U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Honors AMD With ENERGY STAR Certificate For Innovative CoolnQuiet Technology
Environmentally conscious consumers can experience energy-efficiency improvements up to 28 percent
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- March 16, 2005 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded AMDs CoolnQuiet technology with an ENERGY STAR Certificate of Recognition for advancing computer energy efficiency. All AMD Athlon 64 desktop processors have the innovative CoolnQuiet technology, a system-level feature that lowers the power consumption of a computer whenever maximum performance is not needed. AMD received the certificate on March 15 in conjunction with the 2005 ENERGY STAR Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The EPA recognized AMD for significantly advancing energy efficiency in desktop PCs. AMD demonstrated to the EPA power savings of up to 35 watts per computer, depending on the application in use, in comparison tests with PCs not supporting AMDs CoolnQuiet technology. By optimizing power consumption, CoolnQuiet technology not only works to benefit the environment, but consumers energy bills as well.
The ENERGY STAR award for CoolnQuiet technology once again demonstrates the value of AMDs commitment to developing customer-centric innovations that truly make a difference in peoples lives, said Marty Seyer, corporate vice president and general manager of the Microprocessor Business Unit, Computation Products Group, AMD. While demand for faster processors may increase power consumption, heat and noise, power management solutions such as AMDs CoolnQuiet technology allow consumers to make smarter choices, saving money and energy, while contributing to an improved global environment.
Energy efficiency means delivering the same service or operations with less energy. Its benefits extend to the environment, the consumers pocketbook and the value proposition offered to business customers who use many PCs. Energy-efficient computers consume less power, give off less heat, exert less strain on cooling systems and can result in a quieter work environment.
Innovative processor advancements such as AMDs CoolnQuiet technology significantly improve power management features, making them more reliable, dependable and user-friendly than even just a few years ago, said Craig Hershberg, product manager for Office Equipment and Consumer Electronics, U.S. EPA. In AMDs tests, CoolnQuiet showed a significant decrease in power consumption resulting in energy efficiency improvements up to 28 percent, making it an ideal candidate for the ENERGY STAR Certificate of Recognition.
AMDs CoolnQuiet technology effectively lowers power consumption, enabling a quieter-running system while delivering performance on demand for the ultimate computing experience. CoolnQuiet technology improves a computers energy efficiency by matching processor utilization to the performance actually required. Because common PC programs such as word processing and reading email only require minimal processor utilization, while cinematic games, complex calculations or data encoding require higher utilization, CoolnQuiet technology adjusts accordingly to leverage system energy efficiency. By reducing the frequency and voltage of the microprocessor, CoolnQuiet technology enables overall lower system and processor power consumption.
AMD has been a leader in bringing power-management features to businesses and consumers, first with AMD PowerNow! technology in our mobile processors and following with CoolnQuiet technology in AMD Athlon 64 desktop processors. In addition, AMD recently announced that the enterprise-class AMD Opteron processor family will include AMD PowerNow! technology with Optimized Power Management (OPM) in the first half of 2005.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established ENERGY STAR in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce air pollution by giving consumers simple energy-efficient choices. Today, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy, the ENERGY STAR program offers businesses and consumers energy-efficient solutions to save energy and money, and help protect the environment for future generations. More than 8,000 organizations have become ENERGY STAR partners and are committed to improving the energy efficiency of products, homes and businesses. ENERGY STAR continues to build awareness internationally through its partnerships with the European Community (EU), Japan, Taiwan, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. For more information about ENERGY STAR, call 1-888-STAR-YES or visit http://www.energystar.gov.
About AMD64
AMD64 evolves the industry-standard 32-bit x86 architecture to support the demanding 64-bit environment and enables next-generation functionality and productivity today. AMD designed the AMD64 platform to allow end users to enjoy reliable, best-in-class performance on the 32-bit software they own today while preparing for a seamless transition to high-performance 64-bit applications. Designed from the ground up to support multi-core capability, future AMD64 dual-core processors will amplify the elegance and power of AMDs current single-core solutions. The AMD64 architecture is also designed to enhance the security of your computing environment by integrating Enhanced Virus Protection technology enabled by advanced anti-virus features in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and the upcoming Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.
Since the introduction of the AMD64 architecture in 2003, the AMD Opteron processor for servers and workstations and the AMD Athlon 64 processors for desktop and notebook computers have earned more than 80 awards for innovation and performance and the support of more than 2,000 OEMs, hardware and software developers, system builders, and distributors.
About AMD
AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces innovative microprocessors, Flash memory devices and low-power processor solutions for the computer, communications and consumer electronics industries. AMD is dedicated to delivering standards-based, customer-focused solutions for technology users, ranging from enterprises and governments to individual consumers. For more information, visit www.amd.com.
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