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[Roberto1973]

Advanced Micro Devices said on Thursday that it had taped out numerous of its products due next year and there are many working chips from 2013 product lineup at the company’s labs, including code-named Kabini accelerated processing unit (APU). The company promised to release the Kabini system-on-chip, which will replace current Brazos 2.0 low-power platform, in the first half of 2013. Unfortunately, nothing was said about new high-performance solutions.
“We already have working silicon for many of our new 2013 products in house, including our next-generation 28nm Kabini APU, which is the successor to our highly successful Brazos platform and our first true SoC design. We are making good progress with the bring up of Kabini, which remains on track to launch in the first half of next year,” said Rory Read, chief executive officer of AMD, during a conference call with financial analysts.

AMD Kabini will feature up to four x86 cores based on Jaguar micro-architecture, new-generation graphics adapter as well as a number of improvements related to heterogeneous processing and system architecture. Most importantly, Kabini will also integrated input/output capabilities in addition to a new memory controller, which will greatly simplify designs of netbooks, ultra-thin notebooks and other low-power devices. Kabini will be made using 28nm process technology.

In order to significantly improve performance of Jaguar-based APUs over the Bobcat-powered chips, AMD decided to go into virtually all logical directions: increase the amount of cores, boost clock-speed, add support for modern instructions, increase amount of executed instructions per clock (IPC). AMD also decided to improve power efficiency through clock gating and unit redesign in a bid to ensure lower idle power consumption compared to existing low-power designs. Jaguar features SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, PCLMUL, AVX, BMI, F16C as well as MOVBE. Jaguar also introduces 128-bit floating point unit (FPU) with enhancements and double-pumping to support 256-bit AVX instructions as well as an innovative integer unit with new hardware divider, larger schedulers and more out-of-order resources. AMD implemented a new CC6 state with even deeper energy economy, with each core able to go there independently.
It is noteworthy that while AMD specifically stated that it is on track with Kabini, it did not say a word about higher-performance solutions, namely Kaveri, which will utilize Steamroller x86 cores on which the company pins a lot of hopes.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/di...ady_Tests_Next_Gen_Low_Power_Kabini_Chip.html


AMD Expects to Start Small-Volume Production of 28nm APUs Late This Year.
AMD Begins to Get Ready for 2013: Kaveri, Kabini, Temash.


http://www.techpowerup.com/174153/A...iver-quot-Processors-Arrive-Mid-November.html

AMD Opteron "Piledriver" Processors Arrive Mid-November
While AMD FX "Piledriver" client processors in the AM3+ package are just around the corner, slated for a little later this month, the company's first enterprise processors for servers and workstations, based on the new micro-architecture, are slated for mid-November, according to a report. AMD could begin with an overhaul of its multi-socket enabled Opteron 6200 series and single/dual-socket enabled Opteron 4200 series with the new Opteron 6300/4300 series, featuring the 8-core "Piledriver" silicon. The multi-socket enabled Opteron 6300 series will consist of nine models, tabled below.

http://www.techpowerup.com/174153/A...iver-quot-Processors-Arrive-Mid-November.html



Source: MyDrivers

 

[masterencore]

Boa AMD lol

 

[Roberto1973]

AMD Powers Superior Windows 8 Experience Across More Than 125 PC Designs

AMD today announced its collaboration with Microsoft Corp. for more than 125 Windows 8-based PC designs from leading OEMs including ASUS, Dell, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and more. With a hardware accelerated user interface, Microsoft and AMD have collaborated to design Windows 8 to unlock the high performance graphics capabilities found in AMD accelerated processing units (APUs) and discrete AMD Radeon graphics processing units (GPUs) to deliver the best HD video, gaming and app experience consumers want with the always on, always connected, touch-driven interface with great battery life they need.

"There is a lot of exciting innovation happening in the marketplace today -- from the new Windows 8 graphics-accelerated user interface and apps, to ultraportable and sleek hardware designs -- and AMD's CPU, GPU and APU technology designed for Windows 8 helps enable a no-compromise solution," said Stefan Kinnestrand, director of Product Management, Windows Division at Microsoft.

