six-core amd opteron ee processor

Introducing the Six-CoreAMD Opteron™ EE Processor

| Six-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor Announcement | August 2009EMBARGOED UNTIL August 31st 12:01 a.m. EDT

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Virtualizationdrives the need for

more cores and greater scalability

Cloud computing and dense deployments drive the need for

greater energy efficiency

Performance/Expandability

Industry Trends

AMD Opteron™ Processor Standard and SE power bands

Overall Power Trends*

• Power and cooling still #1 issue in the datacenter

• IT professionals expect to spend 27% more for power and cooling per server over the next 4 years

• Each $1 of server spend requires $.53 to power and cool, up ~5X over the last 10 yrs.

• Low power servers driving a higher mix within the datacenter

Power & Cost Efficiency

AMD Opteron™ Processor HE & EE power bands

*Source: IDC, Worldwide Server Energy Expense 2008–2012 Forecast, December 2008


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Top-line performance that’s bottom-line efficient

AMD Server Strategy

Usage-based platforms Designed around key workloads

Value at every price-pointNo compromise across the product line

Performance-per-watt More performance same

power envelope*

*Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor compared to Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor


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Powering the Cloud: Web Serving & Cloud Requirements

I/O ThroughputMemory and I/O capabilities for fast transaction throughput to deliver low user response time

Power EfficiencyEnergy efficiency is a key priority for customers, especially those with large “scale out” web farms

Consistent PlatformsMultiple generations of servers need to live seamlessly in a single data center

ScalabilityPredictable performance to handle the increased or decreased workload based on traffic and utilizations


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Introducing New Six-CoreAMD Opteron™ EE Processor

• World’s only 40W ACP processor for 2P servers

• Targeted at energy-efficient servers and workloads

• Cloud computing

• Web 2.0 applications

• Dense computing environments

• Low power without compromise - built with AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™) technology and AMD-P power management features

• Up to 30% higher performance* and performance-per-watt** than Quad Core AMD Opteron™ processor

*Compared to 40W ACP and **compared to 75W ACP Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors. See slides 11 & 12 for backup and configuration information.


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Low Power Without Compromise

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Up to 28% Lower Memory Price inCloud Computing Servers*

Estimated savings:

>$1000 per server

Approx. $50k per server rack

> $1M per cloud computing datacenter (based on 25-rack datacenter)

*Depending on configuration. For configuration information and assumptions, please see slide 17.


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Designed for the CloudSix-Core AMD Opteron™ EE Processor

Source: AMD internal platform power measurements and estimates using a java-based workload. Information is provided for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. For detailed calculations, configurations and assumptions

refer to backup slides 13-14.

Six-Core AMD Opteron EE processor 40W ACP

Up to 42 servers using Six-Core AMD Opteron EE

processor

Up to 24 servers using Six-Core AMD

Opteron processors

Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor 75W ACP

Up to 34 servers using Six-Core AMD Opteron HE

processors

Six-Core AMD Opteron HE processor

55W ACP

up to 29% estimated greater density vs. 75W

power-band within the same power budget

up to 40% estimated greater density vs. 75W

power-band within the same power budget


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AMD has a clear strategy to deliver platforms tailored to these emerging usage models

The Six-Core AMD Opteron™ EE processor is one more option for customers requiring a balance of performance and extreme energy efficiency

Server buyers are moving to increasingly dense computing environments, where very low power is a top concern

The Right Platform for Power Efficiency

No compromise on performance, power, and virtualization features

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Up to 31% higher performance-per-watt

than servers using 2.7GHz 75W ACP Quad-Core AMD

Opteron™ processors

SPEC and SPECpower are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The result for Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2419 EE is based upon data submitted to Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation as of August 12, 2009. The other results stated above reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/ as of August 12, 2009. The comparison presented above is based on the best performing two-socket servers using AMD Opteron™ processor Models 2419 EE and 2384. For the latest results, visit www.spec.org. Please see backup slide 15 for configuration information.

