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1 СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ СЕРВЕРНЫЕ ПЛАТФОРМЫ НА БАЗЕ AMD OPTERON AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES PROCESSOR, CODENAMED ABU DHABI Михаил Флисюк Менеджер по продажам в Украине Тел

Piledriver core extends the benefits of Bulldozer Uniquely

2 AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES PROCESSOR Next generation of AMD Opteron processors offering Easier transition PROCESSORS Next generation Piledriver core extends the benefits of Bulldozer Uniquely beneficial for virtualization, cloud, and HPC 2 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

AMD SERVER PLATFORM STRATEGY 2010-2011 2011-2012 4P/8P Platforms ~5% of Market* Performanceper-watt and Expandability AMD Opteron 6000 Series Platform AMD Opteron 6100 Series processor 8

Platforms ~75% of Market* Hydra Bulldozer Piledriver SR5600 Series Chipsets Highly Energy Efficient and Cost Optimized AMD Opteron 4000 Series Platform AMD Opteron 4100 Series processor 4

Market* * Based on AMD estimates. Low cost, low power for dedicated web hosting and small business server 3 AMD Opteron 6300 Series 30.11.

3 AMD SERVER PLATFORM STRATEGY P/8P Platforms ~5% of Market* Performanceper-watt and Expandability AMD Opteron 6000 Series Platform AMD Opteron 6100 Series processor 8 and 12 cores AMD Opteron 6200 Series processor 4, 8, 12 and 16 cores 2/4 socket; 4 memory channels For high core density AMD Opteron 6300 Series processor 4, 8, 12 and 16 cores 2P Platforms ~75% of Market* Hydra Bulldozer Piledriver SR5600 Series Chipsets Highly Energy Efficient and Cost Optimized AMD Opteron 4000 Series Platform AMD Opteron 4100 Series processor 4 and 6 cores AMD Opteron 4200 Series processor 6 and 8 cores 1/2 socket; 2 memory channels For low power per core AMD Opteron 4300 Series Seoul processor 6 and 8 cores 1P Platforms ~20% of Market* * Based on AMD estimates. Low cost, low power for dedicated web hosting and small business server 3 AMD Opteron 6300 Series AMD Opteron 3000 Series Platform *AMD internal estimates of total server market as of Q AMD Opteron 3200 Series processor 4 and 8 cores 1 socket; 2 memory channels For low cost per core AMD Opteron 3300 Series Delhi processor 4 and 8 cores

EASIER TRANSITION Easier transition for OEMs and System Builders Fits into existing platform Socket and chipset compatible Much simpler qualification AMD

beneficial for virtualization, cloud, and HPC Customers using AMD Opteron 6200 Series-based servers can quickly qualify their next generation server

4 EASIER TRANSITION Easier transition for OEMs and System Builders Fits into existing platform Socket and chipset compatible Much simpler qualification AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES PROCESSOR Easier transition to new platform Platform Redesign Next generation Piledriver core extends the benefits of Bulldozer Uniquely beneficial for virtualization, cloud, and HPC Customers using AMD Opteron 6200 Series-based servers can quickly qualify their next generation server Compatibility reduces qualification time Saves money and resources Get quickly online with AMD Opteron 6300 Series processor enhancements 4 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

5 AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES PROCESSORS WITH PILEDRIVER CORE Up to 15% higher performance 1 Similar price range Same SE, Standard, and HE power band New instructions extend the benefits/features of Bulldozer 1 SPEC and SPECint are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The result using AMD Opteron 63xx SE (16-core 2.8GHz) processors is an estimate. The result using AMD Opteron processor Model 6282 SE (16-core 2.6GHz) reflects results published on as of April 12, The comparison is based on the best performing two-socket servers using these two processors. For the latest SPECint _rate2006 results, visit Configuration Information: 632 (est.) using 2 x AMD Opteron 63xx SE (16-core 2.8GHz) processors, 128GB (16 x 8GB DDR3-1600) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 64-bit, x86 Open64 Compiler Suite. 543 using 2 x AMD Opteron processors Model 6282 SE (16-core 2.6GHz) in ASUS KGPE-D16 motherboard, 128GB (16 x 8GB DDR3-1600) memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release bit, x86 Open Compiler Suite. SVR AMD Opteron 6300 Series

