Datasheet

Q2 2006 AMD Server/Workstation
Solution Provider Roadmap
16
Do Not Distribute
AMD Opteron
TM
Processor Power Advantage
Increasing Density without Facilities Upgrades
(42u rack)
Power Drop of 9 KVA
Power
Maxed
Out
Additional
Rack
Required
23
8
Additional Rack
Required to match
AMD Opteron™
platforms performance
(due to Xeon platforms
power requirements)
• Added cost for floor
space
• Added cost for additional
servers
• Added cost for power
drop
• Added cost for Rack
enclosure
• Added cost for
switches/UPS
• Added cost for cooling
• Added cost for software
licenses
• Added cost for IT
support
Increasing TCO
with Xeon
•Performance based on SPECweb®99_SSL
•82,244 connections
Xeon Xeon
Takes two racks
worth of space to
match
AMD Opteron™
performance
VS.
29
Complete
solution fits
in a single
rack
AMD
Opteron™
(Single-Core)