Dell R710 Computer Hardware User Manual


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Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 Technical Guidebook
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B. Features
Keyfeaturesofthe5500series2Sprocessor(NehalemEP)include:
•Fourortwocoresperprocessor
•Twopoint-to-pointQuickPathInterconnectlinksatupto6.4GT/s
•1366-pinFC-LGApackage
•45nmprocesstechnology
•Noterminationrequiredfornon-populatedCPUs(mustpopulateCPUsocket1rst)
•Integratedthree-channelDDR3memorycontrolleratupto1333MHz
•Compatiblewithexistingx86codebase
•MMX™support
•ExecuteDisableBitIntelWideDynamicExecution
•Executesuptofourinstructionsperclockcycle
•SimultaneousMulti-Threading(Hyper-Threading)capability
•SupportforCPUTurboMode(oncertainSKUs)
•IncreasesCPUfrequencyifoperatingbelowthermal,power,andcurrentlimits
•StreamingSIMD(SingleInstruction,MultipleData)Extensions2,3,and4
•Intel64TecnologyforVirtualization
•IntelVT-xandVT-dTechnologyforVirtualization
•Demand-basedswitchingforactiveCPUpowermanagementaswellassupportforACPI
P-States, C-States, and T-States
MODEL SPEED POWER CACHE CORES
X5570
2.93GHz 95W 8M 4
X5560
2.80GHz 95W 8M 4
X5550
2.66GHz 95W 8M 4
E5540
2.53GHz 80W 8M 4
C. Supported Processors
SECTION 6. PROCESSORS
A. Overview / Description
TheIntel5500series2Sprocessor(Nehalem-EcientProcessor(EP)),isthemicroprocessordesigned
specifically for servers and workstation applications. The processor features quad-core processing to
maximize performance and performance/watt for data center infrastructures and highly dense
deployments.TheNehalem-EP2SprocessoralsofeaturesIntel’sCore™micro-architectureandIntel
64 architecture for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems.
The5500series2Sprocessor(NehalemEP)utilizesa1366-contactFlip-ChipLandGridArray(FC-LGA)
package that plugs into a surface mount socket. PowerEdge R710 provides support for up to two 5500
series2Sprocessors(NehalemEP).
NEHALEM-EP 2S PROCESSOR FEATURES
Cache Size
32KB instruction, 32KB data, 4 or 8MB (shared)
Multi-processor Support
1-2 CPUs
Package
LGA1366
Table: Nehalem-EP Features
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