Published on 08/16/2006
The Opteron processor family has given birth to another generation, boasting industry-leading performance-per-watt and superb virtualization capabilities. This new generation of AMD Opterons feature the Direct Connect Architecture and HyperTransport technology advantages, making it the industry's first architecture that delivers x86-based 32- and 64-bit computing while reducing front-side bus bottlenecks, offering unprecedented core consistency and stability. The new Opterons are equipped with PowerNow! capabilities and DDR2 memory support to bring users a new performance-per-watt standard.