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AMD Packs Six-Core Opteron Inside 40 Watts

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-a-power-of-two dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "Advanced Micro Devices has launched a low-power version of its six-core Opteron processor in time for VMworld, a key virtualization show that opens on Monday. The six-core AMD Opteron EE consumes 40 watts, and is designed for 2P servers, among the most popular in the virtualized server space."

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  1. Hardware by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 5, Funny

    The six-core AMD Opteron EE...is designed for 2P servers...

    All I really want to know is: can you install it in a toaster?

    1. Re:Hardware by pla · · Score: 5, Informative

      With AMD's reputation for producing hot-running processors

      What reputation? Since the days of the original Thunderbird core (which still ran cooler than comparable P4s, though admittedly didn't have meltdown prevention circuitry), AMD has consistently given Intel a run for their money in that regard.

      Now, the Atom has finally brought Intel back to the realm of "reasonable", but it doesn't seriously compete with AMD, it competes with VIA (and poorly at that - The Nano blows the Atom away, clock for clock and Watt for Watt).

      Don't get me wrong, Intel has certainly regained my respect when it comes to performance, but to call AMD the toaster requires ignoring the past 10 years.

  2. Re:Gaming/compiler performance? by WiglyWorm · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is a server processor. If you are either gaming or compiling on your server, you are doing something wrong. My servers here at work tend to do a high volume of low processor intensity transactions... therefore, more cores (and more simultanious transactions) is far more important than high speed.

    Also, by shoehorning this into a 40w envelope, they're obviously going for power efficiency over horsepower. Interesting fact: power usage is one of the largest costs of a data center, and it's growing.