells around the world. Let’s not forget that AMD used “Cayman” as a codename for one of their GPU lines; of course, that’s not an Audi name, but is one of Porsche’s coupes and Porsche is not part of the Volkswagen über-umbrella… that Audi is part of.
Of course, AMD is not alone in making a reference to car models. Intel’s current line of desktop processors are called the Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 (amongst others) which so happen to line up with BMW, one of Audi’s competitors, sedans. Even better, BMW has announced a new line of EfficientDynamics cars that will be considered the i series and the first model will most likely be the i8. First, this might be a lovely ménage à trois, as IBM had sold a line of servers called the i Series that has been re-branded as System i, and would continue the name footsies between Intel and BMW.
Too bad there isn’t a third major player in the x86 market that can name their processors after Mercedes-Benz models.
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