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Intel® Xeon® Processors: Energy Efficiency

Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers provide industry-leading multi-core performance without increasing footprint and power demands. Ideal for intensive enterprise workloads, Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series helps lower IT costs by automatically allocating power according to your requirements and conserving energy during low-use periods.

For next-generation energy efficiency built in, deploy servers and workstations based on Intel Xeon processors today.

Find the Intel® Xeon® processor series that’s right for you

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Automated energy efficiency
Automated energy efficiency

See how Intel® Intelligent Power Technology delivers automated energy efficiency, enabled by integrated power gates and automated low power states.

Intel® QuickPath Technology demo
Intel® QuickPath Technology demo

Experience better overall performance for your server with Intel® QuickPath Architecture and the next generation of server platforms.

Introducing the big leap in energy efficiency
Introducing the big leap in energy efficiency

Maximize the efficiency of your processors with Intel's hafnium-based Hi-k silicon technology.

Product Information

Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series product brief
Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series product brief (PDF 1.23MB)

Dramatically advance the efficiency of your IT infrastructure.

Automated energy efficiency for the intelligent enterprise
Automated energy efficiency for the intelligent enterprise (PDF 424KB)

Discover how Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series saves energy without compromising performance.

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Staying Committed To Server Refresh Reduces Cost (PDF 233KB)

See why Intel IT is moving ahead with server refresh during 2009.

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First the tick, now the tock: next generation Intel® microarchitecture (PDF 96KB)

Read the white paper to learn all about powerful new Intel® Microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem.

Data center efficiency
Data center efficiency

See how to optimize your data center with better performance and energy efficiency from Intel.

Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption
Reducing Data Center Energy Consumption (PDF 376KB)

Learn how the world’s largest physics laboratory optimized its data center by switching to Intel® Xeon® processors.

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Intel® QuickPath Technology white paper (PDF 76KB)

Learn how you can unleash the full potential of Intel® microprocessors today and tomorrow with Intel® QuickPath Technology.

Success story: Solvay Pharmaceuticals
Success story: Solvay Pharmaceuticals

See what Solvay Pharmaceuticals did to significantly lower the cost of power and cooling with Intel® Xeon® processors.

IT@Intel Brief
IT@Intel Brief (PDF 772KB)

Reduce TCO with high-end server processors.

Case study: Maximizing taxpayer dollars
Case study: Maximizing taxpayer dollars (PDF 1.23MB)

See how the State of Indiana saved millions by standardizing on Intel® multi-core server technologies.

Columbia Distributing: delivering the goods
Columbia Distributing: delivering the goods (PDF 224KB)

Learn how Columbia Distributing company reduced server power consumption and storage administration time with a virtualized Dell infrastructure* using Intel® Xeon processors.

Success brief: Taking it to the bank
Success brief: Taking it to the bank (PDF 114KB)

Read how Carnegie, a leading Swedish investment bank, makes huge savings by turning to the Intel® Xeon® processor.

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Case study: Powering the Law (PDF 783KB)

Thomson Reuters chooses new servers with multi-core Intel® Xeon® processors to effectively meet growing demand for its Westlaw* database services.

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Increasing Data Center Efficiency (PDF 353KB)

Intel IT’s Data Center Services group collaborated on a technology study with the IT compute organization and Intel facilities management to develop a comprehensive approach to metering power usage. See the results.

Case study: Digital health in the heartland
Case study: Digital health in the heartland (PDF 496KB)

From bedside to data center, see how OhioHealth enhances productivity and patient care with Intel technologies.

Realizing data center savings
Realizing data center savings (PDF 260KB)

Learn about Intel IT's server refresh strategy and the savings that have been realized to date.

IRIDE ENERGIA develops environmentally friendly data center
IRIDE ENERGIA develops environmentally friendly data center (PDF 128KB)

Discover how IRIDE ENERGIA reduces the number of physicals servers, improves flexibility, decreases power consumption and achieves cost savings of up to 70 percent thanks to Intel® Xeon® processors with four cores.

Creating an immersive virtual experience and a greener real world
Creating an immersive virtual experience and a greener real world (PDF 201KB)

Learn how Intel®-based servers from Silicon Mechanics provide Linden Lab with energy-efficient performance for Second Life*.

Case study: Oceangoing multi-core
Case study: Oceangoing multi-core (PDF 1.79MB)

See how Geotrace Technologies takes multi-core Intel® Xeon® processors to sea to power an onboard processing center for oil and gas exploration.

Optimizing Energy Efficiency for Managed IT
Optimizing Energy Efficiency for Managed IT (PDF 272KB)

See how low-voltage Intel® Xeon® processors help DataPipe* create a dense, energy-efficient infrastructure for managed IT services.

A Healthy Change for Humana*
A Healthy Change for Humana* (PDF 322KB)

Discover how Humana worked with Intel to design a state-of-the-art data center.

Demos

Automated energy efficiency
Automated energy efficiency

See how Intel® Intelligent Power Technology delivers automated energy efficiency, enabled by integrated power gates and automated low power states.

Intel® QuickPath Technology demo
Intel® QuickPath Technology demo

Experience better overall performance for your server with Intel® QuickPath Architecture and the next generation of server platforms.

Introducing the big leap in energy efficiency
Introducing the big leap in energy efficiency

Maximize the efficiency of your processors with Intel's hafnium-based Hi-k silicon technology.

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Tools

Server Selection Tool
Server Selection Tool

Use the Intel server selection tool to find the server processor that's right for your business.

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Compare the Intel® Xeon® processor family

Compare all the Intel® Xeon® processors to find the one that will work best for your business.

Performance benchmarks
Performance benchmarks

Compare the energy efficiency of Intel® Xeon® processors.

Detailed ROI analysis
Detailed ROI analysis

Calculate the savings you can expect when you deploy Intel® Xeon® processors for your business.

Unseen Forces
The Unseen Forces game

Play the role of IT manager and solve IT problems in this high-powered, interactive game.

Communities

The Server Room
The Server Room

Connect, discuss, and explore all things server-side with the best and brightest in the IT community.

Intel Premier IT Professional program
Intel Premier IT Professional program

Discover our member program providing technology insights to IT best practices, Intel Premier IT magazine, roadmap, events, and exclusive content.

IT@Intel
IT@Intel

Explore inside perspectives from Intel's IT leaders and technology pros.

Open Port IT Community
Open Port IT Community

Explore our IT communities and join the conversation—share thoughts and ideas, or get an insider's view on how Intel approaches many of the issues that affect technology today.

Live Online Seminar

Join industry experts for a live webinar showcasing breakthrough features of the new Intel® Xeon® processor.

Live Online Seminar

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Meet the Open Port Engineers
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Eoin McConnell

Eoin McConnell is the RISC Segment Manager for Intel’s Server Platform Group. Eoin has been with Intel since 1997, driving the Strategy and Marketing program engagements, and working with Intel® Xeon® processor-based server platforms.

Hear what Eoin has to say about the new Intel® Xeon® processor at Open Port.

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