AMD Opteron 6200 CPUs Start to Use Inphi Memory

Inphi Corporation has just announced that AMD's Opteron 6200 series of processors is ready to use its load-reduced dual-inline memory modules (LRDIMMs) featuring Inphi's Isolation Memory Buffer (iMB).

Of course, it would be much more accurate to say that Inphi's memory is finally ready to work in servers and other large installations powered by AMD's Opteron 6200 chips.

After passing several rigorous validation tests by AMD, Inphi iMBGS02A was found satisfactory in terms of frequency, voltage, temperature and process parameters.

“With the AMD Opteron 6200 Series, AMD has created a tremendous platform for the next-generation of powerful yet cost-efficient servers, for which LRDIMM technology provides the ideal memory-management solution,” said Paul Washkewicz, vice president of marketing, computing and storage at Inphi.

“The validation Inphi has achieved through AMD provides the market with assurance that fully populated, high-speed LRDIMM memory modules will operate optimally on the AMD Opteron 6200 Series platform.”

LRDIMM technology replaces the register with an isolation memory buffer, reducing the load and allowing server memory to be easily increased.

In contrast, DIMMs and RDIMMs limit the amount of memory per server because of their loading profile.

Memory vendors and server designers can now equip an AMD Opteron 6200-based system with up to 768 GB.

This large threshold fits quite well with a series of chips that, on their own, allow about 73% more memory bandwidth than other processors. One should also remember that the collection was named the best server processor line not long ago, by Linely Group.

“Today's servers are called upon to handle an ever-increasing array of tasks, but in smaller spaces, demanding less energy and at lower overall costs,” said Pat Patla, corporate vice president for AMD's Server Business.

“With solutions such as Inphi's iMBGS02A that are now fully validated on the AMD Opteron 6200 Series platform, those servers can achieve their space, energy and cost objectives.”