Socket F will support DDR2 800 Mhz and only consumes 95W

[rettihSlluB]

There's more info about socket F (dual core) Opterons.
It'll feature DDR2 800 memory, 10 million more transistors than Rev. E Opterons, will be released at a speed of 2.6 GHz (2.7 GHz is possible) and only consume 95W of power. It also incorporate AMD's and IBM new PD-SOI process (Partially Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator)

Here is the link:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2006/0208/kaigai240.htm

The bad thing is that it's in japanese, but here's a translator:
http://world.altavista.com/tr

All I can say is that AMD is doing their job well done.

 

[slvr_phoenix]

and only consume 95W of power

You say 'only' as if that's still in the acceptable range. CPUs are just consuming too much power these days IMHO.

 

[sylvez]

i would say 'only' too

considering 486 consuming 20W and the performance of the socket F procs are more than 5 times the computing power, its good.

 

[slvr_phoenix]

i would say 'only' too

considering 486 consuming 20W and the performance of the socket F procs are more than 5 times the computing power, its good.

I personally can't see anyone justifying a server CPU at 95W. For a desktop I could maybe see justifying it. (Though personally I don't think any one processor should go over 80W.) But not for a server CPU.

 

[sylvez]

yeah i would think its high too but sadly unless they can go past the current transistors i would think this will be the thermal envelope for the next few years