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Intel Xeon Server Estimator Popular technologies
45nm: leap ahead in performance and performance/watt Multicore: boost performance and energy efficiency Virtualization: reduce costs and boost system utilization Energy-efficiency: achieve greater density with fewer cooling challenges
Features and Benefits
Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series
Up to 2x better performance than previous generation dual-core and 5x better than single-core¹
Up to 20 percent better performance and 38 percent better performance per watt than previous generation quad-core²
Intel Xeon processor 5300 series
64-bit, quad-core computing with large 8 MB on-die cache
Up to 4 times the performance versus previous-generation single-core processors³
Better performance/watt than Intel Xeon processor 5100 series-based platformsξ
Intel Xeon processor 5200 series
Supports dual two PCI second-generation adapters enables users to process and visualize larger, more computationally intensive workloads
Denser, more powerful HPC designs
Improved store and forward algorithms and advanced I/O enable users to quickly and efficiently process parallel workflows
Intel Xeon processor 5100 series
Breakthrough performance at up to 3 times the performance versus previous-generation single-core processors
Enhanced power-efficient technologies for over 3 times performance/watt∂
Wide range of 65 watt SKUs for performance-optimized deployments, plus 40 watt SKUs for ultra-dense deployments
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)±
Enables more operating systems and software to run in today's virtual environments
Developed with virtualization software providers to enable greater functionality and compatibility compared to non-hardware-assisted virtual environments
Intel® 64 architectureΦ
Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems
Fully Buffered DIMM technology
Up to 21 GB/s for 3 times the increase in memory bandwidth over previous memory technology
Up to 4 times the memory capacity up to 64 GB
Enhanced reliability, availability, and serviceability features
Intel® I/O Acceleration TechnologyΔ (Intel® I/OAT)
Moves data more efficiently for fast, scalable, and reliable network performance
Ability to significantly reduce CPU overhead, freeing resources for more critical tasks
Enhanced reliability and manageability
Many memory controller features, together with PCI Express RAS features, combine to help improve platform reliability vs. previous-generation platforms
New features include Error Correcting Code (ECC) system bus, new memory mirroring and I/O hot-plug
45nm: leap ahead in performance and performance/watt Multicore: boost performance and energy efficiency Virtualization: reduce costs and boost system utilization Energy-efficiency: achieve greater density with fewer cooling challenges
Features and Benefits
Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series
Up to 2x better performance than previous generation dual-core and 5x better than single-core¹
Up to 20 percent better performance and 38 percent better performance per watt than previous generation quad-core²
Intel Xeon processor 5300 series
64-bit, quad-core computing with large 8 MB on-die cache
Up to 4 times the performance versus previous-generation single-core processors³
Better performance/watt than Intel Xeon processor 5100 series-based platformsξ
Intel Xeon processor 5200 series
Supports dual two PCI second-generation adapters enables users to process and visualize larger, more computationally intensive workloads
Denser, more powerful HPC designs
Improved store and forward algorithms and advanced I/O enable users to quickly and efficiently process parallel workflows
Intel Xeon processor 5100 series
Breakthrough performance at up to 3 times the performance versus previous-generation single-core processors
Enhanced power-efficient technologies for over 3 times performance/watt∂
Wide range of 65 watt SKUs for performance-optimized deployments, plus 40 watt SKUs for ultra-dense deployments
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)±
Enables more operating systems and software to run in today's virtual environments
Developed with virtualization software providers to enable greater functionality and compatibility compared to non-hardware-assisted virtual environments
Intel® 64 architectureΦ
Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems
Fully Buffered DIMM technology
Up to 21 GB/s for 3 times the increase in memory bandwidth over previous memory technology
Up to 4 times the memory capacity up to 64 GB
Enhanced reliability, availability, and serviceability features
Intel® I/O Acceleration TechnologyΔ (Intel® I/OAT)
Moves data more efficiently for fast, scalable, and reliable network performance
Ability to significantly reduce CPU overhead, freeing resources for more critical tasks
Enhanced reliability and manageability
Many memory controller features, together with PCI Express RAS features, combine to help improve platform reliability vs. previous-generation platforms
New features include Error Correcting Code (ECC) system bus, new memory mirroring and I/O hot-plug
