1. NEWS RELEASE
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Teresa Osborne
AMD Public Relations
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New AMD Server Platform Promotes Performance and Power
Efficiency
—First AMD server platforms deliver new features and efficiency benefits for today
and tomorrow—
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Sept. 21, 2009—AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced
another milestone in delivering world-class platforms that integrate leading-edge
processor, chipset and GPU technology. With the introduction of the Six-Core AMD
Opteron™ processor with AMD Chipset platform, AMD is taking a step forward in its
strategy to provide customers with server platforms – processor, chipset, and GPU -
that specifically address the needs of today’s data center workloads. This new
server platform, along with the AMD platform specification code-named “Kroner”,
enables advanced performance, the benefits of unified processor and chipset
technology, and furthers AMD’s commitment to energy efficiency.
• The very low power “Kroner” twin server design specification offers additional
platform elements such as voltage regulation and the ability to remotely set
power caps, to help further drive down power consumption for hyperscale
customers.
• New AMD chipset technology can help improve performance of virtualization
and HPC workloads with PCI Express® 2.0, HyperTransport™ 3 technology
and advanced AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™) technology and AMD-P
features, including IOMMU support.
• This comprehensive platform offers superior energy efficiency with a new
low-power AMD chipset to meet demands of cloud and other dense server
environments.

2. • OEMs have exceptional flexibility in customizing their offerings with the wide
range of performance and power choices available in the AMD Opteron
processor family and now with three new options in a corresponding AMD
server chipset.
• Unified platform can improve design efficiency, technology integration, and
enable enhanced platform features among CPUs, chipsets and GPUs.
• Multiple platforms in a wide range of configurations and form factors,
including blade, rack and tower, are expected to be available in the coming
weeks from leading server infrastructure providers including Tyan,
Supermicro, Microway, and ZT Systems.
• Additional OEMs are expected to incorporate the new AMD server chipset into
their systems based on the upcoming AMD Opteron processor variant
currently codenamed “Magny-Cours” in the first quarter of 2010.
“Our focus is to deliver on the aspects of a server platform that directly
impact the IT manager – improved performance on key workloads and
virtualization, and low overall power consumption,” said Patrick Patla, vice
president and general manager, Server and Embedded Business, AMD. “This new
platform and the platform specification codenamed “Kroner” allow our OEM
customers to deliver unique solutions to solve a particular datacenter problem. And
they can recognize development and time to market value because of the
consistency and commonality across our product generations.”
Customer Perspective
“With the combination of AMD’s new server chipset and the Six-Core AMD
Opteron EE processor, TYAN has developed an ultra low power platform that some
of our key customers have been waiting for,” said Albert Mu, Vice President of
Enterprise Business Unit of MiTAC International Corporation. “We worked closely
with AMD to shave power consumption to a bare minimum. TYAN is introducing an
extremely energy efficient platform based on the “Kroner” design specification,

3. which is optimized for server density. Our collaboration with AMD to achieve this
level of energy efficiency sets a new standard for cloud computing.”
“In today’s server market, our customers are seeking superior performance
and throughput as well as maximum performance-per-watt for their high-density
clusters,” said Charles Liang, president and CEO of Supermicro Computer, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SMCI). “Supermicro’s new Six-Core AMD Opteron processor-based
server, blade and workstation solutions with PCI-e 2.0 support advanced features
including optimization for GPU computing, 6Gb/s SAS 2.0 storage, and 40Gb/s QDR
InfiniBand connectivity, enabling them to deliver outstanding performance and
value to customers.”
Additional Resources
AMD@Work blog
Video: AMD Server Platform Overview
Video: AMD Chipset Performance Demo
Video: Supermicro Details Benefits of New AMD Platform
Online Press Kit
AMD Server Chipset Details
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company
dedicated to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the
next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For
more information, visit http://www.amd.com.
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