Mainstream and ultrathin notebooks, tablets, all-in-one and traditional desktops, home theater PCs and embedded designs powered by the second generation AMD A-Series APUs and AMD Z-Series APUs with AMD Radeon HD graphics enable a phenomenal mobility, entertainment and gaming experience for Windows 8-based PCs.

"Windows 8 marks a new era in the PC industry; an age of acceleration powered by AMD that will enable a visually superior experience whether on a tablet, notebook or all-in-one," said Dr. Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager, Global Business Units, AMD. "We are excited to be working with Microsoft and our OEM partners to drive innovative user experiences across a variety of new form factors."

The latest AMD APU and GPU platforms come loaded with features optimized to enhance the Windows 8 experience, including:
AMD Start Now Technology: AMD-powered Windows 8-based notebooks boot, resume and respond faster than competing x86 solutions1;
AMD Catalyst drivers compatible with Windows 8 featuring support for DirectX 11, DirectX 11.1 and Windows Display Driver Model 1.2;
AMD AllDay Power enables consumers everywhere to experience unmatched mobility with more than 12 hours of resting battery life on their AMD-based device2;
AMD Eyefinity Technology: a feature unique to AMD-powered PCs, consumers can now span their Windows 8 desktop, user interface, games and apps seamlessly across three or more monitors for a truly immersive experience3;
AMD App Acceleration: AMD Radeon GPUs with AMD App Acceleration let you run multiple applications at the same time with remarkable speed and reliability that provide enhanced performance beyond traditional graphics and video processing. Customers running AMD-powered Windows 8 PCs can run desktop apps as well as new apps available from the Windows Store and from AMD AppZone for a fast and fluid experience.
1 Testing conducted in AMD Labs. The 2012 AMD A10-4655M APU-based ultrathin notebook completed total boot excluding BIOS in 10.2 seconds; resume from hibernate excluding BIOS in 4.8 seconds; shutdown in 4.5 seconds; standby suspend in 1.7 seconds; and standby resume excluding BIOS in 2.2 seconds. The competitive notebook completed total boot excluding BIOS in 11.8 seconds; resume from hibernate excluding BIOS in 7.6 seconds; shutdown in 4.8 seconds, standby suspend in 2.0 seconds and standby resume excluding BIOS in 2.2 seconds. Shorter duration is better. Times rounded to the nearest tenth of a second. The 2012 premium ultrathin notebook consisted of an AMD A10-4655M APU with AMD Radeon HD 7620G graphics, 4GB (2x2GB) GDDR3 memory, SSD drive and Microsoft Windows 8 (x64) Build 9200. The 2012 competitive system consisted of an Intel "Ivy Bridge" Core i5-3317U CPU with Intel GT2 integrated graphics, SSD drive and Microsoft Windows 8 (x64) Build 9200.TRN-182
2 Testing by AMD Performance Labs. Battery life calculations based on average power on multiple benchmarks and usage scenarios. Twelve hours of battery life based on Windows Idle (740 min./12:20 hours) as a resting metric. All battery life calculations are based on using a 6-cell Li-Ion 62.16Whr battery pack at 98 percent utilization for Windows Idle, PowerMark by Futuremark and 96 percent utilization for 3DMark06 by Futuremark workload, video playback and YouTube video streaming; and 92 percent utilization for Blu-ray playback. AMD defines "all-day" battery life as 8+ hours of continuous use as measured on the Windows Idle test. TRN-3 and TRN-4
3 AMD Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for spanning across multiple displays. To enable more than two displays, additional panels with native DisplayPort connectors, and/or DisplayPort compliant active adapters to convert your monitor's native input to your cards DisplayPort or Mini-DisplayPort connector(s), are required. AMD Eyefinity technology can support up to 6 displays using a single enabled AMD Radeon GPU with Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating systems -- the number of displays may vary by system design, and you should confirm exact specifications with the applicable manufacturer before purchase. SLS ("Single Large Surface") functionality requires an identical display resolution on all configured displays.

www.techpowerup.com/mobile/174370/AMD-Powers-Superior-Windows-8-Experience-Across-More-Than-125-PC-Designs.html

 

[Roberto1973]

AMD to Enter Mobile in a Money Earning Way: Launching a FirePro APU Tablet

When it comes to AMD, the company has an image problem with the investors which are of the traditional kind, and go where the market focus currently is, instead of focusing on highly profitable niches. After AMD caught wind with taking some share from Nvidia's Quadro line of products, the company introduced FirePro APU - essentially a rebadged Trinity (Fusion A10) with professional graphics capabilities and certification.

