Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced yesterday that its delivering a six-core AMD Opteron micro-processor code named “Istanbul” in June, ahead of schedule, that promises up to 30 percent more performance than current Quad-Core AMD processors.

AMD also unveiled Direct Connect Architecture 2.0, which will accommodate up to 12 cores initially, with native virtualization performance and features to prioritize low-power consumption. AMD introduced another upcoming product, the AMD Opteron 4000 series, which is designed to address virtualized Web and cloud computing environments.