The AMD processor roadmap for industry-standard serverstechnology brief, 6th EditionAbstract.............................................................................................................................................. 2Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2X86 architecture .................................................................................................................................. 232-bit operations.............................................................................................................................. 2AMD64 technology.......................................................................................................................... 3Instruction set and registers ............................................................................................................ 3Operating modes ......................................................................................................................... 4Memory addressability.................................................................................................................. 4Naming conventions ............................................................................................................................ 4Direct Connect I/O Architecture ............................................................................................................ 5Integrated memory controller and dedicated memory banks .................................................................. 5HyperTransport Technology............................................................................................................... 6Multi-core technologies......................................................................................................................... 7Dual-core Revision F processors ......................................................................................................... 8Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors................................................................................................. 9AMD Smart Fetch Technology ...................................................................................................... 10Enhanced AMD PowerNow! Technology....................................................................................... 10Rapid Virtualization Indexing....................................................................................................... 10Average CPU Power metric ......................................................................................................... 11Independent and combined memory channel modes....................................................................... 12Six-Core AMD Opteron processors................................................................................................... 12HT Assist ................................................................................................................................... 13Future AMD Opteron processors.......................................................................................................... 14Software licensing ............................................................................................................................. 14Conclusion........................................................................................................................................ 14For more information.......................................................................................................................... 15Call to action .................................................................................................................................... 15