Back on IDF Fall 2012 in San Francisco, we met with Steven Belt from AMD who showed us a prototype tablet from Fujitsu. Recently, Fujitsu became the first tablet maker to announce a product based on AMD Z-60 APU (codename: "Hondo"), but that was just the start. The second tablet win (again with Fujitsu) is a more important one, since it will mark the arrival of professional graphics in the mobile space. This is a market niche for all the professionals who simply did not have a tablet capable of handling graphics in a way they want.

The promise of cloud computing may fill the newspapers, online media and spreadsheets, but the fact of the matter is that remote workplace with graphics is simply a miserable experience. We've received dozens of emails from our readers that are saying that Cloud services simply don't work when you need to work on complex graphics.

Enter FirePro. AMD's first professional grade tablet will feature very similar and catchy design as the consumer version, but also carries a lot of graphics horsepower for users that need that FirePro experience like on desktop and mobile. Naturally, a 4.7 Watt part cannot perform as good as the parts with 2-5x higher envelope, but it will offer much better workflow than working with 3D models on an iPad or a similar tablet. Should the FirePro tablet win the hearts and minds, we believe it will only be the matter of time before we see other players joining the frame, Intel probably with Xeon tablets, and Nvidia with Quadro tablets.

Bear in mind that neither Nvidia nor Qualcomm cannot run full version of Windows 8, being stuck on Windows RT. AMD's advantage is that FirePro-based tablet can run Windows 8 Pro wth all the regular (desktop) versions of productivity suites. With AMD being the first out the door, the company just may gain traction by exploiting market niches where earnings and profits are high, and revenue and negative pressure (read: competition) being low.

vr-zone.com/articles/amd-to-enter-mobile-in-a-money-earning-way-launching-a-firepro-apu-tablet/17575.html

 

[Dark Kaeser]

Afinal ainda não é desta...

A conferência anunciada para hoje, com a presença do CEO Rory Read e Lisa Su, e o convidado mistério que era mesmo o Warren East, CEO da ARM, afinal não era o anúncio de que a AMD iria adquirir uma licença para produzir um core ARM, é apenas o anúncio de qua a AMD, via Seamicro, vai lançar uma linha de servidores em 2014 com base na arquitectura ARM 64.

In addition, AMD is not designing its own ARM cores or acquiring an ARM architecture license to do so in the future. The decision to use ARM’s own core design—the Atlas 64-bit core that is a successor to the ARM A15—is apparently driven by AMD’s time-to-market goals.
The effort marries AMD’s deep server expertise with Sea Micro’s unique interconnect fabric to compete in a market for 64-bit ARM server SoCs that is rapidly getting crowded.

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4399611/AMD-will-ship-ARM-based-server-in-2014?pageNumber=0

"AMD led the data center transition to mainstream 64-bit computing with AMD64, and with our ambidextrous strategy we will again lead the next major industry inflection point by driving the widespread adoption of energy-efficient 64-bit server processors based on both the x86 and ARM architectures," said Rory Read, president and chief executive officer, AMD. "Through our collaboration with ARM, we are building on AMD's rich IP portfolio, including our deep 64-bit processor knowledge and industry-leading AMD SeaMicro Freedom supercompute fabric, to offer the most flexible and complete processing solutions for the modern data center."

