AMD has released pricing information for the first processors in the Opteron 61xx series, codenamed Magny-Cours.The chips are manufactured on a 45nm process, are compatible with socket G34 (1974 pins), and will come in 8- and 12-core versions. They are primarily geared toward the server and multiprocessor workstation market. Each processor has 4 Hypertransport 3.0 links, quad-channel DDR3 memory support and 12 MB of L3 cache.
The initial prices/specs are:
- Opteron 6128 (8 cores) | 1.5 GHz | 12MB L3 cache | TDP of 115W - €253.49
- Opteron 6134 (8 cores) | 1.7 GHz | 12MB L3 cache | TDP of 115W - €489
- Opteron 6136 (8 cores) | 2.4 GHz | 12MB L3 cache | TDP of 115W - €692
- Opteron 6168 (12 cores) | 1.9 GHz | 12MB L3 cache | TDP of 115W - €692
- Opteron 6172 (12 cores) | 2.1 GHz | 12MB L3 cache | TDP of 115W - €917
- Opteron 6174 (12 cores) | 2.2 GHz | 12MB L3 cache | TDP of 115W - €1078
We don't yet have exact performance figures in relation to Folding@Home, but these processors are nonetheless ideal candidates for BigAdv projects.
Source: TechConnect Magazine
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On: 02/23/10
