New Six-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor Delivers Up to Thirty-Four Percent More Performance-per-Watt in Exact Same Platform

<p><em>— Available five months ahead of schedule, "Istanbul”
is an industry game-changer—<br/>
<br/>
</em><strong>SYDNEY, Australia</strong>— <strong>June 2, 2009</strong>
— AMD (NYSE: 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.<br/>
<br/>
•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;<br/>
•HPC, virtualization and database workloads can benefit from increased
4P STREAM memory bandwidth of up to 60 percent enabled by HyperTransport™
technology HT Assist, which helps reduce processor to processor latency and
traffic;<br/>
•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;<br/>
•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.
(AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2435 [SPECpower_ssj™2008 overall 1297
ssj_ops/watt, 501,246 ssj_ops at 287W @ 100% target load] compared to AMD Opteron™
processor Model 2382 [SPECpower_ssj™2008 overall 970 ssj_ops/watt,376,878
ssj_ops at 272W @ 100% target load])<br/>
<br/>
“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.”<br/>
<br/>
<strong>Supporting Resources</strong>: <br/>
•AMD@Work blog with guest posts from Cray, Dell, and Sun Microsystems<br/>
•“Istanbul” launch blog from HP<br/>
•The AMD Opteron Express YouTube Channel<br/>
•Six-Core AMD Opteron processor presentation<br/>
•“Istanbul” photos<br/>
•Online press kit for Six-Core AMD Opteron processor<br/>
<br/>
<strong>About AMD</strong><br/>
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 <a href="#">http://www.amd.com</a><br/>
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AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks
of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the
HyperTransport Technology Consortium. Other names are for informational purposes
only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.<br/>
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<font size="1">1.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).<br/>
2.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. <br/>
SPEC and the benchmark name SPECpower_ssj are trademarks of the Standard Performance
Evaluation Corporation. For the latest SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark results,
visit <a href="#">http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008<br/>
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