AMD expands its range of processors Shanghai
AMD expands its range of Opteron processors with five new 45nm chips less energy and two others more efficient. The new quad-core chips just enlarge the family of processors for servers Opteron Shanghai officially launched in November 2008.
The manufacturer had announced availability of its high-efficiency models (prefix HE) and high performance (prefix HE) from the first quarter of 2009.
According to AMD, quad-core processors Opteron HE provide clients with data centers unmatched performance per watt for a reduced cost. The five chips have clock speeds between 2.1 and 2.3 GHz and are distinguished by an NPA of 55 W.
The ACP (Average CPU Power), or average CPU power, measures the average energy consumption during the processing of workload types. Servers equipped with the new processors are available immediately from HP and Rackable Systems. Dell and Sun Microsystems should also provide models before the end of the first quarter.
Soon processors dedicated to cloud computing
AMD has also introduced two models Opteron SE 2.8 GHz range in Shanghai. These chips are characterized by an ACP 105 W and are intended for applications in data centers the most demanding resources.
These models are available now in three new HP systems. The mainstream Shanghai Opteron processors offer a clock speed of up to 2.7 GHz for an NPA of 75 W.
AMD plans to introduce in the second quarter of 2009 offering a new processor ACP lower than Opteron HE processors. These models are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of environments hosted cloud computing.
