AMD launches 12-core Magny-Cours processor

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announced the launch of Magny-Cours, a new server platform
featuring
8- and 12-core x86 processor for the high-volume 2P and value 4P
server market, which will be sold under the name Opteron 6100. Also,
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4000 family, or the 'Lisbon' code name.

“These are the world's first 8- and
12-core x86 server processors, and have a host of new features,
including four memory channels, HyperTransport technology 3.0, a
fourth HyperTransport technology link for better
processor-to-processor communication in 4P servers, and new power
management features that allow us to double the cores, and achieve up
to double the performance, without having to double the power or the
cost,” said John Fruehe, Director-Product Marketing for
Server/Workstation Products, AMD.

“The 6100 series removes the
so-called 4P tax. People look more towards value and cloud computing
will be more important. Customers used to care about raw performance
but as we filled out the data centers, they were running out of room
and power became critical. The desire to keep skilled IT people was
important and they cut back on the number of servers they were
buying, as a result of the recent economic downturn,” he added.

After this, AMD also plans to introduce
Interlagos, with 12 and 16 cores, in 2011.