AMD Third-Generation Opteron 8356 / 2.3 GHz processor Quad-Core

Advantages: high perofrmance for low prices
Disadvantages: not recomended for user that rely on rendering software.

AMD now rely to the new processor that have a code name shanghai, shanghai Opteron, a Quad-core and dual-core architecture that uses AMD K10 property that has been adopted by the families of Barcelona. Owing to 45nm architecture, the chip offers 512KB per core L2 cache with 6MB unified L3 cache. But not only a matter of function, design error in the Barcelona family also inherited by Shanghai. Level 3 cache erratum that affect the performance of ...
...AMD released its first chip unit in February or March later without improvement. And because the vendor has acknowledged that takes about three months to fix, rather more tactful if you wait for the next version released around June, if interested in purchasing. Meanwhile, Intel has been ahead demonstrates the ability of its Nehalem processors, which also built using 45nm technology. They have started to ship its 45nm chip-based micro-architecture ... Read review

This is designed to deliver optimum performance for your server. Equipped with L2 cache, this processor provides increased memory throughput for high-performance. The Opteron 8356 2.3 GHz Quad Core Processor delivers power, performance and flexibility you need, providing you the platform to work with simultaneous applications seamlessly. This product has been tested and validated on server systems.