Datasheet

Q2 2006 AMD Server/Workstation
Solution Provider Roadmap
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Do Not Distribute
I/O Hub
I/O Hub
USB
USB
PCI
PCI
PCIe™
Bridge
PCIe™
Bridge
PCIe™
Bridge
PCIe™
Bridge
I/O Hub
I/O Hub
8 GB/S
8 GB/S 8 GB/S
8 GB/S
PCI-E
Bridge
PCI-E
Bridge
PCI-E
Bridge
PCI-E
Bridge
PCIe™
Bridge
PCIe™
Bridge
USB
USB
PCI
PCI
I/O Hub
I/O Hub
XMB
XMB
XMB
XMB
XMB
XMB
XMB
XMB
SRQ
Crossbar
HT
Mem.Ctrlr
SRQ
Crossbar
HT
Mem.Ctrlr
SRQ
Crossbar
HT
Mem.Ctrlr
SRQ
Crossbar
HT
Mem.Ctrlr
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Power Consumption Comparison
Memory
Controller
Hub
Memory
Controller
Hub
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
MCP
380 watts
380 watts
(95w per CPU)
(95w per CPU)
14
14
watts
watts
8.5
8.5
watts
watts
8.5
8.5
watts
watts
8.5
8.5
watts
watts
8.5
8.5
watts
watts
Traditional Front side bus architecture
• 692 watts for processors (173w each)
• 48 watts for external memory controller
Direct Connect Architecture
• 380 watts for processors (only 95w each)
• Integrated memory controllers
740 watts
380 watts
CORE
CORE
CORE
CORE
CORE
CORE
CORE
CORE
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
692 watts
692 watts
(173w per CPU)
(173w per CPU)