AMD unveils new Opteron 3200 series processor
Advanced Micro Devices is hoping to please web hosting providers with a new platform it claims offers more power efficiency and a “desktop like experience”.
The new AMD Opteron 3200 series processor is touted to offer more efficient bang per buck offering 60% performance per dollar increase and up to 19% less power consumption per core. Corporate vice president and general manager of AMD's commercial business unit, Patrick Patla promised in a prepared statement that customers will have “all the benefits of a true server class product at a desktop class price point”.