Low Power Quad Core Opteron Processor from AMD

AMD announced the release of five new Quad-Core processors. AMD aims for power saving and added processing power. These new highly efficient processors can deliver substantial power savings without compromising any of the processor features. Reduced energy consumption means more power, cool performance. Today’s green revolution demands this type of processors. AMD Opteron processors provide outstanding processing power for the fixed watt used (performance-per-watt).
Low Power Quad Core Opteron Processor from AMD Architecture.
Low Power Quad Core Opteron Processor from AMD is based on AMD Direct Connect Architecture, directly connecting the processors, the memory controller, and the I/O to the CPU.

1. Designed to enable simultaneous 32- and 64-bit computing
2. Minimizes the cost of transition and maximizes current investments
3. Integrated DDR2 Memory Controller
4. Increases application performance by dramatically reducing memory latency
5. Scales memory bandwidth and performance to match compute needs
6. HyperTransport™ Technology Provides up to peak bandwidth per processor—reducing I/O bottlenecks.

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Dual-core Atom ready for showtime?

Tranquil PC just announced two new products based around Intel's upcoming Atom 330 dual-core processor, which Tranquil has confusingly dubbed the Atom2 Z330. We'll find out soon enough who's right in their terminology, but cheap-ass speed freaks have more exciting distinctions to worry about. The new processor has dual Atom wafers, for pretty much twice the fun, and Tranquil says that desktop performance is "very very snappy." They're celebrating the new processor with the T7-HSG Home Server, which will start shipping on September 30th in very limited supply for £299 (about $528 US). There's also a DVB-T Media Center in the works, but we're otherwise short on details.

Intel Vs Amd - Integrated Graphics

Next we installed Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. This was Release Candidate 2 build 5742 as we don’t have the RTM build 6000, and we have to confess that the Aero interface and Flip looked lovely and smooth on the GeForce 6100.

The Prestige R scored 3.0 on the Windows Experience Index - the scale runs from 1 to 5.9 - which is exactly on the lower limit of what is required to run Aero.



Moving on to the Intel-based Prestige R Plus, we ran the same benchmarks and games on the default 6.14.10.4642 drivers which give support for DirectX 9.0b. Evesham supplied this PC with the BIOS set to dynamically allocate 128MB of memory to the graphics. This is the sensible approach but it confuses benchmarks so we changed it to the maximum setting of 256MB fixed, which is the same as the Nvidia PC.

The Intel graphics gave higher frame rates in Lego and Sims 2 because we simply weren't presented with the option of enabling the eye candy as the games detected the graphics as fairly low spec, which is a safe bet with most Intel silicon.

We then updated the drivers to the latest 6.14.10.4704 version from Intel’s website, although this is something we wouldn’t expect the typical customer of a £549 PC to do. This unlocked full support for Shader Model 3.0 and DirectX 9.0c but the games still refused to allow us to use high quality settings. You’ll note that Sims 2 jumped from 24fps to 35fps.

The Intel G965 graphics impressed us, however we could see a slight shimmering effect on the Windows XP desktop that looked a little fuzzy and imprecise.

It was time to install Windows Vista RC2 on the Intel PC, and initially it looked dreadful scoring 1.0 on the Windows Experience Index. This was on the RC2 Microsoft driver 6.0.5472.5 so we downloaded and installed Intel driver 7.14.10.111 which made things much better. We were now able to raise the monitor refresh from 60Hz to 85Hz and the Windows Experience Index score shot up to 3.4, yet there is clearly more to come as this driver doesn’t have support for Shader Model 3.0, even though we know the hardware is capable of it.



Once the driver was updated the Aero interface was enabled and the Intel system looked as good as the Nvidia machine. We were unable to tell them apart visually.



It may sound as though we fudged those figures but we ran Windows Vista on our high-end Core 2 Quad test system with a GeForce 7950 GT graphics card and it too scored 1.0 on the Windows Experience Index. We updated the driver to version 96.85 and the score leapt to 5.0, which is pretty darn impressive.

Verdict

There's not much to choose between the test systems when it comes to games. The Intel box's scores were higher, but then it didn't offer the choice to show off its graphics muscles at the price of a lower frame-rate the way the AMD/Nvidia machine did. We'd rather have the ability to turn off some of the eye candy to balance frame rate how we want, not the way the driver thinks we should have it. But will occasional gamers care? Probably not. And most of their time will be spent, surely, in apps that don't tax the GPU.

