AMD Launches Piledriver Opteron 3300 and 4300 By Wolfgang Gruener December 6, 2012 1:37 PM Tags : Hardware & Software Cloud Computing Processors CPUs AMD AMD has updated its Opterons with Bulldozer core to the Piledriver core. Now available as Opteron series 3300 with socket AM3+, and Opteron series 4300 with socket C32, the new CPUs are compatible with their predecessors, and promise an increase in performance per watt versus the previous product generation. "The Piledriver core architecture shared by the AMD Opteron 4300 and 3300 Series processors provides optimized performance, power and price for today’s customer," said Suresh Gopalakrishnan, general manager at AMD in a prepared statement. "These new processors are ideal for cloud providers, web hosts and small- and medium-sized businesses who want to address their space and power constraints. With a simple upgrade, existing customers can obtain more performance and improved energy efficiency and new customers will obtain compelling value and ROI." The 3300 series, which is available for single-CPU board configurations, consists of three models, the 3380 (8 cores, 2.6 GHz, 65 watts), the 3350 HE (4 cores, 2.8 GHz, 45 watts), as well as a new low-power model 3320E (4 cores, 1.9 GHz, 25 watts). The DP 4300 series has six models, ranging from the high-performance 4386 (8 cores, 3.8 GHz, 95 watts) to the 4310EE with 4 cores, 3.0 GHz clock speed and a TDP of 35 watts. Wolfgang Gruener is a contributor to Tom's IT Pro. He is currently principal analyst at Ndicio Research, a market analysis firm that focuses on cloud computing and disruptive technologies, and maintains the conceivablytech.com blog. An 18-year veteran in IT journalism and market research, he previously published TG Daily and was managing editor of Tom's Hardware news, which he grew from a link collection in the early 2000s into one of the most comprehensive and trusted technology news sources. See here for all of Wolfgang's Tom's IT Pro articles. Check Out These IT VideosVIDEO: Cloud Services: No Buzz, No BullVIDEO: How Secure Are Your Mobile Devices?VIDEO: What's a Virtual Phone?VIDEO: Data Center ConvergenceVIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600CP MotherboardVIDEO: Big Data, Big Hardware, Big SoftwareVIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600IP MotherboardVIDEO: Increase Security with Multi-Factor AuthenticationVIDEO: Unified Communications - Embrace or Replace?VIDEO: Bring It All Together with UCVIDEO: Ed's Story - From Mainframe to Virtualization Comment on this article ... Comment(s)| Comments