AMD Opteron Chips Saves Power Consumption by 20 Percent

By: Bill Waters
Staff Writer
Published: Mar 20, 2009

AMD Opteron chips are now using a new technology which can boost clock speeds while reducing power consumption by 20 percent. The quad processors are part of the AMD's new HE technology which redeems higher efficiency.

The new AMD Opteron chips have clock speeds ranging from 2.1 to 2.3 GHz. Advanced Micro Devices Inc released the new processors early last month. The chips promise to deliver high performance with cost-saving technology.

"In the current economic environment, data center managers are under more pressure than ever to reduce costs without compromising the latest features or performance," Patrick Patla, AMD general manager for Server and Workstation Business, said in a statement.

AMD Opteron chips are using 45nm technology with HE. The term "HE" is the company's new higher efficiency breakthrough.

AMD Opteron is part of the new HE technology which redeems higher efficiency. The processor is intended for servers and can offer up to 20 percent lower idle power in comparison to other chips. In addition, the new chips operate cooler and run at 55-watt ACP.

"The new Quad-Core AMD Opteron HE series processor offers unrivaled performance-per-watt and cost-efficiencies for a wide range of configurations without a potential front-side bus bottleneck. In the second quarter AMD plans to take energy-efficiency to the next level in introducing even lower ACP processors for the unique demands of cloud computing environments," Patla said.

While Intel is still domineering the global processor market, AMD is concentrating more on new technologies for its chips. The chip-maker is aiming more for the server business market but does have plans to launch new processors for desktop PCs later this year.

The new AMD Opteron quad core is available from solution providers such as Newegg, Dell, Sun, HP, and other global OEMs.