VIA Nano Processor for Servers: Efficiently Hosting the Cloud

VIA Nano Processor for Servers: Efficiently Hosting the Cloud As the Internet and its software cloud continues to grow and evolve so does the demand for data centers, web hosting farms and dedicated hosting services. Today's data centers are seeking alternatives to traditional multi-core 1U rackmount server solutions, with particular focus on reducing TOC and environmental impact. Generational leaps of the last few years have lead to the widespread adoption of high performance multi-core processors in many traditional server applications. These applications often include less processor-intensive, single socket workloads where processing power is not the bottleneck. Today's hyperscale data center environments are excellent examples of server implementations that are better served by scalable, high-density, low powered solutions that dramatically reduce TOC and environmental footprint by requiring less space, power and cooling. Being adaptable in terms of power consumption, density, acquisition cost and manageability requires a unique set of specifications that most server platform vendors cannot meet; low power consumption, 64-bit architecture and support for the latest virtualization technologies. The VIA Nano processor is currently the only processor on the market that meets these requirements. Cutting the Cost of the Cloud Ultra-light, high density server products based on the VIA Nano processor can offer enterprise customers up to 34% lower TCO when compared to traditional server implementations. The VIA Nano processor is perfectly suited to address the power and cooling challenges associated with high density server environments. The lowest power draw of any 64-bit processor on the market, server systems based on the VIA Nano processor consume less than 30 watts.

VIA Nano Processor Platform: Key Features 64-bit Next Generation Architecture The superscalar, speculative out-of-order 'Isaiah, architecture of the VIA Nano processor family supports a full 64-bit instruction set and provides for macro-fusion and micro-fusion functionality, and sophisticated branch prediction for greater processor efficiency and performance. Performance Efficiency The VIA Nano processor has been designed from the ground up to offer excellent thermal management properties and superb power efficiency. With the lowest power draw in the industry, the VIA Nano processor is the only 64-bit, out-of-order architecture processor suited to low power, high density applications and environments. x86 Virtualization The VIA Nano processor has the advantage of supporting the most widely used virtualization architecture extensions. This is a massive advantage to data hosting enterprises that use modern virtualization technologies for data redundancy, back up. High-Performance Floating-Point Execution The VIA Nano processor has been designed with significant emphasis on high-performance floating-point execution, using a completely new algorithm for floating-point adds that results in the lowest floating-point add latency of any x86 processor. Similarly, the floating-point multiplier has the lowest latency of any x86 processor. The VIA Nano combines industry leading power efficiency with enterprise level features, making it perfectly positioned for next-generation server applications that drive down costs and improve overall efficiency.