AMD Opteron™ 4000 Series Platform
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AMD Opteron™ 4000 Series Platform The world’s lowest power x86 cloud processor1 just got more efficient The AMD Opteron™ 4200 Series processor — the world’s lowest power processor1,3 at fewer than 5 watts per core — while designed for challenging workloads still delivers a performance punch. AMD Opteron™ 4000 Series Platform Product Comparison ™ AMD Opteron 4100 ™ Series Processor AMD Opteron 4200 Series Processor Features Features Benefits 33% increase in core count packed with plenty of processing Processor Cores 4 and 6 core options 6 and 8 core options performance in a smaller2, more efficient3 8-core design while maintaining the same power/thermal ranges L2: 512 K/core L2: 2 MB shared by 2 cores Processor Cache L3: 6 MB L3: 8 MB Twice the L2 cache per core over the previous generation 2 memory channels supporting R/U 2 memory channels supporting ULV- 20% faster memory and new 1.25V ULV memory offering; Memory DDR3 and LV R/U DDR3 up to 1333MHz DIMM, UDIMM, RDIMM up to 1600MHz high memory bandwidth EE/Std/HE EE/Std/HE HE/Std/SE power options to match workload performance Power and power requirements HyperTransport™ Technology 2X HT3 Links (between CPUs) 2X HT3 Links (between CPUs) Helps improve overall system balance and scalability for scale-out (HT) Up to 25.6 GB/s per link @ 6.4 GT/s Up to 25.6 GB/s per link @ 6.4 GT/s computing environments like HPC, database and web serving Up to 8 cores, new features include Up to 20% greater throughput4 expected, 33% more cores5; FMAC in the Performance Up to 6 cores AMD Turbo CORE technology, FMAC, Flex FP help drive more performance by executing FMA4 instructions that Flex FP and an all new architecture execute complex calculations in half the cycles as the competition Features include enhanced APML (in APML-enabled platforms), AMD New power-saving features like C6 C6 Power State shuts down power to idle cores. TDP Power Cap enables AMD-P Technology CoolSpeed technology, C1E, LV-DDR3 Power State and TDP Power Cap the flexibility to set power limits without capping power frequency. support, and Link Width Power Cap along with 1.25 (volt) ULV-DIMM Performance enhancements to AMD-V™ advances virtualization efficiency with new enhancements to AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™) Mainstream availability of extended AMD-V™ technology help drive AMD-V™ technology. The higher core counts of these products allow Technology Features migration and I/O virtualization more efficient processing for robust customers to run 33% more VMs per server6, optimizing data center rack virtualization workloads space and helping minimize management tasks. AMD Opteron™ 4000 Series platform optimized for power efficiencies or economical server solutions Web/Cloud IT Infrastructure Small Business > Supporting larger use workloads > Power cost efficiency > Ideal for SMB customers needing with energy efficiency for larger deployment low cost, flexible and turnkey solutions for infrastructure/collaboration Which AMD Opteron™ processor is right for me? AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series Platform AMD Opteron™ 4000 Series Platform Virtualization Web/Cloud IT Infrastructure Large, dense deployments, Power and cost efficiency Scalability and efficiency power sensitive for large deployments HPC Database Email/Collaboration Memory and compute-bound applications Optimized for multi-user applications Handle growing messaging needs AMD Opteron™ 4200 Series Processor Model Numbers Cores Model Core Frequency All Core Boost AMD Turbo CORE North Bridge TDP7 L2 Cache L3 Cache Frequency Max Frequency 4284 3.0 GHz 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz 2.2 GHz 95W 4280 2.8 GHz 3.1 GHz 3.5 GHz 2.2 GHz 95W 8 4 x 2 MB 8 MB 4274 HE 2.5 GHz 2.8 GHz 3.5 GHz 2.0 GHz 65W 4256 EE 1.6 GHz 1.9 GHz 2.8 GHz 1.6 GHz 35W 4238 3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz 3.7 GHz 2.2 GHz 95W 4234 3.1 GHz 3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz 2.2 GHz 95W 6 3 x 2 MB 8 MB 4228 HE 2.8 GHz 3.1 GHz 3.6 GHz 2.0 GHz 65W 4226 2.7 GHz 2.9 GHz 3.1 GHz 2.0 GHz 95W 1 As of April 13, 2011, AMD Opteron™ processor Models 4200 EE has the lowest known power per core of any x86 server processor, at 35W TDP (35W TDP (35W/8 = 4.375/core). Intel’s lowest power per core server processor, L5630, is 40W TDP (40W/4= 10W/core). See http://www.intel.com/’Assets/PDF/prodbrief/323501.pdf. Previous record held by AMD Opteron™ processor Models 4100 EE at 35W TDP / 6 cores = 5.83 W/core 2 Based on 316mm silicon die area of AMD Opteron™ 4200 Series processor versus 346mm die size for AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series processor 3 Based on 8-core AMD Opteron™ 4200 Series processors compared to 6-core AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series processors. AMD Opteron™ processor Models 4200 EE have a lower TDP/core (35W/8 = 4.375W/core) than AMD Opteron™ processor Models 4100 EE (35W/6 = 5.83) 4 Based on AMD internal engineering performance estimates comparing top bin 6-core AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series processor with top bin 8-core AMD OpteronTM 4200 Series processor 5 Based on 8-core AMD Opteron™ 4200 Series processor compared to 6-core AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series processor 6 8-core AMD Opteron™ 4200 Series processors at 35W, 65W and 95W TDP compared to 6-core AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series processors at 35W, 65W and 95W TDP when utilizing “1VM per core” loading rule 7 Learn more about average CPU power at: www.amd.com/acp ©2011 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron, AMD Virtualization, AMD-V and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium. 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