BANGALORE, INDIA: At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD today announced that AMD Opteron processors continue to power many of the highest-performing supercomputers in the world, including the top two overall.
AMD Opteron processor highlights from the latest Top500 Supercomputer Sites list include:
· For the third straight time, the AMD Opteron processor helps power the number one “Roadrunner” supercomputer;
· The Cray “Jaguar” supercomputer based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors at Oak Ridge National Labs is number two;
· AMD is utilized in nine of the top 20 supercomputers, more than any other processor provider;
· Four of the top 10 supercomputers use AMD Opteron processors;
· The AMD Opteron processor powers 20 Cray supercomputers, including six in the top 25;
· The recently launched Six-Core AMD Opteron processor (formerly code-named “Istanbul”) has already appeared in two Cray XT5 supercomputers
· The top two academic research supercomputers are based on Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors –- “Kraken” at the University of Tennessee is number six and “Ranger” at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) is number eight.
The semi-annual Top500 Supercomputer Sites list determines its rankings based on the LINPACK benchmark. Recently, Advanced Clustering Technologies published LINPACK scores based on the Six-Core AMD Opteron processor which demonstrate a remarkable cost-per-GFLOP of $35.21.
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Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Monday, 1 June 2009
AMD's Istanbul six-core Opteron processor delivers up to 34pc more performance-per-watt
SUNNYVALE, USA: AMD announced the availability of the world’s first six-core server processor with Direct Connect Architecture for two-, four- and eight-socket servers.
The six-core AMD Opteron processors (codenamed '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.
* 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;
* HPC, virtualization and database workloads can benefit from increased 4P STREAM memory bandwidth of up to 60 percent1 enabled by HyperTransport technology HT Assist, which helps reduce processor to processor latency and traffic;
* 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;
* 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.
“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 bottomline efficient.”
The six-core AMD Opteron processors (codenamed '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.
* 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;
* HPC, virtualization and database workloads can benefit from increased 4P STREAM memory bandwidth of up to 60 percent1 enabled by HyperTransport technology HT Assist, which helps reduce processor to processor latency and traffic;
* 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;
* 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.
“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 bottomline efficient.”
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
AMD on cross-license dspute, Xeon 5500 and HP Pavilion DV2
Following my recent posts on the Intel-AMD cross-license dispute, I was fortunate enough to be able to meet up with Ramkumar Subramanian, VP, Marketing & Sales, AMD India, and Vamsi Krishna, Senior Technical Manager, AMD India, and discuss this, and more, in greater detail.
On cross-license dispute
On the cross-license dispute, Subramanian said: GlobalFoundries is a subsidiary of AMD. The agreement is already there with AMD. It is unclear what an artificial dispute will achieve. Intel is a much bigger company than AMD, and if they wish to divert attention from their difficulties, this is nothing much than a distracting strategy."
He added that if one reads what the European Commission's (EC) findings are, these steps are not taken unless they really believe there has been some abuse of monopoly power.
By asking questions on different angles, is Intel trying to gather more information? Remains to be seen!
Subramanian added that the end customers -- enterprises or home users -- they will tell you that the price of computing has reduced signiificantly and the quality of technology available to them has increased substantially. This is a direct result of competition. "We have merely asked for the competition to be fair and open," he contended. Value for money assumes great importance.
It is perhaps, fit that two people do not sit across the table and discuss to form a monopoly. A person who's looking to stretch their dollar would stand to benefit more from competition!
On HP Pavilion DV2
AMD also showcased a new notebook, released recently, the HP Pavilion DV2. This notebook is using the AMD Athlon NEO. Subramanian said: "We are working on platforms. At the platform level, a lot of innovation has happened in this notebook, which will give you a very rich, visual experience."
So, what does it bring to the consumer? According to Subramanian, it is the visual experience, which would be available in the normal notebook segment. Users can play HD content, complex games, etc. Krishna, added: "The moment you tune the notebook for high-end graphics applications, the Office applications become a cakewalk."
On workstation graphics
AMD also touched upon workstation graphics.
Subramanian said that AMD entered this business post the acquisition of ATI. The ATI FirePro cards available today -- whether in the range of application suites, or performance, or price -- seems to be an unbeatable proposition. "We are bringing the value of competition in the workstation space," he added.
Nvidia has been a partner in many ways, but in this space it is a competitor. AMD's FirePro series -- the applications certified on this particular card -- that's important. "We believe we will be able to penetrate this space very well," he remarked.
