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Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors to Boost Dell PowerEdge Servers

Written by IT News on 5:31 PM

By: Ionut Arghire, Windows Editor

Quad-core processors AMD OpteronT Dell used to increase productivity to the next level for its PowerEdge servers. New AMD quad-core processors offered in the PowerEdge SC1435, 2970, 6950 and M605 platforms in accordance with the Dell strategy to ensure more cost-effective to complete technology, which can be used in various media clients. Dell PowerEdge SC1435 in, M605 and 2970, two-socket servers, which are now equipped with Quad-Key AMD Opteron processor, put in a position at present to 79% more performance compared with previous versions of servers, which operate dual - kernel AMD Opteron processors.

The effectiveness of incentive has been made in the baseline tests conducted at the Laboratory of Dell in March 2008. Servers with two quad-core AMD Opteron processor 2356, were compared with similar servers configured with two dual-core processors from AMD Opteron 2222SE. We must bear in mind that, depending on the server configuration, usage and manufacturing variability, and actual performance will vary.

In PowerEdge server line was also extended by Dell, through the launch of a new tower server T605. Compared with the HP ProLiant ML350 G5, the PowerEdge T605 can achieve up to 23 percent better when equipped with Quad-Key AMD Opteron processors. In T605 offers high availability features that make it ideal for small and medium-sized businesses or remote locations. Some of these features include hot-plug hard drives, redundant power supplies, and remote control functions, which will help improve efficiency and prevent the loss of data access.

"Our servers deliver on Dell PowerEdge case simplify IT by providing customers with seamless and easy upgrade path to quad-core, making it easier and speed up their best to achieve the benefits of these processors," said Sally Stevens, director of PowerEdge servers, Dell Product Group . "quartet" - Core AMD Opteron processors running on Dell PowerEdge servers deliver the right balance performance, energy efficiency and price for customers, while helping accelerate our vision scope-at the rate of the enterprise. "

Dell has suffered a "listening to customers' policies so that the company can deliver new technologies and services that customers trust and value. Those who use the Dell PowerEdge platforms are provided with protection of investment and long-term costs of the server. The company offers a simple upgrade path for all of its clients to take advantage of the new four-Core AMD Opteron processors.