That will change with Vista, when the OS is going to want some graphics chip time too. But the upshot of our tests is that AMD is whistling if it thinks that Intel can't run Windows Vista in all of its Aero glory on G965 graphics. It can, and it looks great and it is our opinion that Intel is fully ready for 2007

Penryn Processors

More details are emerging on Intel's next-gen Penryn processors, said to benefit greatly in terms of processing power and energy consumption by mixing the Core microarchitecture with the 45nm Hi-k and hafnium metal gate designs.

This article in Enterprise Networks and Servers, authored by Intel, offers the latest scoop on the six new Penryn designs, plus two new Xeon quads. The company looks like it's throwing everything but the kitchen sink into these designs, leveraging advanced power management and dynamic acceleration and throwing in streaming video and enhanced instruction set architectures. NewsFactorNetwork reports that Penryn will jam twice as many transistors in 25 percent less space than comparable systems.

Details on the Nehelem chips, due out in 2008, are included at Enterprise Networks and Servers. Get ready for dynamic management of the cores, threads, cache and interface, as well as simultaneous multi-threading and new SSE4 and ATA instruction set additions.

The Intel® Core™2 Quad processor Q9400¹ is the first quad-core processor within the Intel® Core™2 processor product line with embedded lifecycle support. Based on Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, it features four complete execution cores within a single processor, delivering exceptional performance and responsiveness in multi-threaded and multi-tasking environments. As a result, more instructions can be carried out per clock cycle, shorter and wider pipelines execute commands more quickly, and improved bus lanes move data throughout the system faster.

The processor is validated with three different chipsets, providing a choice of flexible, quad-core-capable platforms for a wide range of embedded applications:

• Intel® Q45 Express chipset for applications such as point-of-sale (POS) terminals or digital signs in a networked retail environment. Chipset consists of the Intel® 82Q45 Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) and Intel® I/O Controller Hub (ICH) 10 DO.
• Intel® Q35 Express chipset for embedded applications needing graphics, manageability, data protection and security such as interactive clients (i.e. POS terminals and interactive PCs), industrial control and automation, gaming, print imaging and network security appliances. Chipset consists of the Intel® 82Q35 GMCH and the Intel® ICH9 DO.
• Intel® 3210 chipset is a server-class chipset that includes Error Correcting Code memory for embedded applications needing high reliability, such as robotics on a factory floor, multi-function printers and network security applications.

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

• Multi-processing capabilities of the four complete execution cores deliver sharper images, provide faster response rates and support additional multi-media features - ideal for gaming arcade consoles, POS terminals and digital signage.
• In multi-tasking environments, where rendering and manageability as well as media and software applications can be distributed to run in parallel across each of the four cores, greater visualization and realism can be attained.
• The processor includes a Super Shuffle Engine to increase the speed of existing Intel® Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) algorithms optimized for graphics and multi-media processing. The engine significantly improves performance for the latest Intel® SSE4 instructions which enhance video editing and encoding used in many embedded applications.
• Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution enables delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency
• Intel® Intelligent Power Capability of the processor is designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance
• Larger Intel® Advanced Smart Cache in the processor is optimized for multi-core processors, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem
• Dual Intel® Dynamic Acceleration Technology improves four-core performance by utilizing power headroom of idle cores by dynamically boosting frequency of active cores

The Intel® IXP2325 network processor extends Intel's fully programmable architecture to new, lower cost/performance points for access and edge applications, including broadband access devices, wireless infrastructure systems, routers and multi-service switches.

To meet today's and tomorrow's demanding dataplane performance requirements, the IXP2325 network processor provides a powerful, integrated control plane processor in the same chip. The high-speed core (900 MHz) incorporates advanced I/O and memory features, enabling customers to eliminate an external control plane processor in many applications. Additional hardware-assisted features in the IXP2325 network processor increase performance and simplify development.

