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<p>AMD today announced a handful of new processors for the enterprise market. Based on a 45nm process, the new six-core “Istanbul” server chips will be able to deliver a significant performance boost without consuming more power compared to existing Opterons. AMD estimates that the new parts will deliver a 34% increase in performance-per-watt, an area the company used to excel in and an attractive selling point for businesses.</p>
<p>Variants focusing on differing levels of power and performance will begin shipping by the third quarter of the year as HE, SE, and EE versions. There's no mention of a transition to DDR3 platforms, with AMD believing that DDR2 is still the memory of choice for the enterprise. The processor vendor cites that low TCO is a concern for themselves as well as their customers, which probably has a lot to do with a six-core offering as opposed to eight. It also likely has a lot to do with the engineering involved, as AMD has already indicated they believe that triple-core processors have room to grow on desktops.</p>
<p>IBM, Sun, HP, Cray, Dell and others are planning to release Istanbul-based servers soon. You can read the official press release <a href="https://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~131372,00.html" target="_blank">here</a> and view some additional information over at the <a href="https://blogs.amd.com/work/2009/06/01/six-core-amd-opteron-processor-press-kit/" target="_blank">company’s blog</a>.</p><p><a rel='canonical' href='https://www.techspot.com/news/34925-amd-introduces-six-core-istanbul-45nm-opterons.html' target='_blank'>Permalink to story.</a></p><p class='permalink'><a rel='canonical' href='https://www.techspot.com/news/34925-amd-introduces-six-core-istanbul-45nm-opterons.html'>https://www.techspot.com/news/34925-amd-introduces-six-core-istanbul-45nm-opterons.html</a></p>
