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Build performance with your existing software
Quad-core boosts application performance across the board with little to no extra effort on your part. Increase average performance by 40 to 70 percent over dual-core servers using your existing applications with Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 series.¹ And these advantages are available on a wide variety of workloads.
If you are upgrading from single-core processors, the results are even more dramatic. Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series delivers up to 4.5x performance, compared to the fastest single-core Intel Xeon processors:
Intel internal tests November 7, 2006.
Applications scale automatically from previous architectures
Because most server software is already well threaded, you get better performance from Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors, with no need to make additional changes. That capability allows you to get excellent results from a simple hardware upgrade, on a wide variety of commercial and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads:
The quad-core advantage is available across industries
Software from a wide range of vertical industries has demonstrated excellent scalability (as high as 100 percent scaling) with the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series. The following table illustrates some examples:
| Server ISV & Application | Usage | Quad-Core Advantage² |
|---|---|---|
| Schlumberger with GigaViz | Oil & gas industry application performing visualization for seismic review and analysis | + 70% |
| Convera with Verari Systems | Search engine indexing documents on Verari System's server | + 60% |
| SunGard Adaptiv | Financial services application performing adaptive credit-risk analysis | + 94% |
| QlikTech | Business Intelligence application providing a data analysis and reporting solution | + 91% |
| Socialtext | Web 2.0 based suite providing an enterprise wiki solution for workspace collaboration | + 66% |
| ER Mapper | Geospatial imagery technology solution rendering images using a web server | + 66% |
| Tangosol | A data grid solution calculating message throughput on a Gigabit network | + 48% |
| ASPEED | Financial analysis application performing analysis on AMBook* options | + 100% |
| Kx Inc. | Financial services analytical trading engine helping to capitalize short-term market opportunities | + 100% |
Intel increases flexibility with advanced developer resources
Applications today typically don't need additional tuning to get immediate benefits of quad-core processing because Intel has been working for years with the industry to prepare software to take advantage of more cores. Our software network touches over 400,000 developers, and the multi-core developer community had more than 10,000 visits since January 2007.
Intel's multi-core training curriculum has been adopted by more than 40 universities, with over 7,000 students trained. Intel Software College training is available in both classroom and web-based formats. See www.intel.com/software/college. Intel also offers industry-leading tools, including compilers, performance analyzers, and function libraries, to support a quad-core-ready ecosystem.
So, if you have especially performance-critical needs or need to get your custom software ready for multi-core technology, Intel has training and tools to help.
Deploy quad-core today
- No application tuning required
- Affordable
- Power efficient
- Easy upgrade
Leading software vendors are ready for quad-core
"We've found a three-times performance improvement over Intel's dual-core processor."
– John Dragoon, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Novell
Resources
¹ For complete application benchmarks see www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon/app.htm
² Source: Performance data provided by ISVs based on tests run on Intel® pre-production platforms based on Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5300 series and Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 series. November 2006 performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel® products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance.
Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel® products, visit www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm or call (U.S.) 1-800-628-8686 or 1-916-356-3104.