DeWalt R510 Server User Manual


 
Dell
PowerEdge R510 Technical Guide 44
8 Chipset
8.1 Overview
Introduction of the new Intel Xeon processor 5600 series includes a stepping revision of the Intel 5520 and
5500 chipset, which is required to enable the full 5600 series feature set. Dell servers shipped with the new
chipset revision have the symbol II in the System Revision Field visible through OpenManage™ Server
Administrator (OMSA) and the iDRAC GUI. They are physically marked with a 12 x 6mm rectangular label
containing the symbol II. The memory interface is optimized for 800/1066/1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM memory
with ECC when running with Intel Xeon processor 5600 series.
8.2 Intel 5500 Chipset Features
The following high-level features are supported by the Intel 5500 chipset:
Package: FCBGA9
Intel QuickPath interconnect: 2 ports
ESI interface: x4 lanes
Virtualization technology
24 PCIe Gen2 lanes
Integrated Management Engine
JTAG support
8.2.1 Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Intel QuickPath Interconnect features include:
Point-to-point cache-coherent interconnect
Fast/narrow unidirectional links
Concurrent bi-directional traffic
Error detection via CRC
Error correction via Link level retry
Intel® Interconnect BIST (Intel® IBIST) toolbox built-in
Packet-based protocol
8.2.2 System Memory Interface
System memory interface features include:
Memory controller integrated in CPU package
3 channels per processor (6 total)
3 DIMMs/channel supported (18 total)
Max memory of 192-GB supported
Single Rank, Dual Rank, and Quad Rank DIMMs supported
Support UDIMM and RDIMM
DDR3 speeds of 800/1066/1333 supported
512 Mb, 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb Technologies/Densities supported
No memory riser support