Features and benefits

Two integrated programmable microengines (MEv2) with 8K instruction program stores running at 600 MHz	Flexible multi-threaded RISC processors can be programmed to deliver intelligent transmit and receive processing, with robust software development environment for rapid product development
Integrated Intel XScale® core: 32 Kbytes - Instruction cache 32 Kbytes - Data cache At 900 MHz	Embedded 32-bit RISC core for high performance processing of complex algorithms, route table maintenance and system-level management functions. Lowers system cost by eliminating external host processor.
Integrated 512 Kbytes L2 push cache performance	Improves CPU performance and MEv2 to Intel XScale core and PCI to Intel XScale core communication
Two unidirectional 32-bit media interfaces (Rx and Tx) programmable as SPI-3 or UTOPIA Each path configurable for 4x8-bit, 2x16-bit, 1x32-bit or combinations of 8- & 16-bit data paths	Supports industry standard cell and packet interfaces to media and fabric devices; simplifies design and interface to custom ASIC devices Supports up to 127 ports using a 16-bit UTOPIA-2 MPHY mode
Two integrated Gigabit Ethernet MACs	Lowers system cost, power and board real estate
Two integrated 10/100 Ethernet MACs	Can be used as debugging ports or control signal ports. Lowers system cost, power and board real estate.
Integrated high speed serial controller: 256 HDLC channel controller (64 channels when configured with dynamic timeslot remap) ATM-TC Up to 16xT1/E1/J1 TDM links	Performs inverse multiplexing over ATM (IMA), which provides lower system cost, power and board real estate
Integrated cryptography accelerator	Provides up to 200 Mbps bulk encryption (DES/SHA-1) capability. Supports AES, DES and 3DES encryption algorithms as well as SHA-1 and MD5 hashing algorithms.
Two industry standard DDR DRAM interfaces: One 64-bit + ECC DDR300 low latency channel (up to 2GB) optimized for microengine use One 32-bit + ECC DDR300 low latency channel (up to 1GB) optimized for the Intel XScale core	Memory subsystem supports the network processor store-and-forward processing model. Separate memory channels for Intel XScale core and microengines improves data plane and control plane performance.
I/O coherency for Intel XScale core DRAM	Improves performance through accelerated control plane/data plane communications
One industry standard QDR SRAM interface	Provides industry standard interface for memory subsystem for look-up tables and access lists, or co-processors (such as CAM/TCAM)
Asynchronous control interface supports 8- or 16-bit slow port devices via 16-bit expansion bus	Provides control interface for connecting to microprocessor port of PHY devices and flash memory. Provides a direct connection to DSP via HPI.
Hardware support for memory access queuing	Simplifies application development and reduces system cost
JTAG support	Improves hardware debug ability
Intel® IXA Software Development Kit (SDK) Intel® Hardware Development Platform	Industry standard AdvancedTCA* form factor hardware reference design and state of the art development tools improves time to market via robust hardware and software development tools
1752 ball FCBGA 42.5 mm x 42.5 mm package	Minimizes board layers, providing easier board layer routing and lower cost

As communications networks continue to evolve, service providers are eager to take advantage of emerging capabilities to offer new value-added services to their customers while, at the same time, closely manage the costs incurred for these upgrades.

The Intel® IXP2855 network processor delivers high-performance packet and content processing with robust security features in a single chip. By integrating capabilities that have typically required multiple specialized processors, the Intel IXP2855 provides a cost-effective, security-enabled platform for a broad range of emerging applications.

Product Highlights

Packet and content processing with robust security features in a single component reduces system cost by eliminating need for multiple devices

Integrated cryptography engines provide hardware acceleration of multiple algorithms-including DES, 3DES, AES, and SHA-1-performing IPSec encryption/decryption up to 10 Gbps

Fully programmable, flexible network processor architecture enables optimization of additional algorithms and protocols to support IPSec, TCP, and SSL application environments

Cryptography engines support interleaving and processing of frames "on-the-fly" to enable processing of protected content for multi-Gigabit streams or single 10 Gbps connections

Integrated design helps minimize board real estate, power and memory requirements

Software- and pin-compatible with Intel® IXP28XX product line of network processors, preserving customer investments and enabling evolution of current IXP28XX-based boards and systems

Software building blocks, application kits, and specialized support services help to reduce development efforts and speed time-to-market

Consistent development environment provides a comprehensive set of simulation, profiling, and debugging capabilities for faster prototyping

IPSec/TCP termination and off-load functionality in networked storage applications

Content-aware load balancing in networked appliances, such as web switches, intrusion detection systems, and firewalls.

