AMD rolls out new low-power quad-core Opterons

Posted on Monday, May 12 2008 @ 22:06 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
AMD has unveiled five new quad-core Opteron processors with a thermal envelope of 55W.
“Our new Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE processors were designed to help datacenter managers who see power consumption and virtualization as the keys to solving their overall performance equation,” said Randy Allen, corporate vice president and general manager, Server and Workstation Division, AMD. “These new processors which feature AMD’s advanced power management and virtualization innovations offer a compelling platform for power-conscious datacenter managers who are changing the way they think about performance.”

Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE processors are available in both the 2300 and 8300 Series for two-, four- and eight-way rack servers and blades. The new processors have set new performance records among comparable x86 energy-efficient processors, such as top scores for SPECfp_rate2006 in both two- and four-processor configurations, offering businesses of all sizes the exceptional scalability and efficiency benefits of AMD’s unrivaled Direct Connect Architecture.
AMD Opteron HE processor details:
  • Opteron 2344 HE: 1.7GHz, 1000MHz HT, 2MB L2 cache (4x 512KB), 2MB L3 cache
  • Opteron 2346 HE: 1.8GHz, 1000MHz HT, 2MB L2 cache (4x 512KB), 2MB L3 cache
  • Opteron 8346 HE: 1.8GHz, 1000MHz HT, 2MB L2 cache (4x 512KB), 2MB L3 cache
  • Opteron 2347 HE: 1.9GHz, 1000MHz HT, 2MB L2 cache (4x 512KB), 2MB L3 cache
  • Opteron 8347 HE: 1.9GHz, 1000MHz HT, 2MB L2 cache (4x 512KB), 2MB L3 cache


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