AMD better than Intel in 45nm low power test

by Thomas De Maesschalck March 18 2009

A new report by Neal Nelson indicates AMD beats Intel in 45nm low power quad-core servers. Here's the full press release: A server configured with new AMD (NYSE: AMD) low power Opteron "Shanghai HE" processors used 13 to 21 percent less power while delivering better throughput when compared to a virtually identical server configured with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Xeon "low power" processors. The test results were collected during extensive testing by Neal Nelson, an independent computer performance consultant. The results have been given the consultant's money back accuracy guarantee. "The AMD based server beat the Intel based server in our tests. We processed millions of transactions against a real database and we measured the total throughput and the total power used by the servers. We are certain of the accuracy of our test results and we provide our customers with a money back guarantee. If a system under-performs in the real world, we will take it back and refund the purchase price." commented Neal Nelson, president of the consulting firm.

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