Author Archives: Andy Parma
New Benchmarks Available for Servers Using for AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series processors (codenamed “Lisbon”)
As a part of the launch activities for the AMD Opteron™ 4000 Series platform, we’ve added 14 new benchmark pages to www.amd.com/opteronperformance. To view them all, make the following selections: Processors and Platforms: AMD Opteron™ 4100 Series Processor Power Bands: Select all … Continue reading
New Benchmarks Using AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series Processors
As my colleague John Fruehe referred to in his most recent blog, the AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processors have now arrived! In reality, our customers have been evaluating and purchasing these processors under NDA for the last several months, now we … Continue reading
Intel Hyper-Threading vs. AMD True Core Scalability
The AMD Opteron™ 6100 Series processor (codenamed “Magny-Cours”) has been officially released. Now I am free to give an update on some of the experiments that we’ve been conducting in the AMD System Optimization engineering labs. As we continue to collaborate with VMware … Continue reading
Putting Performance into Perspective – Benchmark Selector Tool for AMD Opteron™ Processor-based Servers
Over the weekend, as I watched my wife’s beloved New Orleans Saints win their first Super Bowl, I reflected back on the decision that the Saints made to hire Sean Payton, Drew Brees, and Reggie Bush in 2006. It struck … Continue reading
Efficiency, Flexibility, and VMworld 2009
Efficiency and flexibility are two of the themes for VMworld 2009, so it seems like an appropriate time to discuss the efficiency and flexibility of AMD’s Direct Connect Architecture. As Tim Mueting and I discussed on YouTube , this architecture and … Continue reading
Energy Efficient Four-Socket Servers – REALLY?
As VMworld 2009 approaches, I’ve been thinking about virtualization and energy efficiency and how they apply to four-socket servers. I know what you’re thinking – isn’t an energy efficient four-socket server an oxymoron like a hybrid SUV? First, let’s take … Continue reading
