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AMD Opteron 6000 Series Platform Press Presentation
1. The AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series Platform:More Cores, More Memory, Better Value
2. AMD is Changing Server Market Dynamics Again AMD Opteron™ Processor, World’s First x86 Processor with 64- and 32-bit capability, integrated memory controller, HyperTransport™ technology high-speed serial system bus and glueless 1- to 8-P scalability World’s First Native Quad-Core x86 Processor with HW-based virtualization features AMD Opteron™ Processor HE/EE, First Low-Power x86Processors World’s First 6-core x86 Processor for 1P to 8P World’s First Dual-Core x86 Processor The Second Wave World’s First 12-core x86 Processor and Direct Connect Architecture 2.0 AMD Socket F (1207) Platform: four generations of upgradeability Anticipating needs and delivering innovation at the right time for the market 2003 2005 2007 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010
5. More performance for workloads that matter most**See slides 13-15 and backup on slides 23-28
6. Server Market Demands Are Changing The Growth of Industry-standard Computing Reigning in Costs, Return on Computing Investments Scalable/Accelerated Computing Raw Performance TCO/Lifecycle Costs Power Efficiency Virtualization Value Cloud/Fabric Heterogeneous 2000-2006 2010-2012 2007-2009 1990’s 2012+
7. Value Definition Has Changed Over Time Over time, the criteria has changed from: Price /performance /watt $ Performance / watt Raw Performance 1995 2005 2000 2010
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10. New levels of value and power efficiency*AMD internal estimates of total server market as of Q309
11. 2 Full-Featured Platforms for Mainstream Market , “AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform Mainstream Market/2P Platforms Competition offers only a “one-size-fits-all” solution for mainstream market segment De-features many popular, low power, value processors AMD Opteron™ 4000 Series platform Every AMD Opteron™ processor offers full, consistent feature set
12. Designed To Easily Integrate Consistent Images and Software Same Features Across Power Bands Same Die, Chipset and Memory enable: No artificially limited features Same API Same BIOS Code Same Drivers Easier To Buy No tradeoffs of performance & core functionality Easier To Qualify Full consistency across the entire processor stack Easier To Manage Seamlessly move virtual machines, easily migrate software between systems
13. Direct Connect Architecture 1.0Balanced and Scalable Design to Support up to 6 Cores 2 MEMORY CHANNELS 2 MEMORY CHANNELS 8 DIMMs per CPU 8 DIMMs per CPU 2 MEMORY CHANNELS 2 MEMORY CHANNELS 8 DIMMs per CPU 8 DIMMs per CPU No front side bus HyperTransport™ technology Integrated memory controller NUMA memory architecture
14. Direct Connect Architecture 2.0Balanced and Scalable Design to Support up to 16 Cores* per CPU 4 MEMORY CHANNELS 4 MEMORY CHANNELS 12 DIMMs per CPU 12 DIMMs per CPU 4 MEMORY CHANNELS 4 MEMORY CHANNELS 12 DIMMs per CPU 12 DIMMs per CPU 1-hop between processors Four memory channels Up to 50% more DIMMs Up to 33% increase in CPU to CPU communication speed± *Based on HyperTransport™ technology links @ up to 4.8 GT/s for Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor vs. 6.4 GT/s for AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processor. ±16-core configuration planned for upcoming AMD processor core codenamed “Bulldozer”.
15. 6 channels, 18 DIMMs (not 4P scalable) Clear Memory Advantage for Workloads 8 channels, 24 DIMMs (4P scalable) Memory Capacity Key for Virtualization, Database & HPC Up to 33% more DIMMs - Up to 24 DIMMs per 2P server supports more robust VMs 96GB with affordable DIMMs up to 34% less expensive than competitive configuration¹ Scalable to 4P and 48 DIMMs – to handle peak loads with a low response time Memory Bandwidth Key for HPC Record setting 2P memory bandwidth 33% more memory channels² Intel® Xeon™ Processor Intel® Xeon™ Processor ¹ Based on 48GB memory configuration for AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform at $2,207.88 (12 x 4GB) vs. 48GB Intel configuration at $3,353.91 (3 x 8GB + 6 x 4GB). Prices according to http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodule/DDR3/~HS~/list.html as of 3/1/10. ²Based on comparison of 4 memory channels for AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processor vs. 3 memory channels for Intel Xeon processor codenamed “Westmere.” See http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3733
16. Pricing Strategy Delivers Superior Advantage over Competition Servers Competitive AMD 2010 Strategy AMD Socket F (1207) AMD 8000/2000Series Intel Xeon AMD 6000/4000 Series $3600+ $856 4P+ Enterprise $2,649 $873 4P+ 4P $1663 $188 2P & 4P+ Scalable $1386 $266 $1165 $174 6000 Series 2P + 4P 2P& 4P Basic 2P $589 $167 2P $455 $99 1P 1P & 2P Entry 4000 Series 1P + 2P $269 $112 1P 1P & 2P Value/Ultra Value Source: Current pricing is published on AMD.com and Intel.com for 1KU as of March 16, 2010; new AMD platform pricing is expected 1KU price at launch
17. Up to Double the Performance for 2P Up to 2.2x SPEC, SPECint, and SPECfp are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The results for AMD Opteron™ processor Model 6174 are based upon data submitted to Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation as of March 17, 2010. The other results stated above reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/cput2006/results as of March 17, 2010. The comparison presented above is based on the best performing two-socket servers using the specified processor model. For the latest SPECint_rate2006 and SPECfp_rate2006 results, visit http://www.spec.org/cput2006/results. For additional backup and configuration information, see backup slides 23-24.
