Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series

Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Sequence Overview:

The Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series automatically and intelligently adjusts server performance according to your application needs for an up to 9x performance gain over single-core servers at 18 percent less operating power. This enables you to achieve a 9:1 server consolidation ratio, reducing operating costs by up to 90 percent resulting in an estimated 8-month return on a new server investment.

• Faster performance enabled by Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem
• Automatically increase processor frequency and utilize Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) as needed
• Efficiently manage energy expense by scaling power consumption to workload, enabled by Intel® Intelligent Power Technology
• Next generation Intel® Virtualization Technology enables best-in-class virtualization performance, superb scalability, enhanced flexibility, and simplified server management
• Intel® Data Center Manager (Intel® DCM) software development kit provides power and thermal monitoring and management for servers, racks, and groups of servers in data centers. Management Console Vendors (ISVs) and System Integrators (SIs) can integrate Intel® DCM into their console or command-line applications and provide high-value power management features to IT organizations.

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Features and benefits of the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series:

Next-generation Intel® microarchitecture	Intelligent next-generation Intel® microarchitecture adapts to the workload, automatically increasing processor frequency for greater performance
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	Better performance enabled by Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, increasing processor frequency and enabling faster speeds when conditions allow
Intel® Intelligent Power Technology	Lower energy costs while minimizing impact to performance by automatically putting processor and memory into the lowest available power state
Integrated power gates	Individual cores are reduced to near-zero power independent of other operating cores
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	Virtualize different generations of Intel® Xeon® processor–based servers in the same pool to deliver peak performance during high-use periods and automatically reduce energy cost during low-use periods
Intel® Virtualization Technology FlexMigration	Integrates multiple generations of Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers, improving flexibility for failover, load balancing, and disaster recovery
Intel® 64 architecture	Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems
DDR3 memory support up to 1333 MHz	Up to 64 GB/s for three times the memory bandwidth over previous memory technology Up to 144GB supports higher performance for data-intensive applications Enhanced reliability, availability, and serviceability features
Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology (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

Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series

Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 Sequence Overview:

The Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series is designed to handle any IT consolidation project with ease while maintaining peak load application responsiveness. With key innovations like large on-die L3 cache, support for four or more processors, and expanded memory of up to 256 GB, servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series is the ideal choice for your large virtualization projects and data-intensive, business-critical performance requirements.

• Extending today's lead in virtualization performance with built-in hardware assisted features and breakthrough gains in performance and energy efficiency
• Built for data-demanding enterprise applications with up to 6 cores and a large shared 16MB L3 cache per processor, enabling more transactions per server
• More headroom, improved reliability, and the highest scalability available for large scale server consolidation and business-critical virtualization

Features and benefits of the Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series:

Intel® Xeon® processor 7400 series	Scalable performance with decreased footprint and power demands Industry's lowest watt per core platform with available 65 watt processor Based on 45nm Intel® Core™ microarchitecture enabling low voltage options for ultra-dense deployments Platform compatible with previous generation Intel® Xeon® processor 7300 series
Hardware-assisted virtualization technology	Maximize virtual machine density through large memory capacity and more processor resources Investment protection and flexibility with Intel® Virtualization Technology FlexMigration (Intel® VT FlexMigration) More efficient disaster recovery and high availability through virtualization Broadest ecosystem support with virtualization software providers and leading OEMs
Up to 16 MB shared L3 cache	Keeps more needed data closer to the cores for access faster than off-chip memory
Intel® 64 architecture	Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems
Enhanced reliability and manageability	Outstanding platform reliability with many memory controller features, combined with PCI Express* RAS features Error Correcting Code (ECC) system bus, new memory mirroring and I/O hot-plug

Intel® Xeon® processor 3000 sequence

The Intel® Xeon® processor 3000 series-based platforms unleash the computing power of Intel® Xeon® processors. Based on the next-generation Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem, these processors provide your business with exceptional performance and power efficiency at a very affordable cost.

The Intel Xeon 3000 processor-based servers protect critical business information and offer the performance and headroom to make employees and businesses more productive, making them ideal for small and medium business owners looking for ways to support rapid business growth on small technology budgets.