Brilliantly fast

With faster, intelligent, multi-core technology that applies processing power where it's needed most, new Intel® Core™ i7 processors deliver an incredible breakthrough in PC performance. They are the best desktop processors on the planet.¹

You'll multitask applications faster and unleash incredible digital media creation. And you'll experience maximum performance for everything you do, thanks to the combination of Intel® Turbo Boost technology² and Intel® Hyper-Threading technology (Intel® HT technology)³, which maximizes performance to match your workload.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

• 2.93 GHz and 2.66 GHz core speed
• 8 processing threads with Intel® HT technology
• 8 MB of Intel® Smart Cache
• 3 Channels of DDR3 1066 MHz memory

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Go to the next level of multi-core performance.

Intel Core i7 processors deliver an incredible breakthrough in quad-core performance and feature the latest innovations in processor technologies:

Intel® Turbo Boost technology maximizes speed for demanding applications, dynamically accelerating performance to match your workload—more performance when you need it the most.²

Intel® Hyper-Threading technology enables highly threaded applications to get more work done in parallel. With 8 threads available to the operating system, multi-tasking becomes even easier.³

Intel® Smart Cache provides a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for industry leading multi-threaded games.

Intel® QuickPath Interconnect is designed for increased bandwidth and low latency. It can achieve data transfer speeds as high as 25.6 GB/sec with the Extreme Edition processor.

Integrated memory controller enables three channels of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, resulting in up to 25.6 GB/sec memory bandwidth. This memory controller's lower latency and higher memory bandwidth delivers amazing performance for data-intensive applications.

Intel® HD Boost significantly improves a broad range of multimedia and compute-intensive applications. The 128-bit SSE instructions are issued at a throughput rate of one per clock cycle, allowing a new level of processing efficiency with SSE4 optimized applications.

The Intel® Xeon® processor is the solution for specific communication applications that require the highest levels of processing performance - such as web-serving, storage (NAS, SAN), search engines, telecommunications servers, network management, security, voice, and load balancing. When coupled with the Intel® E7500, Intel® E7501 or Intel® E7520 chipsets, the Intel Xeon processor provides high memory bandwidth, high memory capacity, and high I/O bandwidth. With 1M or 512K L2 Advanced Transfer Cache, the Intel Xeon processor along with the Intel E7500, Intel E7501 or Intel E7520 chipset creates a balanced platform that is ideal for delivering unparalleled price-performance, scalability and flexibility.

Low Voltage Intel® Xeon® Processors - The Low Voltage Intel® Xeon® processor has the added benefit of lower thermal design power making it ideal for thermally-sensitive, space-constrained environments. When coupled with the Intel E7500, Intel E7501 or the E7520 chipsets, the Low Voltage Intel Xeon processor delivers compelling value in a variety of network infrastructure applications including web-serving, search engines, telecommunications servers, network management, security, voice, and load balancing.

Intel® Xeon® Processors and Intel® Xeon® Processor with 800MHz System Bus

Core Speed (GHz) Chipsets Supported External Bus Speed (MHz) L2 Cache Thermal Design Power Voltage Tcase Package Product Number 3.2 Intel® E7520 800 1 MB 103.0W 1.2875 -

1.4V** † 604-pin FC-µPGA4 RK80546KG0881M 2.8 Intel® E7501,

E7500 533 512 KB 74.0W 1.5V 75C 604-pin FC-mPGA-2p RK80532KE072512 2.4 Intel® E7501,

E7500 533 512 KB 65.0W 1.5V 74C 604-pin FC-mPGA-2p RK80532KE056512 2.0 Intel® E7501,

E7500 400 512 KB 58.0W 1.5V 70C 603-pin INT3 RN80532KC041512

† For Intel® Xeon® processor with 800MHz system bus Tcase figures, please consult the Intel® Xeon® processor with 800 MHz System Bus datasheet.

AMD Thinks Triple-Core Microprocessors

Advanced Micro Devices may not be in position to release its new dual-processor enthusiast-class platform this year, however, it may be thinking about a different product, according to some unofficial information. Apparently, the company may be mulling about a triple-core microprocessor for desktops.

According to a news-story at Hard Tecs 4U web-site, AMD is working on a processor that would have three processing engines. The company reportedly told its partners about the AMD Phenom X3 chip at a closed meeting, explaining that the chipmaker plans to release such a product because of “market demand”.

The new triple-core microprocessors will feature its own design and will not be quad-core chips with one core disabled, according to the web-site. Nevertheless, the chips will still include 2MB of shared L3 cache and will take advantage of other K10 micro-architecture features, such as SSE4A instruction set, 128-bit floating point units (FPU) and so on. Obviously, the chips will also have advanced power management capabilities.