AMD Opteron™ EE Processor Improves Performance-per-Watt by up to 31%

Relative Performanceto Power Ratios

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http://www.spec.org/



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AMD Opteron™ EE Processor Improves Performance by up to 33%

Up to 33% higher performance with

than servers using 40W ACP Quad-Core

AMD Opteron™ processors

SPEC and SPECint are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The result for Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2419 EE is based upon data submitted to Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation as of August 5, 2009. The other results stated above reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/ as of August 5, 2009. The comparison presented above is based on the best performing two-socket servers using AMD Opteron™ processor Models 2419 EE and 2377 EE. For the latest results, visit www.spec.org. Please see backup slides for configuration information.

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Density Calculation Details (Racks Comparison)Notes

Processor

Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor 2.6GHz

(75W ACP)

Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2425 HE

(55W ACP)

Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2419 EE

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42U standard racks747.6KW power budget

Estimated KW power required to operate 42

servers (1 rack) @ 100% load point with including 5% margin

~13KW or(12894 watts)

~ 9.2KW or(9156 watts)

~7.5KW or(7476 watts)

Estimated server power consumption for a fully populated 42U rack (42 servers)

Platform Power Consumption measured

at 100% load point

307W (100% load point / 550755 ssj_ops)

218W (100% load point /

462215 ssj_ops)

178W (100% load point /

406954 ssj_ops)

Estimated number of 1U server units

supported @ Max Power Load

243 servers 342 servers 420 servers

Annual Energy Costs estimates*

$430.29

$305.55(up to 29% less than AMD Opteron™ processor Model

2435 based server)

$249.4(up to 40% less than AMD

Opteron™ processor Model 2435 based server)

Estimated electricity cost per year. Assumes $.10/kWh and 1.6 PUE DC cooling factor

*For configuration and power consumption calculations see slide 3. SPEC and the benchmark name SPECpower_ssj are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For the latest SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008.

http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008


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Configuration Information (energy calc details*)

SIX-CORE SERVERZT Systems 1224Ra 2x AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2419 EE16GB memory (4x 2048 MB)1 SDD

SIX-CORE SERVERZT Systems 1224Ra2x AMD Opteron™ processor Model 246516GB memory (4x 4048 MB)1 SDD

* For full disclosure report, contact AMD. SPEC and the benchmark name SPECpower_ssj are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For the latest SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008.

SIX-CORE SERVERZT Systems 1224Ra 2x AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2425 HE16GB memory (4x 2048 MB)1 SDD



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Configuration Information (EE vs. 75W ACP)

QUAD-CORE SERVERZT Systems 1224Ra 2x AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2384 75W ACP16GB memory (4x 2048 MB)1 SDD

SIX-CORE SERVERZT Systems 1224Ra2x AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2419 EE (55W ACP)16GB memory (4x 2048 MB)1 SDD

* For full disclosure report, contact AMD. SPEC and the benchmark name SPECpower_ssj are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. For the latest SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark results, visit http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008.



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Two-Socket SPECint®_rate2006

158 using 2 x Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processors (“Istanbul”) Model 2419 EE in SuperMicro A+ Server 1021M-UR+B server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, 250GB SATA disk drive, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server 5.2 64-bit

119 using 2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors (“Shanghai”) Model 2377 EE in SuperMicro A+ Server 1021M-UR+B server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, 300GB SATA disk drive, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit •http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q2/cpu2006-20090406-06935.html

Footnotes

http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q2/cpu2006-20090406-06935.html


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Cloud Computing Server Memory Pricing

DDR2-667 Pricing

Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor-based server

64 GB (16 x 4GB DDR2-667) memory/server x 42 servers per rack

x 25 racks per datacenter= 16,800 DIMMS per datacenter

DDR2 price (DDR2-667) = $129.99 per DIMM$129.99 / DIMM x 16,800 DIMMS per datacenter

= $2,183,832 total datacenter memory cost for AMD Opteron™ EE processor-based servers

DDR3-1066 Pricing

Intel Xeon processor-based server

72 GB (18 x 4GB DDR3-1066) memory/serverx 42 servers per rack

x 25 racks per datacenter= 18,900 DIMMS per datacenter

DDR3 price (DDR3-1066) = $179.99 per DIMM$179.99 / DIMM x 18,900 DIMMS per datacenter= $3,401,811 total datacenter memory cost for

Intel Xeon processor-based servers

Pricing based on spot pricing on www.crucial.com as of August 25, 2009. Actual prices may vary depending on market price and final configuration.

AMD Opteron™ EE processor memory price advantage:up to $1,217,979 based on 25-rack datacenter.


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