"The industry needs to continuously innovate across markets to meet customers' ever-increasing demands, and ARM and our partners are enabling increasingly energy-efficient computing solutions to address these needs," said Warren East, chief executive officer, ARM. "By collaborating with ARM, AMD is able to leverage its extraordinary portfolio of IP, including its AMD Freedom supercompute fabric, with ARM 64-bit processor cores to build solutions that deliver on this demand and transform the industry."

At an event hosted by AMD in San Francisco, representatives from Amazon, Dell, Facebook and Red Hat participated in a panel discussion on opportunities created by ARM server solutions from AMD.

http://www.techpowerup.com/174649/A...6-and-ARM-Processors-for-the-Data-Center.html

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/di...ARM_to_Transform_the_Datacenter_Industry.html


EDIT: afinal acabaram também por confirmar a entrada dos APU nos servidores

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6418/...d-opteron-cpus-for-servers-production-in-2014

 

[Gaugamela]

São grandes notícias. Não na óptica do consumidor, mas quem faz SoCs ARM para servidores não será um saltinho fazê-los também para consumidores? Não me admirava nada.

 

[Xarick]

Tenho uma dúvida. o que é o HPC? Naquele slide à direita.

O meu BIOS tem isso do HPC - enabled/disabled, mas não sei o que faz, se tem vantagem ou não estar ligado.

 

[SideWalker]

O do slide é High Performance Computing.
O da tua BIOS não sei.

 

[Xarick]

High Performance Computing também. Não sei para que serve.

 

[SideWalker]

O Google diz que serve para bloquer o cpu na máxima frequência e impedir, assim, que o cpu faça throttling em load. Aparentemente, ás vezes acontece.
Se não tens problemas com isso, não mexas, que esses cpu's já consomem que chegue como estão, e deve ser coisa que só tem real impacto em tarefas do tipo hpc, mesmo.

 

[Horus-Anhur]

AMD to build ARM-compatible 64-bit processors

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Oct. 29, 2012 — In a bold strategic move, AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that it will design 64-bit ARM technology-based processors in addition to its x86 processors for multiple markets, starting with cloud and data center servers. AMD’s first ARM technology-based processor will be a highly-integrated, 64-bit multicore System-on-a-Chip (SoC) optimized for the dense, energy-efficient servers that now dominate the largest data centers and power the modern computing experience. The first ARM technology-based AMD Opteron processor is targeted for production in 2014 and will integrate the AMD SeaMicro Freedom supercompute fabric, the industry’s premier high-performance fabric.

AMD’s new design initiative addresses the growing demand to deliver better performance-per-watt for dense cloud computing solutions. Just as AMD introduced the industry’s first mainstream 64-bit x86 server solution with the AMD Opteron processor in 2003, AMD will be the only processor provider bridging the x86 and 64-bit ARM ecosystems to enable new levels of flexibility and drive optimal performance and power-efficiency for a range of enterprise workloads.

"AMD led the data center transition to mainstream 64-bit computing with AMD64, and with our ambidextrous strategy we will again lead the next major industry inflection point by driving the widespread adoption of energy-efficient 64-bit server processors based on both the x86 and ARM architectures," said Rory Read, president and chief executive officer, AMD. "Through our collaboration with ARM, we are building on AMD’s rich IP portfolio, including our deep 64-bit processor knowledge and industry-leading AMD SeaMicro Freedom supercompute fabric, to offer the most flexible and complete processing solutions for the modern data center."

"The industry needs to continuously innovate across markets to meet customers’ ever-increasing demands, and ARM and our partners are enabling increasingly energy-efficient computing solutions to address these needs," said Warren East, chief executive officer, ARM. "By collaborating with ARM, AMD is able to leverage its extraordinary portfolio of IP, including its AMD Freedom supercompute fabric, with ARM 64-bit processor cores to build solutions that deliver on this demand and transform the industry."

The explosion of the data center has brought with it an opportunity to optimize compute with vastly different solutions. AMD is providing a compute ecosystem filled with choice, offering solutions based on AMD Opteron x86 CPUs, new server-class Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that leverage Heterogeneous Systems Architecture (HSA), and new 64-bit ARM-based solutions.

