New six-core AMD Opteron EE processor to ease cloud and dense computing

AMD has announced the release of its low wattage new six-core AMD Opteron EE processor. The 40W processor can deliver up to 31 per cent higher performance per watt over the standard quad-core AMD Opteron processors.

The new processor is tailored to meet the demands of customers such as data centres, which need strong performance, but must trim out every watt possible in a server system and reduce the datacentre's power draw.

Many customers requiring this very low power processor deploy dense, large-scale IT projects where system power trumps raw performance and every watt of power savings can have significant positive impact on the bottom line, said the press release from the company.

AMD offers a wide range of energy-efficient processors; customers now have 15 low and very low power server processor choices available.

All of AMD's low-power processors are fully-featured and available with the same AMD Virtualisation (AMD-V) technology and AMD-P features for advanced virtualisation and power savings capability as standard power versions. 

The new processor is currently being integrated in custom solutions programmes and will be available from system builders for cloud and Web 2.0 customers where density and low power are key considerations.