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As AMD six-core "Istanbul" processor Opteron server gets the most publicity, AMD added to its line of quad-core chip. The latter is the "Suzuka", which deals with issues of energy consumption and the cost of scalability. Suzuka in the middle as Cloud Computing, Web Server, Small Business Server and Workstation. The new AMD Opteron ramp as the impetus, in Istanbul and rival Intel Xeon rolls its new "Nehalem" architecture.

Advanced Micro Devices in the opinion of officials on issues related to the implementation of the watt, and its compatibility with the latest Quad-core Opteron chips.

Last Opteron 1000-series chips, code-name "Suzuka" is intended for use in cloud computing environments, web servers, Small Business Server and Workstation, which is more concerned about the cost and consumption of energy, such as scalability, according to John Early Business Development Director for servers and workstations with AMD.

In the early 30 th June Suzuka blog

"The flexibility of the four major and low cost infrastructure provides customers with priority in the development of cost-effectiveness and power, or platform, wrote in a blog earlier.Until then, Suzuka-Speed 2.5GHz, 2.7GHz and 2.9GHz for the same as the "Shanghai". At the beginning said that the share 2.3GHz Quad-core "Budapest" Opteron with 2 MB of cache memory to 2.9GHz Suzuka with 6MB cache server in his house.

"I saw, more efficient, but it is not surprising because AMD Suzuka 45 [nanometer production] process, I saw a decline in total energy consumption of servers by approximately 10 watts," he said in a blog.

"Height, jumping in watts stories even better. " From extends the ease of transition, it is about 5 minutes, he said. Suzuka fell chip Socket AM2, it should be simply Flash BIOS.

AMD and rival Intel is pushing a new server chips in recent months. Intel in March, the Xeon 5500 Series Nehalem EP "chip for servers with two sockets, and prepared for publication at the end of this year's" Nehalem EX "for servers with four slots.

AMD in June, rolled six hours of core "Istanbul" chip Opteron, which can be servers with two or more sockets. Both AMD and Intel boasted, increase productivity and efficiency in the new processors and the empowerment of virtualization.

AMD, seems to have some advantages. Intel is still a big part of the world market for microprocessors, AMD, but in the first quarter of this year, has received a number of countries in the world, according to research firm iSuppli. During the quarter, Intel reduced the market share by 2,5 points to 79,1%. AMD market share rose 2.3 points to 12.8 percent. ISuppli analysts explained the strong AMD wins in all the benefits of products, especially laptop chip.