According to estimates by X-bit labs, each processing engine of quad-core AMD Opteron/Phenom processors takes about 13% of the die size. Given the whole die size of approximately 285mm² and about 218 chip candidates obtained from every 300mm wafer, X-bit labs believes that it is highly unlikely that AMD had decided to develop a separate tripe-core design with about 247mm² die size and 250 chip candidates obtained from a 300mm wafer unless the yields of the new chips are so low that the company needs a redundant third processing engine to create a dual-core product with sufficient yield.

AMD’s Latest Opteron, Phenom Chips Already Feature DDR3 Memory Support

AMD’s Latest Opteron, Phenom Chips Already Feature DDR3 Memory Support
The new tenth-generation microprocessors from AMD promise to increase performance because of micro-architectural improvements and the increased amount of processing engines. However, it appears that the new chips do hide some additional capabilities under the hood. For example, DDR3 support.

Advanced Micro Devices has always been conservative about new memory types support as each type of memory requires a brand new platform family and having several platform families for one processor is something that AMD cannot afford. However, this does not mean that the company’s chips cannot support new types of memory. Apparently, already now AMD’s latest processors feature DDR3 memory controller.

Technical documents that cover AMD’s latest microprocessors, such as quad-core AMD Opteron or AMD Phenom and their derivatives, reveal that the new built-in memory controllers can support both DDR2 and DDR3 memory types, provided that processors are installed into mainboards with DDR3 memory slots and appropriate BIOS.

According to roadmaps that AMD shows to its partners, DDR3 memory support will only be available in microprocessors made using 45nm process technology and on AM3 platforms due out in the second half of 2008. However, given that AMD’s documents for BIOS developers already note both AM3 and DDR3, it is highly likely that even current versions of AMD’s tenth-generation microprocessors can support DDR3 memory in certain conditions.

If AMD’s K10 processors that AMD makes now support DDR3, then the company has some additional flexibility when it comes to transition to a new memory type. For example, the company decided not to align transition to DDR2 with processors made using 65nm process technology. Given AMD usually proceeds relatively slowly with manufacturing process change, it may certainly be a wise idea to switch to DDR3-supporting socket AM3/socket 1207 revision 2 ahead of fabrication technology change, as in this case AMD could plug even current chips to new platforms.

AMD Promises 2.5GHz Quad-Core Microprocessors

Advanced Micro Devices said during the formal unveiling of its quad-core server microprocessors that it would introduce 25% faster versions of the chip in about two months time. The move will allow the world’s second largest chipmaker not only to improve performance for servers, but also to present a competitive solution for desktops.

Randy Allen, corporate vice president of server and workstation division at AMD, said during the quad-core AMD Opteron launch conference that while initially AMD’s chips with four processing engines work only at up to 2.0GHz clock-speed, in December the company will be in position to offer 2.5GHz chips. But 25% speed increase will bring only up to 15% performance improvement, said Mr. Allen.

“AMD today shows the path to better performing design for demanding data center requirements, again. In fact, here is a proof to you of our 2.50GHz [quad-core] processor that is going to be available in December and what it is going to deliver to the market. […] This chart shows incremental performance that is going to be delivered on top of that existing [2.0GHz] product: you can see 15% performance benefit, 15% performance increase that will be delivered [by] our 2.50GHz product,” said Randy Allen.

In addition to clock-speed increase of server processors late this year, the chipmaker also promised to deliver the first AMD Phenom processors for desktops in December, though, remained tight-lipped regarding their working frequencies and other peculiarities.
Earlier it was reported that the chipmaker only plans to unveil its AMD Phenom FX-80 processor, which is designed for single-processor configurations, this year, whereas AMD Phenom FX-90 and FX-91 products are set to be released sometime in the first quarter of 2007. The move basically delays the introduction of AMD’s FASN8 platform, which employs two quad-core central processing units and puts AMD’s success in the field of computer enthusiasts under question.

AMD Phenom FX-80 quad-core processor is projected to operate at 2.20GHz – 2.40GHz clock-speed, have 2MB of L2 cache (1MB per core), 2MB shared L3 cache, dual-channel PC2-8500 (DDR2 1066MHz) memory controller and AM2+ form-factor with HyperTransport 3.0 bus support. The AMD Phenom FX-90 and FX-91 models are expected to operate in 2.20GHz – 2.60GHz clock-speed ranges and support dual-processor configurations.

