| Feature |
Benefit |
| Direct Connect Architecture |
Helps eliminate the bottlenecks inherent in front-side bus architectures. High-throughput responsiveness and scalability for your applications to improve overall system efficiency. |
| Up to three coherent HyperTransport technology links yield up to 24.0 GB/s peak bandwidth per processor |
High-speed, bi-directional, low latency, point-to-point communication link provides a scalable bandwidth interconnect between computing cores, I/O subsystems, and other chipsets. |
| Integrated, on-die memory controller |
Optimizes memory performance and bandwidth per CPU. Memory bandwidth scales with the number of processors. |
| Seamless upgrade path to quad-core performance |
Take advantage of leading-edge multi-core solutions today, and continue to leverage existing investments tomorrow. |
| Upgrade to quad-core in the same thermal envelope (availability in 2007) |
Increase computing capacity without altering datacenter infrastructure. |
Hardware-assisted
AMD Virtualization |
Helps streamline virtualization deployment, improves virtualization support and helps guest x86 OSes run unmodified at industry leading execution speeds. |
| Integrated memory controller is virtualization aware |
Enhances virtualization and provides efficient isolation of virtual machine memory for improved security and support of virtual users. |
| Energy-efficient DDR2 memory |
Greater memory bandwidth with improved RAS (reliability, availability, serviceability) and cost savings. Introduced at a time when it makes sense for server and workstation customers. |
| AMD PowerNow! technology with Optimized Power Management |
Aids in platform investment protection in todays demanding enterprise server environments. Puts less strain on datacenter cooling and ventilation systems. |
| Spans from 1P/2-core up to 8P/16-core across a single architecture |
Allows SMB-to-enterprise users to standardize and streamline IT support requirements and scale as business demands require. |
