Items tagged with 'Opteron'

Details Leak on AMD's Upcoming Hexa-Core Processor

Details Leak on AMD's Upcoming Hexa-Core Processor

There's been an invisible hexa-core processor lurking on AMD's desktop roadmap ever since the company launched Shanghai on 45nm, but the company has refused to confirm or deny that such a chip was in the works—until now. As of today, AMD's hexa-core desktop processor—codenamed Thuban—is officially on the board. Exact launch... Read More
AMD's Low-Power, Six-Core Opteron EE Eyes Cloud Computing

AMD's Low-Power, Six-Core Opteron EE Eyes Cloud Computing

Slowly but surely, cloud and dense computing environments are becoming more and more popular. With services such as Apple's MobileMe and Google's own application suite living on the web, it's not hard to see why these tactics are becoming more pervasive. And wouldn't you know it--AMD is chomping at the bit to make sure... Read More
Penguin Launches 'Istanbul'-Based Servers

Penguin Launches 'Istanbul'-Based Servers

AMD shot its Istanbul Opteron chip out like a cannon to lead June off, and now we're seeing Penguin Computing pick it up as an integral part of its Altus Series products. If you've never heard of this company, it's because they aren't' exactly consumer-level. Instead, this outfit focuses on high performance computing solutions,... Read More
AMD Ships 'Istanbul' Six-Core Opteron Server CPU

AMD Ships 'Istanbul' Six-Core Opteron Server CPU

We aren't quite calling this the turnaround of the decade just yet, but with just six months to go until 2010, AMD is doing its best to make a late run for said crown. In years past, Advanced Micro Devices had become notorious for delaying products. Now, they're doing their best to right the ship by unveiling a product's... Read More
AMD Debuts Low-Power Opteron EE Processor

AMD Debuts Low-Power Opteron EE Processor

While most of the buzz surrounding AMD of late has focused on its all new Phenom II X4 955 processor and its plans for 12- and 16-core processors in 2011, the company celebrated Earth Day earlier this week with a less notable, less energy-intensive option. The newly introduced AMD Opteron EE processor includes the company's... Read More
AMD Plans 12-/16-Core CPUs For 2011

AMD Plans 12-/16-Core CPUs For 2011

History has shown that Advanced Micro Devices doesn't have the greatest track record for delivering chips as promised (at least right on schedule), but the company's looking to make a change for the better starting with its highly anticipated six-core Istanbul. Said CPU, which falls in the Opteron family, promises to provide... Read More
AMD Launches Opteron Processor Upgrade Program

AMD Launches Opteron Processor Upgrade Program

Here's a tactic you don't see used everyday. Rather than just slashing prices across the board, AMD's taking a different approach in an attempt to sell chips despite a worldwide recessions. The newly announced AMD Opteron Upgrade Program includes 2000 series and 8000 series dual- and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors along... Read More
AMD Shows Live Migration With Three Opteron Gens

AMD Shows Live Migration With Three Opteron Gens

Not too long ago, it was Intel demonstrating its newest, hippest family of 32nm Westmere processors; today, it's AMD's turn to strut its stuff. Advanced Micro Devices has just revealed to the public the first video and images demonstrating live migration across three generations of AMD processors on VMware ESX 3.5, including... Read More
AMD Low-Power Opteron HE CPUs Find Server Homes

AMD Low-Power Opteron HE CPUs Find Server Homes

We've certainly seen AMD's power-sipping Opteron CPUs find their way into big name servers before, but Advanced Micro Devices seems particularly proud of this launch. The Sunnyvale, California-based chip maker today proclaimed that five of its newest low-power 45nm quad-core Opteron HE processors were now widely available,... Read More
IBM Unveils New Opteron-Powered Servers

IBM Unveils New Opteron-Powered Servers

IBM Unveils Three Energy-Efficient Servers Powered by Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors - Enterprise Customers have Choice of 28 Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor-based OEM Server Platforms - SUNNYVALE, Calif. — May 28, 2008 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced growing industry support for the Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor... Read More
Quad-Core AMD Opterons Now in Sun Servers