This strategic partnership with ARM represents the next phase of AMD’s strategy to drive ambidextrous solutions in emerging mega data center solutions. In March, AMD announced the acquisition of SeaMicro, the leader in high-density, energy-efficient servers. With today’s announcement, AMD will integrate the AMD SeaMicro Freedom fabric across its leadership AMD Opteron-, ARM- and x86-based processors that will enable hundreds, or even thousands of processor clusters to be linked together to provide the most energy-efficient solutions.

A adopção da arquitectura ARM, não significa que a AMD vá deixar de fazer CPUs na arquitectura X86, pelo menos nos tempos imediatos. Mas não me admirava nada que se as coisas continuassem a correr mal com o X86, que a AMD se focasse muito mais em ARM, ou até que deixasse o X86 apenas para a Intel. Quem sabe se o Bulldozer não será a última arquitectura X86 da AMD.

 

[Xarick]

O Google diz que serve para bloquer o cpu na máxima frequência e impedir, assim, que o cpu faça throttling em load. Aparentemente, ás vezes acontece.
Se não tens problemas com isso, não mexas, que esses cpu's já consomem que chegue como estão, e deve ser coisa que só tem real impacto em tarefas do tipo hpc, mesmo.

Ah, faz algum sentido. Quando tinha o HPC ligado, isto não usava 3 modos de frequências, 2100, 2700 e 3300 MHz, mas ainda usava a mais baixa de todas, 1400 MHz.

O que são tarefas do tipo HPC? Windows XP Mode é tarefa deste tipo? Preciso de exemplos concretos, pois tenho alguns problemas de estabilidade e desempenho no Windows XP Mode.

 

[Roberto1973]

AMD First to Bridge Both x86 and ARM Processors for the Data Center

In a bold strategic move, AMD announced that it will design 64-bit ARM technology-based processors in addition to its x86 processors for multiple markets, starting with cloud and data center servers. AMD's first ARM technology-based processor will be a highly-integrated, 64-bit multicore System-on-a-Chip (SoC) optimized for the dense, energy-efficient servers that now dominate the largest data centers and power the modern computing experience. The first ARM technology-based AMD Opteron processor is targeted for production in 2014 and will integrate the AMD SeaMicro Freedom supercompute fabric, the industry's premier high-performance fabric.

AMD's new design initiative addresses the growing demand to deliver better performance-per-watt for dense cloud computing solutions. Just as AMD introduced the industry's first mainstream 64-bit x86 server solution with the AMD Opteron processor in 2003, AMD will be the only processor provider bridging the x86 and 64-bit ARM ecosystems to enable new levels of flexibility and drive optimal performance and power-efficiency for a range of enterprise workloads.




"AMD led the data center transition to mainstream 64-bit computing with AMD64, and with our ambidextrous strategy we will again lead the next major industry inflection point by driving the widespread adoption of energy-efficient 64-bit server processors based on both the x86 and ARM architectures," said Rory Read, president and chief executive officer, AMD. "Through our collaboration with ARM, we are building on AMD's rich IP portfolio, including our deep 64-bit processor knowledge and industry-leading AMD SeaMicro Freedom supercompute fabric, to offer the most flexible and complete processing solutions for the modern data center."

"The industry needs to continuously innovate across markets to meet customers' ever-increasing demands, and ARM and our partners are enabling increasingly energy-efficient computing solutions to address these needs," said Warren East, chief executive officer, ARM. "By collaborating with ARM, AMD is able to leverage its extraordinary portfolio of IP, including its AMD Freedom supercompute fabric, with ARM 64-bit processor cores to build solutions that deliver on this demand and transform the industry."

The explosion of the data center has brought with it an opportunity to optimize compute with vastly different solutions. AMD is providing a compute ecosystem filled with choice, offering solutions based on AMD Opteron x86 CPUs, new server-class Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that leverage Heterogeneous Systems Architecture (HSA), and new 64-bit ARM-based solutions.

