Does Remote Direct Memory Access Technology Require Support by the Intel® Xeon® Processors?
Content Type: Product Information & Documentation | Article ID: 000092104 | Last Reviewed: 02/24/2026
Unable to determine if the Intel® Xeon® Processor supports Remote Direct Memory Access technology.
Intel® Xeon® Processors support RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) technology. RDMA is a networking performance optimization that enables servers to communicate across a network using high-performance, low-latency, zero-copy DMA semantics. It is designed to reduce host CPU utilization, host memory bandwidth used for network traffic, and network latency compared to traditional networking stacks such as sockets with TCP/IP.
Intel® Xeon® Processors, such as those integrated with Intel Ethernet Connection X722, support RDMA technologies like iWARP and RoCEv2. These technologies are ideal for high-speed Ethernet and storage transport, providing high throughput and low-latency performance. Additionally, Intel Ethernet 800 Series Network Adapters also support RDMA, including iWARP, RoCEv2, and NVMe over Fabric, enhancing scalability and predictability in modern data centers.
In summary:
Remote Direct Memory Access does not require the advanced technology of Intel® Processors.
For more information, refer to RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) Resourcer center.