Processor; Processor Features; Table 4. Amd Opteron 6100, 6200 And 6300 Series Processor Features - Dell PowerEdge C6145 Technical Manual

3 Processor

Dell PowerEdge servers featuring AMD Opteron 6100, 6200 and 6300 series processors are
designed to handle the increasing complexity and demands of today's real-world workloads. The
AMD Opteron 6100, 6200 and 6300 series processors deliver the world's first x86 16-core processor,
delivering a rich mix of performance, scalability and efficiency for today's highly threaded computing
environments.

Processor features

Table 4 highlights the features of the AMD Opteron 6100, 6200 and 6300 series processors.
Table 4.
Feature
Advanced
Platform
Management
Link (APML)
AMD-P 2.0
Link Width
PowerCap
AMD CoolSpeed
Technology
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AMD Opteron 6100, 6200 and 6300 series processor features
Function
Provides an interface for
processor and systems
management monitoring
and controlling of system
resources (in APML-
enabled platforms);
comprised of the Remote
Power Management
Interface (RPMI) and the
precision thermal
monitor.
Power efficiency
capability (manually
enabled thru BIOS) that
changes all 16-bit links to
8-bit links
Reduces p-states when a
temperature limit is
reached
Benefits
RPMI in APML enabled platforms:
Ability to monitor and control

platform power consumption
through p-state limits
Access to processor identification

and health
Precision thermal monitor:
Provides accurate information

about processor thermals to
closely monitor power/cooling
and proactively alert the BMC
Early notification helps save time

and money by providing
intelligence that can be used to
more effectively monitor power
and thermals to optimize cooling
solutions in an IT data center
Helps improve performance-per-watt
 Server can continue to operate if
processor's thermal environment
exceeds safe operational limits
 Offers platform providers the
ability to safely reduce system fan
speeds, which helps deliver
greater platform efficiency