AMD refreshes low-power Quad-Core Opterons lineup
Advanced Micro Devices is
shipping B3 versions of its low-power Quad-Core Opteron processors.
AMD first detailed these processors in September 2007, when it unveiled the
Quad-Core Opteron processor. However, earlier versions of the chips were affected
by a bug discovered in December that reportedly forced AMD to suspend some processor
shipments. The B3 version of the chips announced Monday fixed that bug.
The five chips run at clock speeds ranging from 1.7GHz to 1.9GHz. Three of
the chips -- the 2344 HE, 2346 HE, and 2347HE -- are designed for servers with
two processors, while the other two -- the 8346 HE and 8347 HE -- can be used
in servers with four or eight processors. They are priced
from US$255 to $873 in 1,000-unit quantities, a standard way of quoting chip
prices.
The low-power Quad-Core Opteron chips have an average power consumption of
55 watts, AMD said.
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