Intel Xeon processor 5400 series mainstream server product brief

Benchmark for Performance Comparison for the Intel Xeon processor 5400 series:
SPECint*_ rate2006: X5460 vs X5365 - Published/measured results on SPECint*_ rate2006 – October 2, 2007 with 64-Bit SUSE LINUX* Enterprise Server 10 16 GB (8x2 GB). SPEC binaries built with Intel®
Compiler 10.1 for 32-bit/64-bit Linux.
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Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 Series (“CTN”). Up to 25% (1.25x) higher Performance X5460 vs X5365 - Published/measured results on SPECjbb2005* – Oct 2, 07.
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Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 Series (“CTN”). Up to 38% (1.38x) higher Perf/WattE5450 vs E5335 - Published/measured results on SPECjbb2005* – Oct 2, 07.
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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 benets will vary depending on hardware and software congurations and may require a BIOS update. Software applications may not be compatible with all
operating systems. Please check with your application vendor.
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Backward compatibility for live VM migration also exists with current dual-core Intel® Core™ microarchitecture products (Xeon 5100 and Xeon 3000) and forward compatibility with future
dual and multi-core processors. Contact your preferred VMM vendor for support requirements.
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Platforms based on Intel 5000p and 5000v chipset.
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Single-Core 64-bit Intel® Xeon® processor 3.80GHz. Up to 443% (5.43x) higher Performance X5460 vs Xeon 3.80 - Published/ measured results on SPECint*_rate_base2006 – Oct 2, 07.
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Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 Series (“WDC”). Up to 119% (2.19x) higher Performance X5460 vs 5160 - Published/measured results on SPECjbb2005* – Oct 2, 07.
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Intel Server pre-production platform with two Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor E5450 3.0 GHz, 2x6 MB L2 Cache or E5335, 2x4 MB L2 Cache, 1333 MHz system bus, 16 GB Memory DDR2-667 FBDIMM,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003* Enterprise x64 Edition SP1 (64-bit), BEA JRockit* 5.0 P27.2.0. Intel internal measurement – September 2007. Perf/Watt calculated by dividing the Performance by measured
system power during steady state window.
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Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software congurations. Consult with your system vendor for more information.
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Quad-Core and Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 and 5200 Series
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Features Benets
Multi-core Processing
• 45nm technology boosts performance on a range of workloads.
• Increased headroom for multi-threaded applications and heavy multi-tasking scenarios.
• Helps boost system utilization through virtualization and application responsiveness.
• Quad-core performance and cost/virtual machines.
• Platform-compatible with other Quad-Core and Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors for ease of migration
and IT stability.
Enhanced Intel® Core™
Microarchitecture
• Boosts performance on multiple applications/user environments and data-demanding workloads, while
enabling denser data center deployments. through improved performance per watt.
• The new 45nm Enhanced Intel Core microarchitecture delivers up to 38% more performance per watt in the
same platforms and at the same system power level.
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• Reduced idle processor power, lowers average server power consumption.
Large 12 MB of on-die L2 Cache
(2 x 6 MB)
• Increases efciency of L2 Cache-to-core data transfers, maximizing main memory to processor bandwidth.
• Reduces latency by storing larger data sets closer to the processor, reducing the number of trips to main memory.
• Up to 6 MB of L2 Cache can be allocated to one core.
Intel® Virtualization Technology
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(Intel® VT)
A suite of processor enhancements that assists virtualization software to deliver more efcient virtualization
solutions and greater capabilities including 64-bit guest OS support.
• Intel® VT FlexPriority, a new Intel® VT extension that optimizes virtualization software efciency by improving
interrupt handling.
• Intel® VT FlexMigration enables Intel Xeon processor 5400 and 5200 series-based systems to be added to
the existing virtualization pool with single, 2, or 4+ socket Intel Core microarchitecture-based servers.
Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology
(Intel® I/OAT) with next-generation
improvements
• Next-generation improvements designed to signicantly accelerate data processing across the entire
platform through CPU utilization and latency improvements.
Fully Buffered DIMM (FBDIMM)
technology
• Provides an increase in platform memory capacity and memory speed to either 533 or 667 MHz.
• Support for up to 16 memory slots and 64 GB of system memory.
• Enhances memory reliability with unique technology features compared to native DDR2 solutions.
Enhanced Front-Side Bus (FSB)
• New dedicated high-speed bus design enables increased throughput and bandwidth between each of the
processors and the chipset.
• Supporting 1333 and 1066 MHz.
Intel® 64 Architecture
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• Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems.