AMD today announced the latest solution as part of its
Web/Cloud initiative with the launch of the new AMD
Opteron 3200 Series processor.
Designed for dedicated Web hosting companies, AMD claims
that its new platform delivers up to 38% better price
performance and up to 19% less power per core than the
competition; ECC memory and server reliability features
at a low price-point; fast hardware payback - In as few
as 7 months hosting fees can cover hardware costs; and
efficient economics for the Cloud with twice the core
density per rack.
Since the launch of its new core server architecture, and
AMD Opteron 4200 and 6200 Series processors last
November, AMD unveiled a disruptive server strategy and
intentions to leverage its graphics IP while driving down
the power in future SoC offerings. As part of
accelerating this, AMD recently announced it had entered
into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloud pioneer
SeaMicro.
The AMD Opteron 3000 Series platform is targeted to the
dense, power efficient 1P Web hosting/Web server market.
Available in either 4- or 8-core CPUs, the AMD Opteron
3200 Series processor is shipping today in platforms from
MSI, Tyan, Fujitsu and Dell. Based on the "Bulldozer"
core, the AMD Opteron 3000 Series platform leverages
Socket AM3+ and provides the cost savings associated with
a "desktop-like" infrastructure, yet still offers
server-class reliability, enterprise-class silicon
validation/testing, security features and server OS
certification.
Performance and Technical Detail
- 45W to 65W TDP
- 2.7 GHz base frequency, up to 3.7 GHz frequency using
AMD Turbo CORE technology
- 4- and 8-core options
- 2 DDR3 memory channels supporting ECC UDIMM
- 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz memory speed
- Supports 1.5V, 2Rank
- Up to 32GB memory capacity
- Supports up to 2 DIMMs per memory channel
- Total Cache: 16MB for 8-core, 8MB for 4-core
- L2 Cache: up to 8MB total
- L3 Cache: up to 8MB total