AMD Opteron server processor, code-named Istanbul for systems prepared the family had become available in June. The company's 6-core Istanbul covering the first model in the series, designed by AMD so far is the most complex chip design is specified. 45nm manufacturing technology, and basically prepared for sale K10.5 processor architecture based on continued, AMD 6-core processor for desktop systems also continues its preparations.

Current road map for 2010 according to the company's most important update is as Thuban, code-named 6-core desktop processors can be estimated from Istanbul to the same family wafer’ Dan to be obtained and only the socket structure will be different because the Socket 1207 + in the form of the London family's unlike Thuban series Socket AM3 will be in the form.

Leo platform in the second quarter of next year under the expected to be launched 6-core desktop processor Phenom II X6 series of 8 series will be available with the new chipset.