Quad-Core AMD Opterons Now in Sun Servers

Sun Microsystems is a long-time player in the enterprise-level world of servers, software, and services. While the company prides itself on its Java technology, Solaris operating system, and UltraSPARC processors, its true bread-and-butter comes from its servers--including rackmount, x64, blade, enterprise, among other... Read More
Low Power Options Expand Quad-Core Opteron Line

Low Power Options Expand Quad-Core Opteron Line

Quad-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor Family Expands with New Low-Power Options- Five New Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE Processors Offering Superior Performance-Per-Watt with Ultimate Energy Efficiency -SUNNYVALE, Calif. - May 12, 2008- AMD (NYSE:AMD) today introduced the industry's first energy-efficient x86 server processors... Read More
Dell Offers New Quad-Core Opteron-Based Servers

Dell Offers New Quad-Core Opteron-Based Servers

Dell Now Offering Five Server Platforms Based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Qualification for VMware Virtualization now Completed; 13 Global OEM Platforms now Shipping SUNNYVALE, Calif. - April 16, 2008 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) is now offering five server platforms based on high-performance,... Read More
AMD B3-Stepping Opterons, Helping Pirates?

AMD B3-Stepping Opterons, Helping Pirates?

According to a forum post at the IsoHunt website, the good folks at AMD were nice enough to hook up the admins with a pair of pre-production B3-stepping Opteron 2352 processors, what appear to be the first processors of their type to be "out in the wild".  AMD's B3 stepping is supposed to fix the TLB errata affecting... Read More
AMD Native Quad-Core Barcelona Opteron Launched

AMD Native Quad-Core Barcelona Opteron Launched

AMD has officially taken the wraps off their new series of Opteron processors today and have released their first native quad-core processor to the wild.  Welcome to the jungle Barcelona.    We cover specific architecture details, processor model numbering, speeds and feeds of the new Barcelona core Opertons and even offer... Read More
K10 Opterons Shipping To Suppliers

K10 Opterons Shipping To Suppliers

There's very little in life that we like more than new product launches drawing near.  We love the hype, testing new hardware, and reporting all of our findings to you.  Of course there are launches, and there are dreaded paper launches.AMD still hasn't officially launched their K10 line of CPUs, but it looks like the official... Read More
Opteron More Energy Efficient Than Woodcrest?

Opteron More Energy Efficient Than Woodcrest?

While Intel has been touting the energy efficiency of their Core series of CPUs, there have been a few recent tests that suggest certain AMD CPUs might come out on top when compared with similar Intel CPUs.  The results of the latest test show a savings of nearly $100 a year:“Specifically, the independent computer-testing... Read More
New AMD Opteron Processors Unveiled

New AMD Opteron Processors Unveiled

New AMD OpteronTM Processors Unveiled for Ultimate Datacenter Performance-Per-Watt - The Industry's Most Stable and Energy-Efficient x86 Server Processor Roadmap Expands - Sunnyvale, Calif. -- February 7, 2007 --Delivering on its commitment to industry-leading datacenter performance and performance-per-watt, AMD (NYSE:AMD)... Read More
Cray, "30,000 AMD dual-core Opterons = Petaflop Supercomputing!"

Cray, "30,000 AMD dual-core Opterons = Petaflop Supercomputing!"

Cray XT4 Supercomputer Debuts With Petascale Capability Significant Backlog of Large Orders System Built on Cray XT Infrastructure Represents a Milestone for Cray's Adaptive Supercomputing Vision... SEATTLE, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 13, 2006 -- Cray Inc. (NASDAQ: CRAY) today announced the availability of its... Read More
Making It Mainstream: Dell Adopts Opteron

Making It Mainstream: Dell Adopts Opteron

On the heels of its announcement yesterday of adding Quad-Core Intel Chips to their lineup, Dell is now announcing systems based on the AMD Opteron processor. This looks like a major push from the PC manufacture to expand its line and offer a wide variety of solutions to fill a variety of market opportunities. Dell has... Read More
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