Datasheet

Q2 2006 AMD Server/Workstation
Solution Provider Roadmap
12
Do Not Distribute
Technologies Enabling Increased
Performance-Per-Watt
Integrated Memory
Integrated Memory
Controller
Controller
Lower Power consumption
Lower Power consumption
memory controller power
memory controller power
included in processor power
included in processor power
budget vs.
budget vs.
22watts to
22watts to
~48watts required by
~48watts required by
external memory controllers
external memory controllers
!
!
Dual
Dual
-
-
Core
Core
native design
native design
Increases performance
Increases performance
-
-
per
per
-
-
watt efficiencies
watt efficiencies
without
without
increased power
increased power
Direct Connect Architecture
Direct Connect Architecture
Provides
Provides
fast I/O throughput
fast I/O throughput
•
•
I/O directly connected
I/O directly connected
Provides
Provides
fast CPU
fast CPU
-
-
to
to
-
-
CPU
CPU
communication
communication
•
•
CPUs directly connected
CPUs directly connected
Integrated memory controller
Integrated memory controller
helps
helps
increase performance by
increase performance by
reducing memory latencies
reducing memory latencies
•
•
Memory directly connected
Memory directly connected
HELPS REDUCE THE
HELPS REDUCE THE
TRADITIONAL x86 FRONT
TRADITIONAL x86 FRONT
-
-
SIDE
SIDE
BUS BOTTLENECKS
BUS BOTTLENECKS
Advanced Process
Advanced Process
Technology
Technology
Silicon
Silicon
-
-
on
on
-
-
Insulator
Insulator
Fast transistors with low power
Fast transistors with low power
leakage
leakage
Reduces wasted power and
Reduces wasted power and
heat
heat
AMD PowerNow!
AMD PowerNow!
™
™
technology with
technology with
Optimized Power
Optimized Power
Management
Management
Dynamically
Dynamically
reduces
reduces
processor power
processor power
based
based
on workload
on workload
up to
up to
75%
75%
savings in power
savings in power
per
per
processor at CPU idle!
processor at CPU idle!