News: Opteron il più veloce secondo SPEC

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<br>SPEC, noto consorzio che valuta le performance dei computer odierni, ha affermato che Opteron è il processore server più veloce.<p>
<blockquote><i>SUNNYVALE, CA -- May 22, 2003 --AMD [NYSE: AMD] today announced the official confirmation and posting of performance benchmark scores that demonstrate the AMD Opteron™ processor as the highest performing 2P and 4P server processor in the world. <p>

The 57 scores reviewed and posted by the Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) validate the AMD Opteron processor-based system’s performance lead in several categories including: <br>
Highest recorded 2P and 4P SPECweb® 99 scores, breaking for the first time the 10,000 barrier on a 4P system
Highest recorded 2P and 4P SPECint®_rate2000 scores <br>
Best scaling 1P to 2P to 4P SPECfp®_rate2000 scores <br>
Highest recorded 4P SPECweb 99_SSL scores <br>
Highest recorded 1P, 2P, and 4P SPECjbb® 2000 scores
<br><br>“Public SPEC results confirm what we’ve claimed all along,” said Marty Seyer, vice president and general manager of AMD’s Microprocessor Business Unit. “AMD Opteron is the highest performing processor for 2P and 4P servers, providing our customers with breakout performance in 64-bit computing while protecting their investments in 32-bit applications and programs.” <br>

On the SPEC benchmark tests, which are considered among the most important for servers, the AMD Opteron processor achieved scores that were up to 144 percent greater* than competing 32-bit server processors and 43 percent higher performing** than servers based on competing 64-bit processors. <br>

SPEC is a non-profit organization that oversees benchmarks that measure the performance of high-performance computers. Additional details about SPEC testing standards and requirements can be found at http://www.spec.org. AMD Opteron benchmarks scores can be read at http://www.amd.com/opteronperformance.
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