AMD announces Opteron (TM) 3200 Series processor

AMD today announced the latest solution as part of its ongoing Web/Cloud initiative with the launch of the new AMD Opteron(TM) 3200 Series processor. Since the launch of its new core server architecture, and AMD Opteron(TM) 4200 and 6200 Series processors last November, AMD unveiled a disruptive server strategy and intentions to leverage its graphics IP while driving down the power in future SoC offerings. As part of accelerating this, AMD recently announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cloud pioneer SeaMicro. The AMD Opteron 3000 Series platform is targeted to the dense, power efficient 1P Web hosting/Web server market. Available in either 4- or 8-core CPUs, the AMD Opteron 3200 Series processor is shipping today in platforms from MSI, Tyan, Fujitsu and Dell. Based on the "Bulldozer" core, the AMD Opteron 3000 Series platform leverages Socket AM3+.