PILEDRIVER TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE VISIBLE FEATURES Optimizations for Bulldozer Module Architecture: Identifies Piledriver CPU to OS or hypervisor FMA3

Instructions: IEEE half precision floating point conversion instructions BMI and TBM Instructions: Trailing bit manipulations with BMI instructions

6 PILEDRIVER TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE VISIBLE FEATURES Optimizations for Bulldozer Module Architecture: Identifies Piledriver CPU to OS or hypervisor FMA3 Support: Planned compatibility with Intel s Fuse Multiple Add (FMA) technology that is expected to be available in future Intel processors F16C Instructions: IEEE half precision floating point conversion instructions BMI and TBM Instructions: Trailing bit manipulations with BMI instructions compatible with Intel and TBM instructions added by AMD Piledriver is the next generation of the AMD Bulldozer modular technology 6 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

Pipeline Pipeline Pipeline Pipeline 128-bit FMAC 128-bit FMAC Pipeline Pipeline Pipeline Pipeline SHARING RESOURCES

components: Help reduce power consumption Help reduce die space (cost) The dedicated components: Help increase

performance per watt Dedicated Components Int Scheduler L1 DCache Shared at the module level Fetch Decode FP Scheduler

7 Pipeline Pipeline Pipeline Pipeline 128-bit FMAC 128-bit FMAC Pipeline Pipeline Pipeline Pipeline SHARING RESOURCES Helping to maximize power efficiency and cost The Piledriver module has shared and dedicated components The shared components: Help reduce power consumption Help reduce die space (cost) The dedicated components: Help increase performance and scalability Piledriver dynamically switches between shared and dedicated components to maximize performance per watt Dedicated Components Int Scheduler L1 DCache Shared at the module level Fetch Decode FP Scheduler Shared L2 Cache Shared L3 Cache and NB Int Scheduler Core 1 Core 2 Shared at the chip level L1 DCache 7 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

PILEDRIVER : ALL THE FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF BULLDOZER Straight-through Computing Dedicated pipelines for up to 16 threads, full

MHz Memory High memory bandwidth for better performance AMD Turbo CORE technology C6 Power State TDP Power Cap Flex FP 8 AMD

3 GHz of added clock speed Reduce processor power at idle by shutting down clocks and power to idle cores Set thermal design power

8 PILEDRIVER : ALL THE FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF BULLDOZER Straight-through Computing Dedicated pipelines for up to 16 threads, full speed memory on all models, and full speed between processors on all models 16 Cores Throughput and scalability 4 Channels of 1600 MHz Memory High memory bandwidth for better performance AMD Turbo CORE technology C6 Power State TDP Power Cap Flex FP 8 AMD Opteron 6300 Series Turns unused power headroom into up to 1.3 GHz of added clock speed Reduce processor power at idle by shutting down clocks and power to idle cores Set thermal design power (TDP) to meet power and workload demands for more flexible, denser deployments Run simultaneous executions, execute more instructions in fewer cycles, and take advantage of unique instructions

Same platform as AMD Opteron 6200 Series

Cache System Request Interface/ Crossbar

FPU Core 6 8M L3 Cache Memory Controller

9 HyperTransport Interface HyperTransport Interface HyperTransport Interface AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES PROCESSOR ( ABU DHABI ) Multi- Chip Module (MCM) Package Same platform as AMD Opteron 6200 Series processor. Core 1 Core bit FPU Core 2 Core 3 Core bit FPU 2M L2 2M L2 Cache Cache System Request Interface/ Crossbar Switch 2M L2 2M L2 Cache Cache 256-bit FPU Core 6 8M L3 Cache Memory Controller 256-bit FPU Core 4 Core 8 HyperTransport Interface Core 9 Core bit FPU Core 10 Core 11 2M L2 2M L2 Cache Cache System Request Interface/ Crossbar Switch 2M L2 2M L2 Cache Cache 256-bit FPU Core 14 8M L3 Cache Memory Controller Core bit FPU 256-bit FPU Core 12 Core 16 16M L3 cache (Up to 32M L2+L3 cache) 4, 8, 12, & 16 core models 4 DDR3 memory channels supporting LRDIMM, ULV-DIMM, UDIMM, & RDIMM 9 AMD Opteron 6300 Series Note: Graphic may not be fully

AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES PROCESSOR SPECIFICATIONS Number of Processors per Server 1, 2, and 4 socket support Frequency Up to 3.5 GHz base frequency Up to 1.

