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AMD launches new Opteron Processors

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SUNNYVALE, Calif.: AMD has launched its new Opteron processor models in both highly efficient (68 watt) and mainstream (95 watt) thermal envelopes.

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The new AMD Opteron Processor Models 1218 HE, 2218 HE and 8218 HE is designed to offer performance-per-watt at only 68-watt maximum thermal design power.

All of the new processors feature AMD PowerNow! technology which is designed to reduce system level energy consumption. With multiple levels of lower clock speed and voltage states it can reduce processor power consumption by as much as 75 per cent during idle times, AMD said in a statement.

These processors are ideal for energy-conscious customers looking to reduce power and cooling bills and to achieve greater density in the datacenter.

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The scalability and efficiency of the unique AMD Direct Connect Architecture deliver an overall performance advantage over the competition’s dual-core two and four-socket offerings and enable systems to draw less power. Top-performing AMD Opteron processor Models 2220 and 8220 (2.8 GHz) are now available in the 95-watt maximum thermal design power. These new processors, along with AMD Opteron Processor Model 1220, are designed to offer performance-per-watt and price-performance for mainstream server and workstation customers.

AMD said that the its latest Opteron processors are designed to enable a seamless upgrade path to AMD’s native quad-core processors, codenamed “Barcelona.” These processors are expected to feature core enhancements in mid-2007 and to offer a 40-per cent performance advantage.

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