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June 01, 2009

AMD Releases Six-Core 'Istanbul' Processor

Available five months ahead of schedule, "Istanbul" is an industry game-changer

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 1 -- AMD today announced availability of the world's first six-core server processor with Direct Connect Architecture for two-, four- and eight-socket servers. Six-Core AMD Opteron processors (code-named "Istanbul") extend AMD's commitment to offering server customers superior value at every price point with unmatched platform flexibility.

Across a single platform, AMD can address the need for more cores and greater scalability with the new Six-Core AMD Opteron processor and offer a cost- and power-efficient solution with Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors. Systems based on Six-Core AMD Opteron processors are expected to be available beginning this month from leading OEMs including Cray, Dell, HP, IBM and Sun Microsystems, along with support from motherboard and infrastructure partners. HE, SE and EE versions of the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor are planned for the second half of 2009.

Six-Core AMD Opteron processors leverage existing platform infrastructure and a low-cost, power-efficient DDR-2 memory architecture which can help lower system acquisition costs.
HPC, virtualization and database workloads can benefit from increased 4P STREAM memory bandwidth of up to 60 percent(i) enabled by HyperTransport technology HT Assist, which helps reduce processor to processor latency and traffic.
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) technology and the AMD-P suite of power management features are available across all performance and power bands, ensuring no-compromise choice.
The new Six-Core AMD Opteron processor has up to 34 percent more performance-per-watt over the previous generation quad-core processors in the exact same platform.(ii) (AMD Opteron processor Model 2435 [SPECpower_ssj2008 overall 1297 ssj_ops/watt, 501,246 ssj_ops at 287W @ 100 percent target load] compared to AMD Opteron processor Model 2382 [SPECpower_ssj2008 overall 970 ssj_ops/watt,376,878 ssj_ops at 272W @ 100 percent target load])

"Based on close collaboration with our customers, we believe there is a clear value shift changing the economics of the server market," said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server and Workstation Business, AMD. "The new Six-Core AMD Opteron processor meets the increasing need for a combination of low total cost of ownership, superior performance-per-watt and scalability. Simply put, Six-Core AMD Opteron processors deliver top-line performance that's bottom-line efficient."

Supporting Resources:

AMD@Work blog with guest posts from Cray, Dell, and Sun Microsystems
"Istanbul" launch blog from HP
The AMD Opteron Express YouTube Channel
Six-Core AMD Opteron processor presentation
"Istanbul" photos
Online press kit for Six-Core AMD Opteron processor

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

(i) Based on internal measurements at AMD performance labs as of May 12, 2009. 4 x Six-Core AMD Opteron processors ("Istanbul") Model 8435 in Tyan Thunder n4250QE (S4985-E) motherboard, 32GB (16x2GB DDR2-800) memory, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit (measurements taken with HT Assist enabled vs. HT Assist disabled).

(ii) ZT Systems 1224R Datacenter Server, HT1, 16GB (4x4GB DDR2-800) memory, 80GB SATAII SSD, , 400W Sparkle Power Int'l LTD SPI4001UG power supply, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1 64-bit.

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