10 AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES PROCESSOR SPECIFICATIONS Number of Processors per Server 1, 2, and 4 socket support Frequency Up to 3.5 GHz base frequency Up to 1.3GHz boost over base frequency using AMD Turbo CORE technology* Cores 4, 8, 12, and 16 core options Memory 4 memory channels of up to 1600 MHz memory Supports R/U DDR3, LV DDR3, ULV DDR3 and LR DDR3 Up to 1.5 TB memory capacity, supports up to 12 DIMMs per CPU Cache Size Total Cache: 32MB (16 core), 28MB (12 core), 24MB (8 core), 20MB (4-core) L1 Cache: 16KB Data per core + 64KB Instruction (per module) L2 Cache: 1MB (per core) L3 Cache: 16MB (per socket) HyperTransportTM 3.0 technology (HT3) Links Four x16 up to 6.4GT/s per link Power 85W to 140W TDP 10 AMD Opteron 6300 Series Ideal for cloud, virtualization, and HPC applications *Based on internal AMD engineering projections of AMD Opteron 6300 Series processors with up to 500 MHz in P1 boost state and up to 1.3 GHz in P0 boost state over base P2 clock frequency.

11 GENERATIONAL COMPARISONS AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processors AMD Opteron 6300 Series Processors Cores 4, 8, 12 or 16 core 4, 8, 12 or 16 core Cache (L2 per core / L3 per die) Memory Channels and speed Floating point capability 2MB (shared between 2 cores) / 8MB four; up to 1600MHz 128-bit dedicated FMAC per core or 256-bit AVX shared between 2 cores Integer Issues Per Cycle 4 4 Turbo CORE Technology Yes (+500MHz with all cores active and up to 1.3GHz max turbo state) 2MB (shared between 2 cores) / 8MB four; up to 1600MHz Power (TDP) 85W, 115W, 140W 85W, 115W, 140W 128-bit dedicated FMAC per core or 256-bit AVX shared between 2 cores Yes (+500MHz with all cores active and up to 1.3GHz max turbo state) New Instruction Sets FMA3, F16c, BMI, TBM Power Gating AMD CoolCore, C1E, C6 AMD CoolCore, C1E, C6 Process / Die Size 32nm SOI 32nm SOI Performance Up to 15% higher processing throughput* The above reflect current expectations regarding features and performance and is subject to change. *Based on AMD engineering estimates as of 4/10/12 11 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

12 MODEL NUMBERS AND SPECS 12 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

13 MANY OPTIONS TO REDUCE POWER WITH AMD-P OPEX Management Features TDP Power Cap AMD PowerCap Manager Advanced Platform Management Link Fail-Safe Operating Mode Compute Power Management Low Power Memory Support AMD CoolSpeed Technology Dual Dynamic Power Management AMD PowerNow! Technology with Independent Dynamic Core Technology AMD CoolCore Technology AMD Smart Fetch Technology C6 power state C1E Support DDR3 ULV 1.25 DIMMs Support DDR3 LV 1.35 DIMMs 13 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