AMD Confirms Triple-Core Microprocessors in 2008.

Advanced Micro Devices on Monday officially confirmed that it would release triple-core central processing units (CPUs) for desktops in Q1 2008. The AMD Phenom X3 chips will help the company to offer a unique solution for personal computers (PCs), however, it is hardly going to be easy for AMD to position the new chips keeping in mind the current condition of the market.

“With our advanced multi-core architecture, AMD is in a unique position to enable a wider range of premium desktop solutions, providing a smarter choice for customers and end users. This innovation is a direct result of our development of the industry’s first true, native quad-core design, coupled with AMD’s manufacturing flexibility, to create multi-core processors in two, three, and four computational core configurations on a single die of silicon,” said Greg White, vice president and general manager, desktop division, AMD.

AMD did not unveil specifications of the new AMD Phenom triple-core microprocessors, but said that the chips will feature shared level three cache, built-in memory controller as well as HyperTransport 3.0 bus, just like the rest desktop CPUs based on the new code-named K10 micro-architecture.

Nevertheless, the company revealed that triple core processors can provide “significant performance advantages over similar dual-core AMD processors” in benchmarks like SYSmark 2007 and 3DMark 2006, as well as “ over similar quad-core AMD processors” in certain gaming and digital content creation scenarios. While the company did not elaborate over the nature of “similarity” between dual-, triple- and quad-core processors, it is highly likely that clock-speeds of triple core CPUs will be higher than those of quad-core products, but a bit lower compared to dual-core offerings from AMD.

AMD also did not disclose whether the company’s triple-core offerings will feature quad-core silicon with one core disabled, or the chipmaker will develop a separate design with only three cores available.

But while AMD’s triple-core microprocessors will be rather unique on the market, even the current Intel’s lineup of dual-core and quad-core microprocessors may pose a threat AMD’s triple-core offering, as the price of quad-core chips begins only at $266, the price of the most advanced dual-core chip from Intel.

INTEL core 2 duo and Quadcore Processors price and availability : INDIA

Intel Pentium E2140 1.6 GHz Rs.2,600

Intel Pentium E2160 1.8 GHz Rs.2,900

Intel Pentium E2180 2.0 GHz Rs.3,200

Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 2.4 GHz Rs.5,300

Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 GHz Rs.7,200

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 GHz Rs.7,500

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 2.53 GHz Rs.5,500

Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.66GHz Rs.7,650

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 2.66GHz Rs.8,500

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz Rs.9,400

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.53GHz Rs.11,500

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.5 GHz Rs.15,200

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz Rs.25,900

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Rs.48,500

Among these latest processors CORE 2 QUAD q9300 running at 2.53 would certainly be the best buy as it offers unmatchable performance at the cost of almost nothing, If you are searching for which processors to buy, trust me you wont be disappointed with this chip.

Fujitsu will integrate in the hybrid supercomputer three architecture

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Fujitsu Limited Company has received an order to build a new supercomputer to a Japanese university.

A feature of a supercomputer will be a hybrid structure that includes three different architectures: UNIX-Server SPARC Enterprise M9000, a server for technical computing HX600 high-performance server and the FX1. The total theoretical peak performance of all three systems is 60 teraflop (trillion floating-point operations per second).

The first system is a UNIX-Server SPARC Enterprise M9000, a three-node (96 processors, 384 cores, 3 TB of memory). The system peak performance is 3.84 teraflop successor model PRIMEPOWER HPC2500. It uses Quad-core SPARC64 VII, developed by Fujitsu.

The second system - a distributed Linux-server HX600 (160 nodes, 640 CPUs, 2560 cores, 10 TB of RAM). A cluster of general-purpose peak performance is 25.6 teraflopa x86-compatible architecture and is designed for a wide range of tasks.

The third component of the supercomputer is a high-performance distributed UNIX-server FX1 (768 nodes, 768 processors, the kernel 3072, 24 TB of RAM). This server provides half of the theoretical performance supercomputer - 30.72 teraflop. A feature of FX1 company calls using a set of system logic with a large-capacity memory subsystem that is optimized to work with processors, SPARC64 VII.

To merge three disparate systems into one, the company intends to use the Fujitsu Parallelnavi HPC, HPC Portal and Management Portal. Disk Subsystem supercomputer will consist of an array ETERNUS2000 volume of 1.15 SDS.

