AMD introduced the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor, the most advanced x86 processor ever designed and manufactured in the world, and the first native x86 quad-core microprocessor. Designed from the start for global OEMs and system builders for cutting-edge data-centers, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers can over time offer customers vastly improved capacities that dramatically increase performance power per watt..
Thanks to AMD’s revolutionary Direct Connect Architecture, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors innovate far beyond carrying four x86 processor cores on a single layer silicon. Critical considerations of today’s demanding business environment have inspired Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor innovations: 50% increased integer and floating point performance for energy efficiency, improved virtualization performance, and dual power and thermal envelopes to help keep infrastructure costs low. Investment protection with a customer-centric approach that enables non-disruptive transitions from core to quad core.
“As AMD raises expectations for industrial computing again, the microprocessor industry is experiencing a major turning point,” said Hector Ruiz, chairman and general manager of AMD, “including today’s Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor. We have worked with our customers and partners to design next-generation data processing solutions.. Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor wins in four aspects in performance, energy efficiency, virtualization and investment protection. The first reactions of the customers are very positive,” he continued..
Global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and system builder partners’ Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems began shipping this month and numbers are expected to increase by the end of the year.. Incorporating many of the benefits of this innovative, next-generation architecture, AMD PhenomTM processor solutions are expected to hit the desktop market from December.. Partly due to the industry’s most stable x86 server platform, more than 50 socket-compatible Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-powered systems options are available today by world-class OEMs that openly support this innovation.. Paul Miller, vice president of marketing, enterprise storage and servers, HP said, “Today, more customers (more than 1/2 the rate) are using ProLiant’s AMD processor-based blade servers instead of any other vendor. I prefer. “With the launch of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, HP is expanding our range of AMD Opteron processor-based servers, helping our customers bring new levels of efficiency to their infrastructures.” We can be,” he continued..
John Fowler, vice president of Sun Microsystems’ Systems Group, said: “Sun is very excited about the introduction of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.. “By combining Sun’s creative design principles that enable amazing scalability and industry-based performance-per-watt, our upcoming Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based servers and workstations will only accelerate the momentum Sun is experiencing in the x64 business.”. “With such increased demand for native quad-core processor scalability, Sun believes that Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems will be adopted very quickly and widely.. We applaud AMD for yet another great technological innovation, and we are excited to continue to expand our collaboration.”
Dell Product Group Vice President Brad Anderson “Dell and AMD are helping our customers focus on developing their own business. They share a responsibility to deliver industry-based performance, performance-per-watt and the most energy-efficient product designs to. “Dell’s ability to seamlessly deliver the benefits of AMD’s Dual Dynamic Power Management technology means our customers can take advantage of the advancements in the AMD processor-powered Dell PowerEdge 2970 and Energy Smart 2970 today and in the future.”
IBM, Brand Management System x &BladeCenter, vice president James Gargan “IBM is the first Global Original Manufacturer (OEM) to support AMD Opteron processors in 2003. “Our relationship is to deliver strong and energy-efficient computing solutions business performance.”. “To optimize the capabilities of the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor for peak system performance, our x86 systems focus on IBM’s X-Architecture invention, such as Xcelerated Memory Technology.. We look forward to bringing new products to market with AMD later this year to help strengthen IBM’s position as the world’s largest server vendor.” Many other manufacturers have also announced their Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based systems..
Additionally, AMD provides the distribution channel with tremendous opportunities to deliver Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based solutions to customers soon after launch.. With AMD Certified Server Program platforms ready for deployment, distribution channel partners can bring their solutions to market early.
AMD introduces Average CPU Power (ACP)
AMD offers typical and convenient, commercially useful, It also introduced the Average CPU Power metric, which represents processor power usage, including cores, integrated memory controllers, and HyperTransportTM technology links when running high-use workloads.. ACP is a useful metric for data center operators calculating power budgets for sizing data centers. AMD will continue to provide platform designers with thermal design power (TDP) information in AMD power and thermal guides..
AMD introduces Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor in 55- and 75-watt ACP. AMD will continue to announce TDP information for system designers.
The New Standard in Energy Efficiency
As data centers in the United States face the potential to double their energy consumption by 2011, the new Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors introduce the world’s most energy efficient x86 architecture. x86 architecture is supported by a variety of new energy-saving technologies; these are:
- AMD CoolCore Technology: reduces energy consumption by shutting down unused parts of the processor.
- Independent Dynamic Core Technology: AMD PowerNow! technology is improved; It allows each core to change its clock frequency according to the specific performance requirements of the applications it supports. allows it to operate at voltages. DDPM is available today on most of the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based platforms being introduced.
Microsoft Corp.. “Microsoft and AMD are working together to drive creativity, performance and energy efficiency in data centers and development environments,” said Bill Laing, general manager of the Windows Server Division. said. “With 64-bit multi-core technology, Direct Connect Architecture, and embedded virtualization, AMD Opteron processors continue to provide Microsoft Windows customers with an innovative platform.. Looking ahead, we believe Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, and Visaul Studio 2008 powered by Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors will provide a compelling development and deployment platform to lead customers into dynamic IT environments..
Optimal Virtualization Performance
Data centers need virtualization software to consolidate server workloads, operate more securely, and enable data recovery after a crash. Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors with Direct Connect Architecture, integrated memory controller for reduced memory latency, and Fast Virtualization Indexing become even more important in virtualized environments due to AMD VirtualizationTM technology, a new AMD innovation designed to reduce the overhead associated with software virtualization.. Fast Virtualization Indexing takes functionality previously done in software and accelerates these functions within the CPU to help enable near real-time application performance..
Investment Protection
Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors maintain compatibility with socket and thermal envelopes of Second Generation AMD Opteron processors to ensure a seamless upgrade for customers. AMD’s overall core strategy enables customers to scale with an AMD architecture, reducing platform management complexity and increasing data center uptime and productivity.
Extraordinary Performance
Continuing the legacy of the AMD Opteron processor family, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors offer many new original technologies that enable them to achieve impressive results in benchmarks.. Within comparable thermal bands, Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors outperform many industrial benchmarks such as SPECfp®_rate2006, SPEC®int_2006, SPECompM®2001Base, STREAM, Fluent and LS-DYNA. For more detailed information on the performance of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, please visit http://www.amd.com/opteronperformance.
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Learn more about Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors and FAQs, development tools, online press For bulletins and other general information, please visit our website at http://multicore.amd.com/. You can check the prices of Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors at http://www.amd.com/pricing.
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