14 Percentage of Capability Max Memory Speed (DDR3-1600) Bus Speed (6.4 GT/s) L3 cache Size (16MB) AMD Turbo CORE technology Max Memory Speed (DDR3-1600) Bus Speed (6.4 GT/s) L3 cache Size (16MB) AMD Turbo CORE technology** Max Memory Speed (DDR3-1600) Bus Speed (6.4 GT/s) L3 cache Size (16MB) AMD Turbo CORE technology Max Memory Speed (DDR-1600 ) Bus Speed (8.0 GT/s) L3 cache Size (10-20MB) Intel Turbo Boost Technology Max Memory Speed (DDR ) Bus Speed ( GT/s) L3 cache Size (5-20MB) Intel Turbo Boost Technology Max Memory Speed (DDR ) Bus Speed (8.0 GT/s) L3 cache Size (15-20MB) Intel Turbo Boost Technology AMD OPTERON PROCESSORS NO COMPROMISE Only AMD offers consistency across processors same features, cache, memory, and bus speed. Consistency helps capacity planning, software image deployment, and validation efforts. 100% AMD Opteron 6300 Series processors High Performance Standard Power Low Power Intel Intel Xeon E Series processors High Performance * Standard Power* Low Power* 75% 50% 25% * Colored columns equal the lowest max value among the SKUs in a given power band and dividing them by highest max value across all three power bands. Transparent columns equal the highest max value among the SKUs in a given power band and dividing them by highest max value across all three power bands. Specs as of 4/3/12 for the Intel Xeon E Series can be found at and ** AMD Opteron processor Model 6308 is the only SKU among the AMD Opteron 6300 Series that does not have AMD Turbo CORE technology 14 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES LEADS IN 128-BIT PERFORMANCE Differentiation Execute two 128-bit SSE or AVX ADD instructions in 1 cycle Execute two 128-bit SSE or AVX MUL instructions in 1 cycle Execute FMA

15 AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES LEADS IN 128-BIT PERFORMANCE Differentiation Execute two 128-bit SSE or AVX ADD instructions in 1 cycle Execute two 128-bit SSE or AVX MUL instructions in 1 cycle Execute FMA operations -- FMA3 or FMA4 (A=B+C*D) Supports XOP Intel Xeon E Series AMD Opteron 6200 Series Faster processing Faster processing Benefits Improve performance by increasing the work per instruction Reduce the need to copy and move around register operands Allow for some new cases of automatic vectorization by compilers FLOPs per cycle (128-bit FP) Run more floating point operations FLOPS per cycle (128-bit AVX) Run more floating point operations Intel Xeon E Series information from 15 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

16 BACKUP AND CONFIGURATION INFORMATION 16 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

17 AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES IS UNIQUELY BENEFICIAL FOR VIRTUALIZATION Customer Need AMD Unique Benefit Proof Need cost effective server Up to 38-77%+ lower cost per VM than competition 1 38% lower, divided server cost by set number of VMs 68% lower, assigned 2GB RAM per core and divided server cost by cores, assuming 1VM per core 77% or better, divided cost of SPECvirt _sc2010 config by its VMs* Maximize server density to reduce server sprawl, minimize the number of underutilized servers, and simplify server management Run up to twice the VMs per processor than Intel 2 Up to 16 cores per processor with AMD-based server and up to 8 cores per processor with Intel-based server Assumes 1 VM per core loading model Room to grow to quickly support the addition of IT services Scale up to 672 VMs per rack using 2P 2U servers 3 *SPECvirt _sc2010 claim is based on AMD Opteron 6200 Series results. AMD engineering estimates AMD Opteron 6300 results to be the same or better. 1-3 See 17 substantiation AMD Opteron slides Series Up to 16 cores per processor with AMD-based server and up to 8 cores per processor with Intel-based server Run up to 672 VMs with AMD-based 2P 2U server vs. up to 336 VMs with Intel-based 2P 2U server, using 1 VM/core loading model

AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES IS UNIQUELY BENEFICIAL FOR CLOUD Customer Need AMD Unique Benefit Proof Require low server acquisition cost to help minimize CAPEX and improve power efficiency in web serving

18 AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES IS UNIQUELY BENEFICIAL FOR CLOUD Customer Need AMD Unique Benefit Proof Require low server acquisition cost to help minimize CAPEX and improve power efficiency in web serving environments to help minimize OPEX Demand low price/performance /watt/square foot to optimize cloud infrastructure Want enough performance and scalability to address peak user demand and minimize latency while still being able to drive power efficiency when demands are down Up to a 24-38% lower system cost 4 to help CAPEX and support 1.25 ULV memory to reduce memory voltage by 17% 5 Expected to beat the 13% lower price/performance/watt/square foot advantage today over the competition 6 Twice the core density 2, 44% higher max boost range than Intel 7 for peak usage, while still maintaining power within the processors TDP range Top-bin comparison, 38% lower Mainstream comparison, 30% lower Low power comparison, 26% lower Low cost comparison, 24% lower All the performance you need with the savings you deserve Up to 16 dedicated cores per processor with AMD-based server and up to 8 shared cores per processor with Intel-based server AMD boost range is up to 1300MHz above base frequency, while Intel boost range is up to 900 MHz 4-7 See substantiation slides. 18 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES IS UNIQUELY BENEFICIAL FOR HPC Customer Need AMD Unique Benefit Proof Face demands for system expansion and have to manage the growth Up to a 63% savings per GFLOP in 128-bit

