Remember the quad-core chips from last year? These offered the power of four computer chips in one computer. But actually, they were two dual-core chips pasted together.

Now, chipmaker AMD has released a true quad-core computer chip, making it “the market’s first native x86 quad-core processor.” It’s called the AMD Opteron. Read all about it on AMD’s site.

We’ve all been expecting it but it’s finally official so we can all rejoice! (Or, if you haven’t already, go out an buy the pseudo quad-core computers at discounted prices).

Why is quad-core good? Better performance from your computer without increasing the amount of heat it produces. That translates to lower energy bills and a more efficient data center. Hopefully. There are already reviews of the new technology.

Gateway in Irvine simultaneously announced that it’s on board with the new technology and will offer the new chip in its entry-level server (the E-9232T tower) and complete line of rackmount servers. I’m sure other computer companies will follow.

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