AMD Opteron HE

Posted by Codrut Nistor
May 13, 2008, filled under CPU


Released on the 22th of April, 2003, with the SledgeHammer(K8) core, the Opteron server processor line is Intel Xeon's direct competitor, and was also the first processor to implement the AMD64 instruction set architecture. A few years later, in September 2007, AMD announced the Opteron line moves up to the AMD K10 architecture, to feature a quad-core configuration, and now, they just revealed the first energy efficient quad-core Opterons.

AMD Opteron processor

Unfortunately, AMD won't break any performance barrier this time, and probably the new Opteron processors won't event offer the best performance-per-watt ratio, but they are an interesting upgrade option for those already using them in their servers.

According to Randy Allen, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD's server and workstation division, "Our new Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE processors were designed to help datacenter managers who see power consumption and virtualization as the keys to solving their overall performance equation."

The new chips for dual processor servers from AMD are the following quad-core Opteron models: 2344 HE (1.70GHz), 2346 HE (1.80GHz) and 2347 HE (1.90GHz), while those having multi-processor machines can get the quad-core 2346 HE (1.80GHz) or the 2347 HE (1.90GHz) chips. All these processors feature so-called ACP of 55W, a considerably lower value when compared to existing quad-core AMD Opteron processors, but it seems the TDP is not going to be that low. According to AMD's own estimations, microprocessors with 55W ACP may have up to 79W TDP.

"These new processors which feature AMD’s advanced power management and virtualization innovations offer a compelling platform for power-conscious datacenter managers who are changing the way they think about performance,” Mr. Allen concluded.

Don't worry, I didn't forget about pricing, so here you go - for 1000-unit quantities, the AMD Opteron 2347 HE, 2346 HE and 2344 HE cost $377, $255 and $209. If a dual processor computer is not enough, then you may have to spend even more, because the AMD Opteron processors 8347 HE and 8346 HE are priced at $873 and $698, respectively.

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