AMD OSA2218CQWOF Processor Computer Component

Next-Generation AMD Opteron™ processors add important new features like quad-core upgradeability, AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™), and energy-efficient DDR2 memory to the proven technologies

AMD64 technology
-Runs existing installed base of 32-bit applications and operating systems at peak performance, while providing a 64-bit capable migration path
-Designed to enable 64-bit computing while remaining compatible with the vast x86 software infrastructure
-Enables a single architecture across 32- and 64-bit environments

Direct Connect Architecture
-AMD’s revolutionary Direct Connect Architecture helps eliminate the bottlenecks inherent in traditional front-side bus architectures
-Direct Connect Architecture connects the processors, integrated memory controller, and I/O directly to the CPU and communicates at CPU speed
-HyperTransport™ technology provides a scalable bandwidth interconnect between processors, I/O subsystems, and other chipsets, with up to three coherent HyperTransport technology links providing up to 24.0 GB/s peak bandwidth per processor
-Integrated Memory Controller - Integrated on-die DDR2 DRAM memory controller offers available memory bandwidth up to 10.7 GB/s (with DDR2-667) per processor

Quad-Core Upgradeability
-AMD Opteron™ processors with DDR2 memory are designed to offer a seamless upgrade path from dual-core to quad-core when they are available in 2007 in the same thermal envelope to help leverage existing investments
-Offers a significant performance improvement while maintaining the same platform at the same power efficiency

AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™)

-Hardware assisted AMD Virtualization™ and Direct Connect Architecture provide a balanced approach to help improve virtualization performance, enabling more virtual machines to run per server
-AMD-V™ reduces overhead by selectively intercepting instructions destined for guest environments
-Direct Connect Architecture helps guests run at near native speed
-Virtualization-aware integrated memory controller provides efficient isolation of virtual machine memory

Enhanced Performance-per-Watt
-Energy-efficient DDR2 memory uses up to 30% less power than DDR1 and up to 58% less power than FBDIMM
-AMD PowerNow!™ technology with Optimized Power Management can deliver performance on demand while minimizing power consumption
-Consistent standard power roadmap with low-power options