This strategic partnership with ARM represents the next phase of AMD's strategy to drive ambidextrous solutions in emerging mega data center solutions. In March, AMD announced the acquisition of SeaMicro, the leader in high-density, energy-efficient servers. With this announcement, AMD will integrate the AMD SeaMicro Freedom fabric across its leadership AMD Opteron x86- and ARM-technology based processors that will enable hundreds, or even thousands of processor clusters to be linked together to provide the most energy-efficient solutions.

"Over the past decade the computer industry has coalesced around two high-volume processor architectures -- x86 for personal computers and servers, and ARM for mobile devices," observed Nathan Brookwood, research fellow at Insight 64. "Over the next decade, the purveyors of these established architectures will each seek to extend their presence into market segments dominated by the other. The path on which AMD has now embarked will allow it to offer products based on both x86 and ARM architectures, a capability no other semiconductor manufacturer can likely match."

At an event hosted by AMD in San Francisco, representatives from Amazon, Dell, Facebook and Red Hat participated in a panel discussion on opportunities created by ARM server solutions from AMD. A replay of the event can be found here as of 5 p.m. PDT, Oct. 29.

 

[blaster_00]

A Intel vendeu o Xscale mas ainda tem uma licença ARM, será que vão voltar a esse mercado, ou continuar a apostar só na diminuição dos consumos do x86?

 

[xipe7]

A AMD preciso da MOSTRAR algo concreto e melhor que a Intel e não de info e charts e etc..

 

[Dark Kaeser]

Não sei qual a veracidade

AMD has reportedly cancelled its code-named Kaveri chip with x86 Steamroller processing cores with code-named Richland accelerated processing unit with Piledriver x86 cores. The new chip will have new AMD Radeon stream processors, which will be presumably based on GCN (graphics core next) architecture, but AMD’s Richland will remain compatible with FM2 platforms, which points to similar thermal design option.

A slide published by Donanim Haber web-site also points out that AMD’s 8300/6300/6300-series code-named Vishera processors will continue to be AMD’s top-of-the-range desktop offerings in 2013.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/di...ide_Does_Not_Predict_Steamroller_in_2013.html

AMD's FX "Vishera" socket AM3+ processors are in for a long haul. According to a DonanimHaber report based on a leaked company roadmap slide, the company plans no new processor architecture to succeed it in 2013. The company recently launched its FX "Vishera" line of eight-, six-, and four-core chips just an year following FX "Zambezi," leading analysts to believe the company would launch a new micro-architecture each year to keep up with Intel's "tick-tock" product development strategy.

The roadmap slide, pictured below, shows AMD FX "Vishera" continuing through 2013 as the flagship desktop platform, followed by "Richland" third-generation desktop APU, which combines "Piledriver" CPU components with "Radeon 2.0 cores" (we're guessing those are Graphics CoreNext stream processors), which maintains socket FM2 platform; and low-power "Kabini" APU, which carries the mantle from "Brazos."

http://www.techpowerup.com/174962/No-New-FX-Processor-From-AMD-in-2013.html

Tendo em conta o lançamento do actual FX "Piledriver" o sucessor deste ser apenas lançado em 2014, não é propriamente grande surpresa, apesar de a AMD necessitar urgentemente de alterar as coisas, agora surpresa sim é se se confirmar que o sucessor do "trinity" não será uma APU baseada no "Steamroller", isso sim

 

[Horus-Anhur]

A ser verdade vamos ter um ano inteiro com a Intel quase sozinha e sem concorrência. Os FX de agora não conseguem fazer frente aos Sandy/IvyBridge, quanto mais a Haswell.
Será que a ideia da AMD é lançar uns Vishera com mais uns pozinhos de velocidade? Para fazer de conta que ainda faz concorrência.

Esta nem parece AMD que conhecia dos tempos dos K7 e K8............

