Tre nye Opteron fra AMD

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Tre nye Opteron fra AMD

AMD er i ferd med å lansere tre nye prosessorer i Opteron-serien - 852, 252 og 152. Prosessorene har 1000 MHz HyperTransport-buss og kjører på 2,6 GHz.

 

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[[Protus]]

Hmm, når kommer de med SSE3?

Har hørt i løpet av første halvår eller va det nå var.

[lavizh]

Dette blir digg, men synd de prises deretter. Skal bytte ut mine Opteron 244 når dual core kommer

[HKS]

,14/02/2005 : 10:44] Hmm, når kommer de med SSE3?

Har hørt i løpet av første halvår eller va det nå var.

Disse nye Opteron prosessorene er E0 stepping etter hva jeg har forstått...

 

De kommer derfor til å støtte SSE3

 

Edit: SSE3 stemmer nok det... Da kommer nok Athlon 64 med dette snart!

 

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20050211015829.html

Advanced Micro Devices, the world’s second largest maker of x86 microprocessors, is projected to release its new chip for servers on Monday, the 14th of February. It is claimed that in addition to higher clock-speed the new Opteron will sport higher-speed HT bus as well as SSE3 technology.

 

 

AMD Preps New Opteron

 

The forthcoming AMD Opteron processor 252 will be clocked at 2.60GHz, will incorporate dual-channel PC3200 memory controller, 1MB of cache and SSE3 technology, something that only Intel Corp.’s chips have sported so far. The upcoming Opteron chip will also sport 1000MHz HyperTransport bus ... The new chip for servers and workstations will be produced using 90nm SOI process technology.

 

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A recently released “AMD Athlon 64 Processor Power and Thermal Data Sheet” document claims the new 90nm chips have Thermal Design Power of 67W under full load, and about 21W in the so-called “Cool’n’Quiet” mode under minimum load with about 1.00GHz clock-speed. AMD’s 130nm chips devour up to 89W at full load and about 22W under minimum load at 800MHz. AMD Opteron have the same thermal specifications as similar AMD Athlon 64 chips.

Endret 14. februar 2005 av [GDI]Raptor

[snorreh]

Her er den offisielle pressemeldingen fra AMD hvor de også annonserer en oppdatering av deres AMD-8000 brikkesett for Opteron, samt nye Opteron-baserte tjenere og arbeidsstasjoner fra HP:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/Virtual...3~94574,00.html

AMD today announced the latest additions to the award-winning AMD Opteron™ processor family — Models 852 and 252. The new models represent the world’s highest performing processors for one-way to eight-way x86 servers and workstations.

 

To enable OEMs and system builders to take advantage of the next generation of I/O technology, AMD also announced the AMD-8132™ HyperTransport™ PCI-X® 2.0 tunnel, scheduled to ship for servers and workstations this month. The latest addition to the AMD-8000™ series of chipsets, the AMD-8132 tunnel brings high-performance PCI-X 2.0 connectivity to AMD Opteron processor-based systems with increased throughput, improved RAS capabilities, robust data management and enhanced HyperTransport technology connectivity.

 

“Since the launch of the AMD Opteron processor, AMD has led the industry with flawless execution on enterprise products and we take great pride in the strong endorsements from our enterprise customers,” said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager of the Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD. “These models of the AMD Opteron processor with Direct Connect Architecture bring the newest level of performance to our customers. The platforms our partners launched today feature the world’s highest performing 4P and 2P processors for 32- and 64-bit computing.”

 

AMD has made significant enhancements to the AMD Opteron processor with these new models. Performance-enhancing features include support for SSE3 software instructions as well as an increase in the HyperTransport performance through an increase in bus frequency, to 1GHz.

 

Server and workstation systems featuring the AMD Opteron processor will soon be enabled with AMD PowerNow!™ technology with Optimized Power Management. “This technology helps to minimize overall power consumption for enterprise IT and workstation customers by decreasing strain on datacenter cooling and ventilation systems,” said Seyer.

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“HP is responding to customer demand for new levels of performance and price-performance by expanding our ProLiant and Workstation portfolios, reinforcing our leading position in standards-based computing,” said Paul Miller, vice president of marketing, Industry Standard Servers and BladeSystem, HP. “Together, with AMD’s delivery of the powerful new AMD Opteron processors Model 252 and 852, we’re announcing high-performance, dense and power-efficient ProLiant blade servers. In addition, we are expanding the most-trusted server family with the ProLiant DL385 and delivering the new HP xw9300 Workstation. Setting the stage for the next generation of performance, these systems are designed with dual core in mind, providing our customers with a compelling choice when it comes to meeting their most demanding x86 performance needs.”

Se her for mer detaljer om disse nye Opteron-modellene:

http://www2.amd.com/us-en/protected/Weblet...ml?redir=CPQR08

 

Og her for mer om HP ProLiant DL385 Server:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantdl385/

 

Og her for mer om HP xw93000 Workstation:

http://www.hp.com/workstations/pws/xw9300/

Endret 14. februar 2005 av snorreh

[Boralis]

Ja og her er en test av "godsakene"

 

http://www.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.aspx?i=2347

 

Selv om de ikke totalt sett klarer å nå opp til Intel Xeon , så er det en pen økning fra 250 til 252 .

[snorreh]

Den største nyheten med disse nye Opteron-prosessorene er likevel reduksjonen i strømforbruket takket være støtte for PowerNow:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showA...icleID=60400237

AMD this week unveils two new Opteron chips that were manufactured using a process that lets AMD squeeze more transistors onto a piece of silicon. That will let AMD increase on-chip memory, improve power management, and offer dual-processor core designs beginning in the next two quarters.

 

"The most logical way to get to the next level of performance is by having two cores directly connected, which will also enhance multithreaded and multitasked environments," says Pat La, director of server and workstation marketing for AMD.

 

The new 852 and 252 Opteron chips also include PowerNow, a power-optimization technology that AMD says can reduce power consumption by as much as 75%.

[efikkan]

Skulle hatt noen slike.

[snorreh]

Anandtech tester SSE3-ytelsen på disse nye Opteron-prosessorene her:

 

AMD K8 E4 Stepping: SSE3 Performance

As far as physics and graphics go, the added instructions show potential in our synthetic test. For DCC, CAD, scientific, and other workstation software, the E4 stepping could offer a bit of a performance boost.

 

In the consumer space, Athlon 64 may not see as much benefit from SSE3, especially since our encoding tests turned up so little performance impact. SSE3 can be used in games, but the impact of this will likely be minimal. As most games will likely remain graphics limited, improvements will have a hard time shining through. Of course, for those who like to use lower cost Athlon 64 processors in cheaper workstations, there could be some advantage.

 

When we take a look at the Opteron 252 in a workstation environment, we will be able to get a better view of what the total package has to offer. As our workstation tests will be in a DP environment, we'll be able to see how the higher bandwidth helps the Opteron shine.