Cloud Computing: AMD launches 6300-series ‘Piledriver’ Opteron processors
November 5, 2012
Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes.
AMD has released a new range of Opteron processors, a mix of quad-core, 8-core, 12-core and 16-core parts ranging in clock speeds from 2.3 GHz to 3.5 GHz. According to the data released by AMD, these new processors will offer a 37 percent ‘uplift’ compared to the 6200-series. The processors all feature AMD’s second-generation modular core architecture codenamed "Piledriver" that allows for higher performance, and better price/performance, than the 6200-series.
All processors are manufactured using 32-nanometer architecture and feature a Socket G34 1944-pin LGA. They all have 16 MB L3 cache, four HyperTransport links, 2MB of L2 cache per core, and a quad-channel memory controller that supports RAM up to DDR3-1600…
As far as enterprise users are concerned, one feature of the new 6300-series parts will be socket compatibility with existing processors. This means the new processors are a drop-in replacement for the ‘Bulldozer’ Opteron series, even keeping the same TDP levels, which range between 115W and 140W for all but the high efficiency (HE) 16-core part. This allows companies to extend the life of existing hardware…
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