Access to a computer will have the research institutions and commercial companies. Writing a supercomputer in order to be implemented in two phases: the first will be completed in May this year, and the second - in October.

Recall, first place in the TOP500 list now belongs to the hybrid system - it took a supercomputer Roadrunner, built on AMD Opteron processors and the IBM PowerXCell.

Source: www.fujitsu.com

Prolimatech prepares three models for the cooler giants CPU

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The range of cooling devices for processors from companies Prolimatech created three new models: «Genesis», «Jericho» and «The Mammoth».


Prolimatech Megahalems

These large cooling devices have their origin in the model Megahalems (pictured above) and will be produced under the brand of DFI LANParty.


Drawings of models show that Jericho will be cooler medium device with aluminum radiator, fan blows, and Mammoth, and Genesis - solutions to the special form of columns of radiators.




Processor cooler Mammoth will be abundantly supplied with heat pipes coming from the contact block, directly adjacent to the surface of the processor. Then this heat is transferred to a pair of aluminum radiators, which are also forced ventilation 120-mm fan. Tests productivity has not yet been given, but perhaps the design will be sufficiently effective.

Genesis is a cooler with a similar design, but one of its units, radiator fan is perpendicular to the motherboard.

Source: www.pcgameshardware.de

NVIDIA GTX260 during in an era of crisis becoming cheaper due to the simplification

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End of the past, in 2008, was noteworthy, for example, that the series was the first NVIDIA GTX200, which became the 55-nm GPU. These maps are based on the board R654, which was worth slightly less than R651. In such a construction, as already known, the number of PCB layers reduced from 14 to 10. also to reduce the cost, it was decided to get rid of the chip Volterra.


But NVIDIA want to make a third-generation GTX260, even more simple and cheap. These cards will be constructed on the board code P897/D10U-20.


Product Colorful new design GTX260


Reference design P897, sent to the companies-partners NVIDIA, said that the new boosters for the GeForce GTX260 will be easier and cheaper. PCB of these solutions there are not 10, and 8 sectors, the food is presented formula 4 +2 NVVDD with power regulator ADP4100 (without I2C interface for control voltage). Food chain FBVDDQ reduced from 2 to phase 1. Also reduction referred to the unit mosfetov, a group which now represents a DPAK, not LFPAK.

The length of the printed circuit board remain the same, only reduced its height - 1,5 see also the GeForce GTX260 third generation will be reduced BIOS EEPROM - from 1 Mbps to 512 kilobits and establish a cheap DVI-connectors.

All these changes will reduce the cost of production of ready-accelerator ... at 10-15 dollars, which should also lead to a cheaper product for the end user.

Source: Expreview.com

Coolermaster presents the system of 20 core processor PC

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Near the Coolermaster stand at CeBIT, will closely watch it with your own eyes on the system, consisting of twenty-processor cores, many will want.


Five motherboards form factor Mini-ITX processors Core 2 Quad Q9400s producer appropriate in one case ATCS 840.

Meals provided kilowatt power bloom Real Power M1000W with six +12 V supply lines (one for each system and one for optical drives and hard drive).


Apart from the above fit within the shell 10 GB of memory, three 200-mm fans, one 120-mm, and five waterblock.

Of course, Coolermaster not aimed to speed records, and focused on the cooling of the strange exhibits in what has succeeded. After five hours of continuous load of the hottest CPU temperature was only 66 degrees with an ambient temperature of 30 degrees.

Intel is preparing to release new processor Atom Z5xx, including special models PT

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According to a source from the company Intel in the near future, in April, the intention is to release a pair of new Atom processor series Z5xx.


Model Z550 will be the fastest atom - the frequency of the processor will reach 2.0 GHz. This decision falls within the 2.4 W TDP.

Second Processor - Z515, as a possible frequencies are called the values of 800 and 1200 MHz. One of them is chosen as a result of the technology burst mode performance. TDP of the CPU - just 0.6 Watts.

From the issuance of these decisions would benefit the users of devices MID (mobile internet device), users UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) and notebook. Also, speed at the expense of new processors will increase and the COM-modules based on Atom.

Unlike today, the popular Atom N270, Atom series processors Z5xx more compact - 14 x 13 mm to 22 x 22 mm and are paired with the system logic Intel SCH US15W (Z550) or UL11L (Z515). This increases the degree of miniaturization and energy efficiency of end solutions.