18. Better Price & Performance, Low Power for 2P SPEC, SPECint, and SPECfp are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The results for AMD OpteronTM processor Model 6174 are based upon data submitted to Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation as of March 17, 2010. The results for AMD Opteron™ processor Model 6136 are estimates. The other results stated above reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/ as of March 17, 2010. The comparisons presented above are based on the best performing two-socket servers using AMD Opteron™ processor Models 2435, 6136, and 6174 and Intel Xeon processor Models X5570 and X5680. For the latest SPECint®_rate2006 and SPECfp®_rate results, visit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/. Pricing reflects planned AMD 1KU tray pricing and Intel 1KU tray pricing on www.intel.com as of March 17, 2010. For additional backup and configuration information, see backup slides 25-28.
19. Transforming 4P Server Economics Floating Point Throughput Performance Integer Throughput Performance 80W ACP 80W ACP 130W TDP 130W TDP Est. Est. SPEC, SPECint, and SPECfp are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The results for AMD Opteron™ processors are based upon estimates as of March 17, 2010. The other results stated above reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/cput2006/results as of March 17, 2010. The comparison presented above is based on the best performing four-socket servers using AMD Opteron™ processor Model 6174 and the best performing two-socket servers using Intel Xeon processor Models X5680. For the latest SPECint_rate2006 and SPECfp_rate2006 results, visit http://www.spec.org/cput2006/results. Pricing reflects planned AMD 1kU tray pricing and Intel 1kU tray pricing on www.intel.com as of March 17, 2010. For additional backup and configuration information, see backup slide 29.
20. Increased Performance-per-watt withAMD Opteron™ 6000 Series Platform PERFORMANCE POWER Similar power envelope with 2x the cores Can provide a significant performance uplift Internal measurements based on pre-production silicon. Source: AMD internal performance and power measurements 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 power consumption. For detailed configurations and assumptions refer to backup slide 30.
21. Designed to Drive Down Power Requirements AMD Cool Speed technology Low Voltage DDR-3 DIMM support Advanced Platform Management Link (APML)* C1E Power State A sleep state invoked when all processor cores are idle Reduces p-states when a temperature limit is reached Lower memory voltage of 1.35V vs. standard memory at 1.5V PTM - Closely monitors power/cooling RPMI - Remote monitor and control of P-state limits *In APML-enabled platforms
28. Power and Performance Bands – 6100 Series All pricing based on planned 1KU prices at launch. *ACP stands for Average CPU Power. See www.amd.com/acp. †Using HyperTransport™ technology.