Why AMD commented on Intel's Xeon 5500?
I took this opportunity to ask AMD why it chose to comment on the Intel Xeon 5500, prior to its launch in India?
Krishna contended that AMD has brought a lot of innovation to the table ahead of the competition. "We have been leaders in this space, and brining innovative products to the marketplace," said.
Subramanian added: "The world should know that we are the leaders in technology. Our position would be much stronger if the market was fair and open."
Krisha noted that most people would think one-dimension -- performance. "It is the overall value you give in the whole package. A simple example -- Istanbul -- it is exactly pin compatible to the existing server platforms. The value -- customers have an extended product lifecycle.
Nehalem is a new processor, with a new platform. The IT managers would probably weigh all of the pros and cons, and arrive at decisions. Competition requirements are going up. Krishna added: "If your server investment is on the AMD server platforms, and they have a requirement of increasing computation requirements, they can swap the processors. Istanbul is a six core processor.
"In the same footprint, without changing the equation, they are multiplying the performance. Istanbul is also on the same power envelope as the existing dual- or quad-core Optron processors."
I surely need to have AMD and Intel on stage, someday, for a proper panel discussion and sort out all issues, if possible.
On cross-license dispute
On the cross-license dispute, Subramanian said: GlobalFoundries is a subsidiary of AMD. The agreement is already there with AMD. It is unclear what an artificial dispute will achieve. Intel is a much bigger company than AMD, and if they wish to divert attention from their difficulties, this is nothing much than a distracting strategy."He added that if one reads what the European Commission's (EC) findings are, these steps are not taken unless they really believe there has been some abuse of monopoly power.
By asking questions on different angles, is Intel trying to gather more information? Remains to be seen!
Subramanian added that the end customers -- enterprises or home users -- they will tell you that the price of computing has reduced signiificantly and the quality of technology available to them has increased substantially. This is a direct result of competition. "We have merely asked for the competition to be fair and open," he contended. Value for money assumes great importance.
It is perhaps, fit that two people do not sit across the table and discuss to form a monopoly. A person who's looking to stretch their dollar would stand to benefit more from competition!
On HP Pavilion DV2
AMD also showcased a new notebook, released recently, the HP Pavilion DV2. This notebook is using the AMD Athlon NEO. Subramanian said: "We are working on platforms. At the platform level, a lot of innovation has happened in this notebook, which will give you a very rich, visual experience."
So, what does it bring to the consumer? According to Subramanian, it is the visual experience, which would be available in the normal notebook segment. Users can play HD content, complex games, etc. Krishna, added: "The moment you tune the notebook for high-end graphics applications, the Office applications become a cakewalk."
On workstation graphics
AMD also touched upon workstation graphics.
Subramanian said that AMD entered this business post the acquisition of ATI. The ATI FirePro cards available today -- whether in the range of application suites, or performance, or price -- seems to be an unbeatable proposition. "We are bringing the value of competition in the workstation space," he added.
Nvidia has been a partner in many ways, but in this space it is a competitor. AMD's FirePro series -- the applications certified on this particular card -- that's important. "We believe we will be able to penetrate this space very well," he remarked.
Why AMD commented on Intel's Xeon 5500?
I took this opportunity to ask AMD why it chose to comment on the Intel Xeon 5500, prior to its launch in India?
Krishna contended that AMD has brought a lot of innovation to the table ahead of the competition. "We have been leaders in this space, and brining innovative products to the marketplace," said.Subramanian added: "The world should know that we are the leaders in technology. Our position would be much stronger if the market was fair and open."
Krisha noted that most people would think one-dimension -- performance. "It is the overall value you give in the whole package. A simple example -- Istanbul -- it is exactly pin compatible to the existing server platforms. The value -- customers have an extended product lifecycle.
Nehalem is a new processor, with a new platform. The IT managers would probably weigh all of the pros and cons, and arrive at decisions. Competition requirements are going up. Krishna added: "If your server investment is on the AMD server platforms, and they have a requirement of increasing computation requirements, they can swap the processors. Istanbul is a six core processor.
"In the same footprint, without changing the equation, they are multiplying the performance. Istanbul is also on the same power envelope as the existing dual- or quad-core Optron processors."
I surely need to have AMD and Intel on stage, someday, for a proper panel discussion and sort out all issues, if possible.
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