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Intel® Xeon® Processor 5000 Sequence

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Intel® Xeon® processor

The breakthrough performance, energy efficiency, and reliability of Intel® Xeon® processor-based server systems make them the ideal choice for all of your data demanding or standard enterprise infrastructure applications.

Intel® processor-based servers enable businesses worldwide to do more and spend less—with outstanding price/performance and broad 64-bit choice across OEMs, operating systems, and applications. Supported by a single stable mainstream 2P server platform supporting a range of CPU options for IT flexibility, investment protection and easy migration from dual core to quad-core technology.

Reliable, efficient, proven performance. Why would you depend on anything else? Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers deliver it all. Put Intel® server technology to work in your datacenter.

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Features and Benefits

Features Benefits
Quad-Core 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
Quad-Core 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 Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series-based platformsξ
Dual-Core 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
Dual-Core 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

¹ Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor x5460 series delivers up to 119% (2.19x) higher performance when compared to Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5160 series as published/measured using SPECjbb2005* in November 12th, 2007. Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor x5460 series delivers up to 443% (5.43x) when compared to single-core 64-bit Intel Xeon processor 3.80GHz as published/measured using SPECint*_rate_base2006 in November 12th, 2007.

² Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor x5460 series delivers up to 20% (1.25x) higher performance when compared to Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5365 series as published/measured using SPECjbb2005* in November 12th, 2007. Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5450 series delivers up to 38% (1.38x) higher performance per watt when compared to Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5335 as published/measured using SPECjbb2005* in November 12th, 2007.

³ For further information see www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon/app.htm

ξ For further information see www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon/ppw.htm

Δ Microsoft will support Intel® I/OAT in future Microsoft Windows Server* releases. For more information, visit www.intel.com/go/ioat

Φ 64-bit computing on Intel® architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers, and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel 64 architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. Consult with your system vendor for more information.

± Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, virtual machine monitor (VMM) and, for some uses, certain platform software enabled for it. Functionality, performance or other benefits will vary depending on hardware and software configurations and may require a BIOS update. Software applications may not be compatible with all operating systems. Please check with your application vendor.