34. Performance Over Generations (2 of 2) SPECfp®_rate2006 56.0 using 2 x Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors Model 2222 in HP ProLiant DL185 G5 server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-667) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2008q1/cpu2006-20071220-02910.html 94.7 using 2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors ("Barcelona") Model 2356 in IBM BladeCenter LS22 server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2008q3/cpu2006-20080623-04663.html 121 using 2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors ("Shanghai") Model 2389 in Supermicro A+ Server 1021M-UR+B server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q2/cpu2006-20090216-06530.html 143 using 2 x Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processors Model 2435 in Supermicro A+ Server 1021M-UR+B server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server release 5.3 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q2/cpu2006-20090511-07358.html 313 using 2 x AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6174 in HP ProLiant DL165 G7 server, 64GB (16 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 5 Update 4
35. Integer Throughput (SPECint®_rate 1 of 2) 2 x Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors Model 2222 in HP ProLiant DL185 G5 server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-667) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2008q1/cpu2006-20071220-02913.html 2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors ("Barcelona") Model 2356 in IBM BladeCenter LS22 server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2008q3/cpu2006-20080623-04661.html 2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors ("Shanghai") Model 2389 in Sun Fire X4140 server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-667) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server release 5.3 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q4/cpu2006-20090928-08758.html 2 x Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processors Model 2435 in Supermicro A+ Server 1021M-UR+B server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server release 5.3 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q2/cpu2006-20090511-07357.html
36. Integer Throughput (SPECint®_rate 2 of 2) 2 x AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6136 in “Dinar” reference design kit, 64GB (16 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server release 5 Update 4 64-bit 2 x AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6174 in HP ProLiant DL165 G7 server, 64GB (16 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server release 5 Update 4 64-bit 2 x Intel Xeon processors Model X5570 (95W TDP) in Acer Gateway GR380 F1 server, 24GB (6 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2010q1/cpu2006-20100202-09561.html 2 x Intel Xeon processors Model X5680 (130W TDP) in Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S6 server, 48GB (12 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 11 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2010q1/cpu2006-20100301-09734.html
37. Floating Point Throughput (SPECfp®_rate 1 of 2) 2 x Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ processors Model 2222 in HP ProLiant DL185 G5 server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-667) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2008q1/cpu2006-20071220-02910.html 2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors ("Barcelona") Model 2356 in IBM BladeCenter LS22 server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2008q3/cpu2006-20080623-04663.html 2 x Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processors ("Shanghai") Model 2389 in Supermicro A+ Server 1021M-UR+B server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q2/cpu2006-20090216-06530.html 2 x Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processors Model 2435 in Supermicro A+ Server 1021M-UR+B server, 32GB (8x4GB DDR2-800) memory, SuSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP1 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q2/cpu2006-20090511-07358.html
38. Floating Point Throughput (SPECfp®_rate 2 of 2) 2 x AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6136 in “Dinar” reference design kit, 64GB (16 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server release 5 Update 4 64-bit 2 x AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6174 in HP ProLiant DL165 G7 server, 64GB (16 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux® Server release 5 Update 4 64-bit 2 x Intel Xeon processors Model X5570 (95W TDP) in ASUS Z8PE-D18 server motherboard, 72GB (18 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2009q2/cpu2006-20090511-07354.html 2 x Intel Xeon processors Model X5680 (130W TDP) in Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S6 server, 48GB (12 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 11 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2010q1/cpu2006-20100301-09735.html
39. Transforming Four-Socket Server Economics SPECint®_rate2006 381 using 2 x Intel Xeon processors Model X5680 (130W TDP) in Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S6 server, 48GB (12 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 11 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2010q1/cpu2006-20100301-09734.html 574 (est.) using 4 x AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6136 in “Drachma” reference design kit, 128GB (32 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64-bit SPECfp®_rate2006 257 using 2 x Intel Xeon processors Model X5680 (130W TDP) in Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX300 S6 server, 48GB (12 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 11 64-bit http://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2010q1/cpu2006-20100301-09735.html 514 (est.) using 4 x AMD Opteron™ processors Model 6136 in “Drachma” reference design kit, 128GB (32 x 4GB DDR3-1333) memory, SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 10 SP2 64-bit
40. Configuration Information (“Magny Cours ” Power Comparison) Six-Core AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2425 HE based platform Processor: 2x AMD Opteron™ processor Model 2425 HE Motherboard: Tyan 2927 Memory: 4x 4GB RDDR2 667 DIMMs Storage: 500GB SATA WD50000ABPS Chassis: Enermax Chakra ECA5001-B Power Supply: ThermaltakeToughpower 1200 12-Core AMD Opteron™ processor Model 6164 HE based platform Processor: 2x AMD Opteron™ processor Model 6164 HE Motherboard: “Dinar “ AMD Internal Validation platform Memory: 4x 4GB RDDR3 1.5v 1333MHz DIMMs Storage: 500GB SATA WD50000ABPS Chassis: Enermax Chakra ECA5001-B Power Supply: ThermaltakeToughpower 1200 Workload: Server-side java & active idle (2 minutes resting, idle measurement taken after two minutes of system idle) Performance based on number of business operations Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) Balanced Profile Enabled Power Measurement: Yokogawa Electric International Pte. Ltd. Model WT210 Power data captured every 1 second over duration of workload Thermal Environment: Digi International Inc. Model Watchport/H temperature sensor Power data captured at an ambient temperature of 21.2C