19 AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES IS UNIQUELY BENEFICIAL FOR HPC Customer Need AMD Unique Benefit Proof Face demands for system expansion and have to manage the growth Up to a 63% savings per GFLOP in 128-bit mode and up to a 25% savings per GFLOP in 256-bit mode 8 AMD processor price/gflop is $7.06 in 128- and 256-bit mode Intel processor price/gflop is $19 in 128-bit mode, $9.44 in 256 bit-mode Need to maximize compute resources within their budget Up to a 167% more GFLOPS/$ in 128-bit mode and up to 34% more GFLOPS/$ in 256-bit mode than Intel 9 AMD can theoretically process 0.14 GFLOPS/$ in 128- and 256-bit mode Intel can theoretically process 0.05 GFLOPS/$ in 128-bit mode, 0.11 in 256 bit-mode Need a high-density HPC solution that does not compromise on performance Up to 93% more FLOPs per rack than the competition when running 128-bit HPC code 10 AMD-based 2P 2U server can theoretically run up to 7,526 GFLOPS/rack Intel-based 2P 2U server can theoretically run up to 3,898 GFLOPS/rack 8-10 See substantiation slides. 19 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

20 A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PILEDRIVER INSTRUCTIONS Instructions FMA3 Floating point fused multiply accumulate instructions (AMD and Intel) BMI Bit Manipulation Instructions (AMD and Intel) TBM - Trailing Bit Manipulation instruction (AMD) F16c - Floating point value conversion Application/Use Case Used for vector and matrix multiplications, polynomial evaluations and chemistry, physics, quantum mechanics and digital signal processing Simplifies bit manipulation operations and is useful for compressed database, hashing, large number arithmetic, and a variety of general purpose Used to convert floating point values between 32-bit single precision and 16-bit half precision formats and is useful for multi-media Software Optimization Guide for AMD Family 15h Processors 20 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

21 PLANNED BOARDS TO SUPPORT AMD OPTERON 6300 SERIES PROCESSORS Asus Partner Model Form Factor DIMM Slots SR56xx URL with Board Specifications Asus KGPE-D16 2P eatx 8+8 SR5690 KGPE-D16 Specs Asus RS920A-E6/RS8 4P/1U SR5690 RS920A-E6/RS8 Specs Supermicro Tyan Asus KGMH-D16/QDR KGNH-D16 2P Twin 8+8 SR5650 KGMH-D16/QDR Specs Supermicro H8QG6/i(+)-F 4P Proprietary SR5690 (2) H8QG6/i(+)-F Specs Supermicro H8DGU(-F) 2P Proprietary 8+8 SR5690 H8DGU(-F) Specs Supermicro H8DG6/i(-F) 2P E-ATX 8+8 SR5690 (2) H8DG6/i(-F) Specs Supermicro H8QGL-6F/iF(+) 4P Proprietary SR5690 (2) H8QGL-6F/iF(+) Specs Supermicro H8DGG-QF 2P Proprietary 8+8 SR5690 (2) H8DGG-QF Specs Supermicro H8DGT-H(IBQ)F 2P/2U Twin 8+8 SR5670 H8DGT-H(IBQ)F Specs Supermicro H8SGL(-F) 1P ATX 8 SR5650 H8SGL(-F) Specs Supermicro H8DGU-LN4+ 2P Proprietary SR5690 H8DGU-LN4+ Specs Supermicro H8DGT-HL(IBQ)F 2P/2U Twin 4+4 SR5690 H8DGT-HL(IBQ)F Specs Tyan S8236-IL 2P EATX 8+8 SR5690 S8236-IL Specs Tyan S8812 4P MEB SR5690 S8812 Specs Tyan S8230 2P EATX 8+8 SR5690 S8230 Specs Tyan S8232 2P EEB SR5690 (2) S8232 Specs Tyan S8238 2P Twin 8+4 SR5670 S8238 Specs List is based on AMD Opteron 6200 Series and is subject to change based on board validation testing 21 AMD Opteron 6300 Series

