{"id":26270,"date":"2012-12-12T11:27:03","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T01:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=26270"},"modified":"2012-12-12T11:27:03","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T01:27:03","slug":"ntel-delivers-the-worlds-first-6-watt-server-class-processor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=26270","title":{"rendered":"ntel Delivers the World\u2019s First 6-Watt Server-Class Processor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>Several Equipment Makers Building Microservers, Storage and Networking Systems Based on 64-bit Intel\u00ae Atom\u2122 Processor S1200 Product Family <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEWS HIGHLIGHTS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intel\u00ae \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atom\u2122 processor S1200 server system on-chip hits lower-power levels, and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 includes key features such as error code correction, 64-bit support, and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 virtualisation technologies required for use inside data centres.<\/li>\n<li>More \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 than 20 low-power designs including microservers, storage and networking \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 systems use the Intel Atom processor S1200 family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 11, 2012 <\/strong>\u2013 Intel Corporation introduced the Intel\u00ae Atom\u2122 S1200 product family today, delivering the world\u2019s first low-power, 64-bit server-class system-on-chip (SoC) for high-density <a href=\"http:\/\/auc.tractionplatform.com\/id=4880,18225286,23197715,338243,1?erl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intel.com%2Fcontent%2Fwww%2Fus%2Fen%2Fservers%2Fmicroservers.html\">microservers<\/a>, as well as a new class of energy-efficient storage and networking systems. The energy-sipping, industrial-strength microprocessor features essential capabilities to achieve server-class reliability, manageability and cost effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe data centre continues to evolve into unique segments and Intel continues to be a leader in these transitions,\u201d said Diane Bryant, vice president and general manager of the Datacenter and Connected Systems Group at Intel. \u201cWe recognised several years ago the need for a new breed of high-density, energy-efficient servers and other data centre equipment. Today, we are delivering the industry\u2019s only 6-watt<sup>1<\/sup> SoC that has key data centre features, continuing our commitment to help lead these segments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intel\u2019s Next Generation of Microservers: The Real Thing<\/strong><br \/>\nAs public clouds continue to grow, the opportunity to transform companies providing dedicated hosting, content delivery or front-end Web servers are also growing. High density servers based on low-power processors are able to deliver the desired performance while at the same time significantly reduce energy consumption \u2013 one of the biggest cost drivers in the data centre. However, before deploying new equipment in data centres, companies look for several critical features.<\/p>\n<p>The Intel Atom processor S1200 product family is the first low-power SoC delivering required data centre features that ensure server-class levels of reliability and manageability while also enabling significant savings in overall costs. The SoC includes two physical cores and a total of four threads enabled with Intel\u00ae Hyper-Threading Technology<sup>2<\/sup> (Intel\u00ae HT). The SoC also includes 64-bit support, a memory controller supporting up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, Intel\u00ae Virtualization Technologies (Intel\u00ae VT), eight lanes of PCI Express 2.0, Error-Correcting Code (ECC) support for higher reliability, and other I\/O interfaces integrated from Intel chipsets. The new product family will consist of three processors with frequency ranging from 1.6GHz to 2.0GHz.<\/p>\n<p>The Intel Atom S1200 product family is also compatible with the x86 software that is commonly used in data centres today. This enables easy integration of the new low-powered equipment and avoids additional investments in porting and maintaining new software stacks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Milestones in Power Efficiency<\/strong><br \/>\nIntel continues to drive power consumption down in its products, enabling systems to be as energy efficient as possible. Each year since the 2006 introduction of low-power Intel\u00ae Xeon\u00ae processors, Intel has delivered a new generation of low-power processors that have decreased the thermal design power (TDP) from 40 watts in 2006 to 17 watts this year due to Intel\u2019s advanced 22-nanometer (nm) process technology. The Intel Atom processor S1200 product family is the first low-power SoC with server-class features offering as low as 6 watts1 of TDP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Broad Industry Support <\/strong><br \/>\nToday, more than 20 low-power designs including microservers, storage and networking systems use the Intel Atom processor S1200 processor family from companies including Accusys*, CETC*, Dell*, HP*, Huawei*, Inspur*, Microsan*, Qsan*, Quanta*, Supermicro* and Wiwynn*.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrganisations supporting hyperscale workloads need powerful servers to maximise efficiency and realise radical space, cost and energy savings,\u201d said Paul Santeler, vice president and general manager, Hyperscale Business Unit, Industry-standard Servers and Software at HP.\u00a0\u201cHP servers power many of those organisations, and the Intel Atom processor S1200 will be instrumental as we develop the next wave of application-defined computing to dramatically reduce cost and energy use for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Even Brighter Future <\/strong><br \/>\nIntel is working on the next generation of Intel Atom processors for extreme energy efficiency codenamed \u201cAvoton.\u201d Available in 2013, Avoton will further extend Intel\u2019s SoC capabilities and use the company\u2019s leading 3-D Tri-gate 22 nm transistors, delivering world-class power consumption and performance levels.<\/p>\n<p>For customers interested in low-voltage Intel\u00ae Xeon\u00ae processor models for low-power servers, storage and networking, Intel will introduce the new Intel Xeon processor E3 v3 product family based on the \u201cHaswell\u201d microarchitecture next year. These new processors will take advantage of new energy-saving features in Haswell and provide balanced performance-per-watt, giving customers even more options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing and Availability<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Intel Atom processor S1200 is shipping today to customers with recommended customer price starting at US$54 in quantities of 1,000 units.<\/p>\n<p>More information on the announcement including Diane Bryant\u2019s presentation, additional documents and pictures are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/auc.tractionplatform.com\/id=4880,18225286,23197715,338277,1?erl=http%3A%2F%2Fnewsroom.intel.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-3172\">http:\/\/newsroom.intel.com\/docs\/DOC-3172<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Equipment Makers Building Microservers, Storage and Networking Systems Based on 64-bit Intel\u00ae Atom\u2122 Processor S1200 Product Family NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Intel\u00ae \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Atom\u2122 processor S1200 server system on-chip hits lower-power levels, and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 includes key features such as error code correction, 64-bit support, and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 virtualisation technologies required for use inside data centres. 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