AMD unveils low-powered Opterons

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., has unveiled five low-power quad-core server processors, hoping to attract the attention of IT executives concerned about power efficiency and conservation.

The x86 Opteron HE processors are designed to run in a 55-watt ACP thermal envelope and are available in the 2300 and 8300 series product lines for two, four and eight-way rack servers and blades.

"The issue around power efficiency and power consumption has really been gaining a lot of forward momentum in the server and data center space," said Charles King, an analyst at Pund-IT Inc., in Hayward, CA.

For more on the next generation of processors:
- see this ComputerWorld.com article