AMD Opteron™ 3200 Series Processors

Overview

AMD is proud to offer the new AMD Opteron™ 3200 Series processor, designed for entry level, enterprise-class servers at desktop pricing - a single socket, money-in-pocket server solution.¹

AMD Opteron 3200 Series processors deliver a better price performance with up to 11% lower server acquisition cost² and an up to 48% lower processor cost.³

Features

Performance

AMD has designed several features, including AMD Turbo CORE technology⁴, into its processors so that datacenters can maximize their performance potential.

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AMD-P

The AMD-P suite of energy-efficient technologies helps customers maximize the performance per watt in their datacenter and can help lower power and cooling costs.

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Direct Connect Architecture 2.0

HyperTransport™ 3.0 Technology (HT3)⁵ enables outstanding interconnect speeds between cores, cache and high-speed memory.

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Specifications

AMD Opteron™ 3200 Series Processors
Model	Cores	Core Speed	AMD Turbo CORE Max Frequency	L3 Cache	TDP	Socket Type
3280	8	2.4GHz	3.4GHz	8MB	65W	AM3+
3260 HE	4	2.7GHz	3.7GHz	4MB	45W	AM3+
3250 HE		2.5GHz	3.5GHz	4MB	45W	AM3+

AMD-P

Technologies built into AMD Opteron™ platforms are designed to minimize power draw and maximize performance per watt.

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Virtualization

AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™) technology is designed to deliver near-native virtualization for your business.

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Cloud Computing

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AMD Opteron™ 3250 based server costs $573 (est.) and an Intel Xeon E3-1220L based server costs $643 (est.). The processor and motherboard make up the cost differences between an AMD Opteron 3200 Series based server and an Intel Xeon E3-12xxL Series based server. The costs for chassis, drive, and memory will be the same in a like-for-like configuration. Low-end processor costs: AMD Opteron™ 3250 1kU preliminary price is $99 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L is $189 as of 1/9/12 at www.intc.com/pricelist.cfm. MSI motherboard for Intel (MS-S012): approximately $170 as of 12/20/11. MSI motherboard for AMD (MS-S023): approximately $190 as of 12/20/11. Chassis: Antec Sonata Proto No Power Supply ATX Mid Tower Case (Black) - SONATA PROTO BLACK $63.99 as of 12/22/11 at http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=CASONATAT&c=pw&hash=
5efdcBmU0Y8T1mgEYZeWu3W7ae1goOVs6iHd1Zx3H40dumgkEYh%2BuMKcEZZ8JVMK
n4%2BmtpaTc5koTCFpcooi3vj5GJGvI61%2FdXuNXKJqZ%2FNfES0xTXNJs8R9%2Fw. Hard drive: 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 64MB Enterprise Hard Drive $124.32 pricing as of 12/16/11 at http://www.eworldsale.com/western-digital-re4-wd1003fbyx-1tb-sata2-7200rpm-64mb-enterprise-hard-drive35_8733_64564.html. Memory: 4GB x 2 Unbuffered, 1.5V 2 Rank $95.99 pricing as of 12/16/11 at http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT2KIT51272BA1339. SVR-113
AMD Opteron™ 3250 based server costs $573 (est.) and an Intel Xeon E3-1220L based server costs $643 (est.). The processor and motherboard make up the cost differences between an AMD Opteron 3200 Series based server and an Intel Xeon E3-12xxL Series based server. The costs for chassis, drive, and memory will be the same in a like-for-like configuration. Low-end processor costs: AMD Opteron™ 3250 1kU preliminary price is $99 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L is $189 as of 1/9/12 at www.intc.com/pricelist.cfm. MSI motherboard for Intel (MS-S012): approximately $170 as of 12/20/11. MSI motherboard for AMD (MS-S023): approximately $190 as of 12/20/11. Chassis: Antec Sonata Proto No Power Supply ATX Mid Tower Case (Black) - SONATA PROTO BLACK $63.99 as of 12/22/11 at http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=CASONATAT&c=pw&hash=
5efdcBmU0Y8T1mgEYZeWu3W7ae1goOVs6iHd1Zx3H40dumgkEYh%2BuMKcEZZ8JVMK
n4%2BmtpaTc5koTCFpcooi3vj5GJGvI61%2FdXuNXKJqZ%2FNfES0xTXNJs8R9%2Fw. Hard drive: 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 64MB Enterprise Hard Drive $124.32 pricing as of 12/16/11 at http://www.eworldsale.com/western-digital-re4-wd1003fbyx-1tb-sata2-7200rpm-64mb-enterprise-hard-drive35_8733_64564.html. Memory: 4GB x 2 Unbuffered, 1.5V 2 Rank $95.99 pricing as of 12/16/11 at http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT2KIT51272BA1339. SVR-113
1kU price for Intel Xeon E3-1220L (2-core) is $189 as of 12/22/11 at www.intc.com/pricelist.cfm. AMD Opteron™ 3250 (4-core) 1kU preliminary price is $99. SVR-109
Turns unused TDP headroom into added clock speed for improved performance
Provides superior system bandwidth between CPUs and I/O, increasing interconnect rate up to a maximum 5.2GT/s with HT3