 

[Roberto1973]

AMD Launches the Opteron 6300 Series Server Processors

www.techpowerup.com/mobile/174968/AMD-Launches-the-Opteron-6300-Series-Server-Processors.html

SuperMicro Announces Server and Motherboard Line for AMD Opteron 6300 Series

www.techpowerup.com/mobile/174997/SuperMicro-Announces-Server-and-Motherboard-Line-for-AMD-Opteron-6300-Series.html

Cray XE6 Series of Supercomputers Now Available With New AMD Opteron 6300 Series

www.techpowerup.com/mobile/174975/Cray-XE6-Series-of-Supercomputers-Now-Available-With-New-AMD-Opteron-6300-Series.html

 

[Horus-Anhur]

AMD cuts pricing of 18 Athlon II and A-series processors

AMD updated its official processor price list. The CPU and APU designers lowered the pricing of all Athlon II processors, as well as some A-series APUs. The APUs receive price cuts between 3.7% and 21.7%, while the Athlon II series gets a reduction between 14.7% and 31.6%. The most heavily discounted processors are Athlon II X4 640 and X2 265. Their prices were dropped by 31% and 30% respectively. The remaining Athlon II X3 and X4 parts received 14.5% - 21% price reductions, and they are now firmly in the Pentium price range.

Dual-core Athlon IIs and A4-Series products are now priced from $36 to $48, which means that they are positioned against Intel Celeron line. Yesterday's price cuts also included one "Piledriver" APU, A4-5300, which is now 11% cheaper. In addition to A4-Series products, AMD shaved a few dollars off the prices of A6-3670K, A8-3850 and A8-3870K first-generation APUs. Two Athlon II processors were removed from the pricelist, possibly because they were discontinued. These are Athlon II X3 445 and X4 638.

 

[Roberto1973]

AMD Secures No. 1 Spot in the 40th Edition of the Top500 Supercomputer Sites

AMD today demonstrated its ongoing support for high performance computing by providing massive compute capability, performance and flexibility for the world's number one ranked supercomputer. This ranking, the sixth number-one spot for AMD-based supercomputers in the last five years, highlights AMD's commitment to enabling indispensable computing technology by offering competitive performance at low cost.

The top supercomputer, a Cray XK7 nicknamed "Titan" and containing more than 18,000 AMD Opteron processors, was cited in the latest list of the Top500 Supercomputer Sites and is installed at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Labs (ORNL).





"AMD's impressive results in the latest edition of this prominent list underscore our strong focus on creating industry-leading technologies that allow our customers to capture and analyze massive amounts of data for areas of science that will ultimately shape our future," said Suresh Gopalakrishnan, corporate vice president and general manager, AMD Server Business Unit. "Through employment of our technology, partners like ORNL allow AMD the opportunity to play a role in how some of the biggest challenges of our time are addressed."

The semi-annual Top500 Supercomputing Sites list coincides with this week's SC12 event in Salt Lake City where AMD's leadership in supporting its technology partners and developing its ecosystem is echoed in the more than 20 technology demonstrations. Visitors to the AMD booth (#2019) will have the opportunity to see AMD-based systems that integrate technologies from nearly 30 independent software and hardware partners, as well as key industry partners such as Appro, Colfax, Cray, Dell, HP, Penguin, and Supermicro. Systems employing AMD FirePro graphics, AMD A-Series accelerated processing units (APUs) and AMD SeaMicro technologies will also be featured. The array of technologies presented in the booth emphasizes AMD's capabilities in addressing a range of workloads such as HPC cloud, big data and virtualization.

The Top500 ranking also comes on the heels of the launch of the AMD Opteron 6300 Series processor, which is also featured in AMD's SC12 booth. This latest addition to the AMD Opteron family delivers superior performance and scalability for HPC systems. AMD has enhanced the performance of the AMD Opteron 6300 Series for HPC customers by leveraging optimizations in compilers and libraries and combining them with the next-generation core architecture.

About Cray's "Titan" at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The DOE's ORNL supercomputer contains 18,688 nodes, each holding a 16-core AMD Opteron 6274 processor, for a total of almost 300,000 cores at 20 petaFLOPS. "Titan" is 10 times more powerful than ORNL's last world-leading system, "Jaguar," which was announced in June 2010 and is also powered by AMD Opteron technology.

http://www.techpowerup.com/175384/A...dition-of-the-Top500-Supercomputer-Sites.html