In addition, Intel will produce more processors Z5xx with the device at the end of the name «P» or «PT». This family in the fifth series will differ from conventional Z5xx increased until 22h22 mm in size for optimal cooling, while working CPU Z530P, Z530PT, Z510P and Z510PT be paired with increased to 37,5 x 37,5 mm chip Poulsbo. Intel will position these processors as a solution able to transfer heat-resistant temperature of up to +85ºC.

Intel 17 Latest Intel Xeon processors

This is latest 17 Xeon processors are showing best conceptual future from another processor and this processor is very unique and providing best new technology. And this Intel today announced 17 new Intel Xeon processors based on Intel Core micro-architecture, codenamed Nehalem before. The processors are designed for use in servers, workstations and embedded segment planned. Main features of the processors are the automatic adaptability of the energy according to the requirement of the particular application and the speed with the highest performance levels for challenging transactions in the computing and large database queries. In addition, Intel presented today with the Intel 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller a new network chip. The new chips are the biggest advancement in the field of server CPUs, Intel has been 14 years ago with the Intel Pentium ® Pro in this market segment is entered. Intel expects that by 2015 more than 15 billion devices connected to the Internet will be and provide the necessary infrastructure to ensure that the new Xeon processors with their adaptability, efficiency and versatility also make a significant contribution. The most intelligent energy management contributes significantly to operating costs at a minimum: after about eight months, the cost of the Xeon 5500er processor paid off.

AT&T Wireless Backtracks on New, Video- (and More) Unfriendly TOS

AT&T Wireless has backtracked on changes to its Terms of Service (TOS), which were modified earlier in the week in such a way as to pretty much gimp anything from SlingPlayer to Skype, and more.

As noted by the Public Knowledge Policy Blog, the changes (in bold) were:

This means, by way of example only, that checking email, surfing the Internet, downloading legally acquired songs, and/or visiting corporate intranets is permitted, but downloading movies using P2P file sharing services, customer initiated redirection of television or other video or audio signals via any technology from a fixed location to a mobile device, web broadcasting, and/or for the operation of servers, telemetry devices and/or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition devices is prohibited.

However, on Friday AT&T backtracked, issuing the following statement:

“The language added on March 30 to AT&T’s wireless data service Terms and Conditions was done in error. It was brought to our attention and we have since removed it. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.”

It's nice to see the furor the report on the changes started has resulted in AT&T removing the new TOS text. What's unsettling, however, is the fact is that if they inserted that text, even if done erroneously, it means they are most likely considering the change in the future.

So, while you bask in the fact that public outcry got that change reversed, how does that last thought grab you?

Intel Details Accelerated 32nm Processor Roadmap

On Tuesday in Washington, D.C., Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini announced a $7 billion investment in U.S.-based manufacturing facilities. Those factories, in New Mexico, Arizona, and Oregon will be upgraded to manufacture using 32nm manufacturing technology. At the same time, in San Francisco, Intel held a news briefing detailing, and demoing, the 32nm Westmere family of processors.

Westmere doesn't feature a new microarchitecture; it's just Nehalem migrated to a 32nm process. The company appears pretty confident in its 32nm process, however, as it said it will accelerate 32nm production with Westmere production in 2009 and a "de-emphasis" of the 45nm Auburndale chips that Intel planned to let co-exist with Westmere.

Instead Intel will overlap the 32nm dual-core chips with the upcoming of 45nm quad-core processors, Lynnfield (desktop) and Clarksfield (mobile).

Key points from the news conference and presentation:

• Intel has developed a 32nm logic technology with industry-leading features
• Intel is first to demonstrate working 32nm processors
• Intel’s 32nm process is on track for production readiness in Q4 ’09
• Both CPU and SoC versions of this 32nm process will be available
• Intel’s strength as an integrated device manufacturer allows us to continue to deliver new generations of advanced process technology on a 2 year cadence

The first Westmere CPUs will be the dual-core Clarkdale (desktop) and Arrandale (mobile) processors. These chips will also feature a 45nm integrated graphics and memory controller. They will also add seven instructions, Carryless multiply (PCLMULQDQ) and six instructions for AES.

Hard to imagine Intel leapfrogging into 32nm so quickly; AMD isn't expected to intro 32nm chips until 2011. This definitely sets up Intel again to grab more market share from AMD; anyone remember the days when AMD was the gamer's choice?