Jul 26, 2011 06:53 GMT  ·  By

Later this quarter, AMD is expected to introduce a series of new server processors based on the Bulldozer architecture and, thanks to a recent document leaked by Gateway, we now know the clock speeds of four of these upcoming chips.

Gateway has listed four AMD Opteron 6200 processors in the configuration page of the Gateway AR385F1 server, two of these featuring a 16-core design, one packing 12 computing cores, while the last one is an eight-core chip.

Making our way from top to bottom, the most powerful of these CPUs are the 16-core Opteron 6276 and Opteron 6272, which include 8MB of Level 2 cache and 16MB of Level 3 cache, while their base clock speeds are set at 2.3GHz and 2.1GHz.

Both of these processors also support AMD's Turbo Core technology that can ramp up the operating frequency to 2.8GHz and 2.6GHz, respectively.

The third processor to make its appearance is the Opteron 6234, which uses a 12-core design, packs 6MB of L2 and 12MB of L3 cache, and has a base frequency of 2.4GHz. The maximum Turbo Core speed is set at 2.9GHz.

All of these three CPUs are based on the Interlagos platform that packes together two six or eight core Valencia dies.

Finally, the last processor to make its appearance is the Opteron 6220. This includes eight computing cores, 4MB of L2 and 8MB of Level 3 cache, has a base clock speed of 3.0GHz and a maximum Turbo Core frequency of 3.5GHz.

In addition to Gateway, the Opteron 6272 has also been listed by an US-based retailer that has it on pre-order for $849.02.

AMD's interim CEO recently reaffirmed that shipments of server processors based on the Interlagos core will commence in August, which means that the chips could become available as soon as September. (via CPU-World)