Prestazioni record nella virtualizzazione per i server Dell basati sul processore AMD Opteron Quad-Core

AMD ha annunciato che il server DellPowerEdge R905 a quattro socket equipaggiato con processori AMD OpteronQuad-Core SE ha stabilito prestazioni record nel benchmark di virtualizzazioneVMmark di VMware.

La tecnologia AMD Virtualization con Rapid VirtualizationIndexing permette a chi sceglie i processori AMD Opteron Quad-Core dimigliorare sostanzialmente le prestazioni grazie alla capacità del sistema digestire più facilmente la memoria e ridurre il tempo di commutazione da unavirtual machine all'altra.

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Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processor-Based Servers fromDell Achieves Top Score

 for Virtualization Performance

— Top VMmark™ Benchmark Score with Quad-Core AMDOpteron™ SE Processors in Dell PowerEdge R905 Server —

          SUNNYVALE, Calif. — June 18, 2008 — AMD today announced that a four-socket server from Dell withQuad-Core AMD Opteron™ SE processors has achieved the top score forvirtualization performance based on the VMmark™ benchmark from VMware.The Dell PowerEdge R905 with Quad-Core AMD Opteron SE processors notched an officialtop score for four-socket servers of 14.17 and achieved a score of 10 tiles or60 virtual machines.                                           

         “TheVMmark results on Dell’s PowerEdge 905 further solidify AMD’sposition as the industry leader in performance and performance-per-watt formulti-processor servers,” said Patrick Patla, general manager, server andworkstation business, AMD.“Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors offer customers many unique featuresthat can help deliver near native application performance on their virtualizedservers, including Rapid Virtualization Indexing (RVI.) AMDis committed to working with Dell and the industry to continue developing moreperformance indicators that demonstrate the full suite of virtualizationcapabilities, such as RVI, which are available to customers today.”

         AMDVirtualization™ technology with Rapid Virtualization Indexing helpsenable customers running Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors to significantlyimprove their performance due to the system’s ability to more easilymanage memory and decrease the time “switching” between
virtual machines.

         “DellPowerEdge servers lead the industry in virtualization performance regardless ofform factor, enabling customers to reduce complexity and more effectivelysupport their virtual IT environments,” said Sally Stevens, Director ofPowerEdge Servers, Dell Product Group. “This top VMmark result forfour-socket servers is another testament to Dell and AMD’s ongoingcollaboration in providing virtualization optimized solutions that helpcustomers meet today’s increasing data center computing demands.”

         Dell PowerEdge servers equipped with AMD processors take advantage ofAMD’s unique Direct Connect Architecture to help reduce bottlenecks,minimize latency and increase the performance of virtualized applications.

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         For more information on the Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor family,including FAQs, development tools, pricing and other general information,please visit here.  

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AMD, the AMD Arrow logo,AMD Opteron, AMD Virtualization, and combinations thereof and are trademarks ofAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes onlyand may be trademarks of their respective owners. AMD Opteron™ SEprocessor performance based on results for four-core servers published at http://www.vmware.com/products/vmmark/results.html on 5/06/08, and current as of6/17/08.