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INTEL® SERVER PLATFORMS
BETTER TOGETHER: RECOMMEND THE BEST INTEL® XEON® PROCESSOR AND INTEL® CHIPSET
SEGMENT POSITIONING
RECOMMENDED PROCESSOR
SERIES
1
MAX.
SOCKETS PER
SYSTEM
NO. OF
CORES MAX. FREQ.
6
POWER INTEL
®
QPI (GT/S)
3
CACHE
RECOMMENDED
INTEL
®
CHIPSET
EXPANDABLE
Leading performance, reliability,
and scalability
Target usage: Optimized for large
enterprises, data centers, and server
consolidation
Recommended configuration:
4+ processors
Best Intel® Xeon® processor
E7 product family
Up to 8 Up to 10 2.66 GHz 95–130 W Up to 6.40 GT/s Up to 30 MB L3 Intel® 7500
Chipset
EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE
Energy efficient, cost effective
Target usage: Optimized for general
purpose servers (e-mail, Web, file,
business applications), IT infrastructure
virtualization, and cloud computing
Recommended configuration:
2 processors
Best Intel® Xeon® processor
E5-2600 product family
2 Up to 8 3.30 GHz 60–150 W Up to 8 GT/s Up to 20 MB L3
shared
Intel® C600
Chipset
Good Intel® Xeon® processor
5600 series
2 Up to 6 3.46 GHz 40–130 W Up to 6.40 GT/s Up to 12 MB L3
shared
Intel® 5520
Chipset
ENTRY
Cost optimized
Target usage: Small businesses with
fewer than 100 employees, basic needs
(e-mail, network, file / print)
Recommended configuration:
1–2 processors
Best Intel® Xeon® processor
5600 series
2 Up to 6 3.46 GHz 40–130 W Up to 5.86 GT/s Up to 12 MB L3
shared
Intel® 5520
Chipset
Better Intel® Xeon® processor
E3-1200 product family
1 4 3.50 GHz 20–95 W N/A Up to 8 MB
Intel® Smart
Cache
Intel® C202 or
Intel® C204
Chipset
Good Intel® Xeon® processor
3400 series
1 4 3.06 GHz 30–95 W N/A Up to 8 MB
Intel® Smart
Cache
Intel® 3400 or
Intel® 3420
Chipset