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 byIntel® 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