• Intelligent Xeon processor-based servers adapt to your diverse workloads, automatically delivering peak performance when your business needs it
• Dependable Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers protect your critical business information by providing error correcting memory and support for redundant storage capabilities
• With the increasing dependence on computers, the Internet, and digital data, an Intel® Xeon® processor-based server offers the performance and headroom to keep your employees productive as your business grows

Features and benefits:

Next-generation Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem	Intelligent next-generation Intel® microarchitecture adapts to the workload, automatically increasing processor frequency for greater performance.
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	Better performance enabled by Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, increasing processor frequency and enabling faster speeds when conditions allow
Intel® Intelligent Power Technology	Lower energy costs while minimizing impact to performance by automatically putting processor and memory into the lowest available power state.
Integrated power gates	Power to the individual processor cores is reduced to near-zero power, independent of other operating cores.
Intel® Virtualization Technology	A suite of virtualization-specific hardware enhancements to Intel® processors, chipsets, and I/O devices to increase application reliability, security and overall system performance Enhancements to Intel Virtualization Technology performance that further speeds up virtual machine transition (entry/exit) times. Supports hardware assist for I/O virtualization using Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d).
Intel® 64 architecture	Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems

Intel® Itanium® Processor 9000 Sequence

Itanium®-based servers deliver the scalable performance, reliability, and headroom for your most compute-intensive workloads, including direct replacement for RISC and mainframe platforms. Because Itanium processors are available in commercial off-the-shelf hardware from a rich ecosystem of system and solution providers, they can quickly meet mission-critical needs.

Itanium-based servers are incredibly scalable, allowing configuration in systems of as many as 512 processors and a full petabyte (1024TB) of RAM. Together with full support for both 32-bit and 64-bit applications, that capacity provides unmatched flexibility in tailoring systems to your enterprise needs.

• Large-scale databases, data warehouses, ERP, business intelligence, and data analytics
• Scales up to 512 processors and an incredible full Petabyte (1024TB) of RAM
• Ultimate scalable performance, flexibility, and reliability

Features and benefits:
Dual-core processing, EPIC architecture, and Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	Supports massive, multi-level parallelism for today's data-intensive workloads Provides headroom for fast access to information and real-time decision making Delivers fast responses to complex computations
Support for up to 512 processors and one petabyte (1024TB) RAM	Provides scalable performance for enterprise flexibility Gives IT the ability to increase processor and memory capacity as needed, in an open-ended framework
Up to 24MB of low-latency L3 cache	Prevents idle processing cycles with a high-bandwidth data supply to the execution cores Increases the efficiency of the memory subsystem
Intel® Cache Safe Technology	Automatically recovers cache after cache errors Delivers mainframe-class availability
Enhanced machine check architecture	Automatically detects, logs, and corrects errors Provides maximum system uptime
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	Reduces virtualization complexity and increases performance Increases operating system compatibility
Demand-based switching	Dynamically reduced energy consumption during typical CPU utilization (in conjunction with enabled OS)
Core level lock-step	Enables one processor core to mirror the operations of the other

Intel® Workstation Processors

Changing ideas into reality just became faster. Workstations based on the Intel® Xeon® processor W5590, built on the new Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem, deliver intelligent performance features that scale performance to meet your most daunting workstation tasks. Design, model, create, and visualize faster on innovation platforms powered by Intel.

Intel® Xeon® processor W5590

Designed specifically for workstations, the Intel® Xeon® processor W5590 series with intelligent performance creates a new category—the digital workbench, combining high-performance computing (HPC) and workstation features into a single powerful innovation platform.

With digital workbenches, users can:

• Create virtual wind tunnels
• Simulate virtual drop test
• Virtually test for manufacturability and assembly
• Virtually test ideas with customers with photo-realistic digital mockups

Intel® Xeon® processor W3500 series and Intel® Core™2 processor family

Designed for single processor workstations, the Intel® Xeon® processor W3500 series, with intelligent performance features delivers the scalable performance necessary for premium single processor workstation experience;

enabling digital content creation, engineering, and financial users to create new ideas faster than ever before.

Intel® Core™2 processor family provides entry workstation users a functional feature set that delivers a rich workstation experience for entry design and development.