AMD announces new Opteron EE processor
AMD recently announced the release of the new 40W Opteron EE processor which will represent the lowest x86 power band for quad core server processors in the AMD range.
The processor, which offers 13% power savings in platform-level power consumption compared to the previous generation, is designed for very dense datacentre environments, specifically those found in cloud computing. It also offers consumers a full suite of virtualization and power management capabilities.
The 45nm Opteron EE adds significant power efficiency improvements over the Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE processor within the same platform, boasting a 13% reduction in platform-level power consumption. At the same performance level, the new EE processor delivers up to 62% improved performance-per-watt when compared to the previous generation.
Both the HE and the EE are designed to reduce the power load demanded by most server processors whilst still providing the same performance. In testing at AMD a 2P server platform with EE processors idled at 115W and only hit 185W at full power.
Such performance in large datacenters would greatly reduce power costs.
AMD Opteron EE processor discussion
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