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Intel® 5400 ChipsetOverview

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The Intel® 5400 Chipset is bandwidth-enhanced for dual socket high performance applications. It provides support for faster processor, bus, and I/O speeds to enhance performance in demanding technical computing environments.

The Intel® 5400 Chipset improves data movement across Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 and Intel® Xeon® processor 5200 series-based systems by increasing interconnect bandwidth, optimizing system bandwidth, increasing memory capacity, and improving network traffic processing while reducing I/O latency. These platform advancements help to match the improved performance provided by the Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 series.

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Features and benefits

Dual Independent Bus

The Dual Independent Bus provides independent point-to-point interconnects between each of the processors and the chipset.

Speeds up to 1600 MT/s

FB DIMM 533/667/800 MHz Memory InterfaceIncreased dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) per system provide enhanced memory scalability for memory-intensive applications.
PCI Express*1 Gen 2 I/OSerial I/O technology provides a direct connection between the MCH chipset and PCI Express* component/adapters with bandwidth up to 48 GB/s on each PCI Express gen 2 x8 interface. PCI Express offers higher bandwidth, lower latency and fewer I/O bottlenecks than PCI-X.
Intel® 6700PXH 64-bit PCI Hub

The Intel® 6700PXH 64-bit PCI Hub is targeted for the server market. It is a peripheral component that performs PCI bridging functions between the PCI Express* interface and the PCI Bus. It contains two PCI bus interfaces that can be independently configured to operate in PCI (33 or 66 MHz) or PCI-X Mode 1 (66, 100, or 133 MHz), for either 32 or 64 bit PCI devices. It further supports the new PCI Standard Hot-Plug Controller and Subsystem Specification Revision 1.0.

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Optional component supports PCI/PCI-X performance and provides significant enhancements to platform flexibility.

Supports two independent 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X segments and two Hot-Plug controllers (one per segment).

Advanced platform reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS)

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Features such as memory Error Correction Code (ECC), Intel® x4 Single Device Data Correction (x4 SDDC), DIMM sparing and DIMM scrubbing for improved system reliability.
Enhanced Intel® Virtualization Technology

Enhancements to Intel Virtualization Technology performance that further speeds up virtual machine transition (entry/exit) times by an average of 25 to 75 percent.

Supports hardware assist for I/O virtualization using Intel Virtualization Technology for directed I/O.



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Intel® 5400 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) chipset1520 Flip Chip-Ball Grid Array (FC-BGA)
Intel® 6700PXH 64-bit PCI Hub567 Flip Chip-Ball Grid Array (FC-BGA)
Intel® 632xESB I/O Controller Hub1284 Flip Chip - Ball Grid Array (PBGA)

1PCI Express* reduced power-state "L0s" is not supported.

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