22 SUBSTANTIATION (CONT.) 5 AMD Opteron 6300 Series processors support ultra low voltage (1.25V) memory and they also support standard memory (1.5V). SVR Price/performance/watt/square foot is calculated by the price of a server divided by the SPECpower _ssj2008 average performance to power ratio divided by the square footage of a standard rack. Using the HP ProLiant DL385 G7, the price/performance/watt/sq ft equals $0.25. HP ProLiant DL385 G7 with 2 x AMD Opteron processor Model 6276 with 32GB RAM, 72 GB 15K hdd, DVD, and 3yr base warranty is $4,443 as of 4/9/12 at Using the HP ProLiant DL380 G8, the price/specpower _ssj2008 average performance to power ratio/sq ft equals $0.29. HP ProLiant DL380 G8 with 2 x Intel Xeon processor Model E with 32GB RAM, 72 GB 15K hdd, DVD, and 3yr base warranty is $8,127 as of 4/9/12 at The square footage of a standard rack is 6 ft (2ft x 3ft). SPEC and SPECpower are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. The results for AMD Opteron processor Model 6276 and Intel Xeon processor Model E reflect results published on as of 4/9/12. The SPECpower _ssj2008 overall ssj_ops/watt for AMD Opteron processor Model 6276 is 2,968 using IBM System x3755 M3, 2 x AMD Opteron 6276 (2.30 GHz), 64GB (16 x 4096 MB), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64, Service Pack 1, The SPECpower _ssj2008 overall ssj_ops/watt for Intel Xeon processor Model E is 4,708 using IBM System x3500 M4, 2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680, 24GB (8 x 2048 MB), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64, R2 SP1, For the latest SPECpower_ssj2008 results, visit AMD engineering estimates as of 4/11/12 forecast the AMD Opteron 6300 Series to perform 10% better than the AMD Opteron 6200 Series. SVR As of 4/2/12 AMD Opteron 6300 Series processors are expected to have a max boost of 1.3 GHz over base frequency. Intel Xeon E Series processors have a max boost of 0.9 GHz over base frequency according to as of 4/2/12. SVR-143 8,9 AMD Opteron processor Model 6386 SE (planned 1ku pricing $1265) is expected to have a max theoretical GFLOPS per processor (179) in 128-bit bit mode equal to 2.8GHz (expected frequency) x 8 core modules x 8 FLOPS per clock per core module and (179) in 256-bit bit mode equal to 2.8GHz (expected frequency) x 8 core modules x 8 FLOPS per clock per core module. Intel Xeon processor Model E ($1,329) has a max theoretical GFLOPS per processor (70) in 128-bit bit mode equal to 2.2GHz x 8 cores x 4 FLOPs per clock per core and a max theoretical GFLOPS per processor (141) in 256-bit bit mode equal to 2.2GHz x 8 cores x 8 FLOPs per clock per core. Pricing as of 4/6/12 at SVR In 128-bit mode, the AMD Opteron processor Model 6386 SE is expected to have a max theoretical GFLOPS per rack equal to (21) 2P 2U servers per rack x 2 processors per server x 2.8GHz x 16 floating point processing unit per processor x (4) 32-bit operations/cycle. This equates to 7,526 GFLOPS/rack. In 128-bit mode, the Intel Xeon processor Model E has a max theoretical GFLOPS of (21) 2P 2U servers per rack x 2 processors per server x 2.9GHz x 8 floating point processing units per processor x (4) 32-bit operations/cycle. This equates to 3,898 GFLOPS/rack. Intel spec info available at as of 4/6/12. SVR AMD Opteron 6300 Series

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Maximizing Six-Core AMD Opteron Processor Performance with RHEL

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