BANGALORE, INDIA: US chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) today introduced the 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron EE processor with AMD's lowest x86 quad-core server power band.

The new 40W ACP processor is designed for very dense data center environments such as those built for cloud computing, web serving, or other highly dense environments, said a press release.

It offers a full suite of virtualization and power management capabilities so customers do not have to compromise on feature sets in order to deploy very low power servers, it added.

AMD said the new processor adds significant power efficiency improvements over the Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE processor within the same platform with a 13 per cent reduction in platform-level power consumption and up to a 14 per cent reduction in processor power at idle.

"Adding the 40 watt EE power band to the Quad-Core AMD Opteron line-up helps our customers achieve maximum value for their unique data center needs across the board," said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server Workstation Business, AMD.

He added that the EE processor is ideal for cloud computing environments, which demand both extreme energy efficiency and a balanced system that can handle high transactional demands.