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AMD Opteron 2384 review

45nm die shrink puts AMD back in business

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-11-13November 13th 2008

Price at launch £675.00
Product Type Processor
Processor Core Quad-core (4 Core)
Processor Manufacturer AMD
Product Family Opteron
L3 Cache 6 MB
Clock Speed 2.70 GHz
Processor Socket Socket F LGA-1207
Brand Name AMD
Product Model 2384
Green Compliant Yes
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority RoHS
64-bit Processing Yes
HyperTransport Speed 1000 MHz
Processor Technology AMD64 Technology, CoolCore Technology, Virtualization Technology, HyperTransport Technology, AMD PowerNow! Technology
L1 Cache 512 KB
L2 Cache 2 MB
Manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc
Product Name Opteron Quad-core 2384 2.7GHz Processor
Product Line Opteron
Manufacturer Part Number OS2384WAL4DGIWOF
Manufacturer Website Address www.amd.com
Marketing Information

The enhanced Quad-core AMD Opteron processor is the fifth AMD Opteron processor product released by AMD using Direct Connect Architecture. Enabling current and future technologies such as virtualization, web hosting, streaming environments, and database by lowering latency and improving performance, AMD Opteron processors with Direct Connect Architecture give you the performance to fit your growing business needs.

Packaged Quantity 1
Platform Supported PC
Process Technology 45 nm
Package Contents
  • Opteron Quad-core 2384 2.7GHz Processor
  • Installation manual
  • AMD processor case sticker
  • Certificate of authenticity
  • Standard Warranty 3 Year Limited

    Product Summary

    Opteron 2384 (Shanghai)

    AMD

    Price at launch

    £675.00

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    Fanstastic multi-socket scaling Massive bandwidth and floating point performance Impressive power efficiency improvements

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