Server Products
Intel® server processors deliver enhanced, energy-efficient performance for data-intensive business applications. Powering a range of multi-core 64-bit servers¹, Intel server processors enable you to optimize and scale computing environments to maximize server utilization to workload, while providing you with headroom for growth.

 

Intel® Xeon® Processor 5000 Sequence      
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 servers¹ 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.  Click here to estimate the business benefits of refreshing your server environment.

 

Robust performance for the enterprise data center

•  Intel Xeon processor 5500 series 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 group 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 organisations.

 

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

Virtualize different generations of Xeon server processors 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

Moves data more efficiently for fast, scalable, and reliable network performance & has the 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

 

 

Processor Number	Cache	Clock Speed	Front Side Bus	Intel® QPI	System Type	Power	Number of Cores
45-nm technology
W5590	8MB	3.33 GHz	6.4	GT/s	DP	130W	4
W5580	8MB	3.20 GHz	6.4	GT/s	DP	130W	4
X5570	8MB	2.93 GHz	6.4	GT/s	DP	95W	4
X5560	8MB	2.80 GHz	6.4	GT/s	DP	95W	4
X5550	8MB	2.66 GHz	6.4	GT/s	DP	95W	4
E5540	8MB	2.53 GHz	5.86	GT/s	DP	80W	4
E5530	8MB	2.40 GHz	5.86	GT/s	DP	80W	4
E5520	8MB	2.26 GHz	5.86	GT/s	DP	80W	4
L5530	8MB	2.40 GHz	5.86	GT/s	DP	60W	4
L5520	8MB	2.26 GHz	5.86	GT/s	DP	60W	4
E5506	4MB	2.13 GHz	4.8	GT/s	DP	80W	4
L5506	4MB	2.13 GHz	4.8	GT/s	DP	60W	4
E5504	4MB	2.00 GHz	4.8	GT/s	DP	80W	4
E5502	4MB	1.86 GHz	4.8	GT/s	DP	80W	2

 

Intel® Xeon® processor 3000 sequence

• 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-based server offers the performance and headroom to keep your employees productive as your business grows

 

Economical servers for small businesses & clusters

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 Intel Xeon processor W3500 series

 

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.

 

Intel Xeon processor W3500 series 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. DDR3 memory support up to 1333 MHz.

• Support to to twenty four GB dual channel unregistered DDR3 Error Correcting Code (ECC) moemory which checks and corrects system memory errors
• Flexible memory configuration options with support for up to six non-ECC or ECC unregistered DIMMs 

 

Intel Xeon processor 3400 series

Designed for needs of entry-level servers, the Intel Xeon processor 3400 series adapts to application behavior by automatically adjusting processing power to deliver maximum performance, protecting valuable assets from data corruption and loss, improving productivity with business growth. DDR3 memory support up to 1333 MHz

• Supports up to thirty two GB dual channel DDR3 Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory which checks and corrects system memory errors
• Flexible memory configuration options with support for up to four non-ECC or ECC unregistered DIMMs or up to six ECC Registered DIMMS
  

 

Integrated PCI-Express 2.0/0

• Integrated Serial I/0 technology provides a direct connection between the processor and PCI Express component/adaptor with bandwidth up to 8 GB/s on PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface.
• The PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface can be bifurcated to either two x8 PCI. Express or four x4 PCI-Express interfaces for maximum design flexibility.
  

PCI-Express offers higher bandwidth, lower latency, and fewer I/0 bottlenecks than PCI and PCI-X

 

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 minimising 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 virtualisation-specific hardware enhancements to Intel processors, chipsets and I/0 devices to increase application reliability, security and overall system performance. Enhancements to Intel Virtualisation Technology performance that further sppeds up vitual machine transition (entry/exit) times. Supports hardware assist for I/0 virtualisation using Intel Virtualisation Technology for Directed I/0 (Intel VT-d)

 

Intel 64 Architecture

Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems.

 

Processor Number	Cache	Clock Speed	Front Side Bus	Intel® QP	System Type	Power	Number of Cores
45 nm technology
W3580	8 MB	3.33 GHz	NA	6.4 GT/s	UP	130W	4
W3570	8 MB	3.20 GHz	NA	6.4 GT/s	UP	130W	4
W3550	8 MB	3.06 GHz	NA	4.8 GT/s	UP	130W	4
W3540	8 MB	2.93 GHz	NA	4.8 GT/s	UP	130W	4
W3520	8 MB	2.66 GHz	NA	4.8 GT/s	UP	130W	4
X3470	8 MB	2.93 GHz	NA	NA	UP	95W	4
X3460	8 MB	2.80 GHz	NA	NA	UP	95W	4
X3450	8 MB	2.67 GHz	NA	NA	UP	95W	4
X3440	8 MB	2.53 GHZ	NA	NA	UP	95W	4
X3430	8 MB	2.40 GHZ	NA	NA	UP	95W	4
L3426	8 MB	1.86 GHZ	NA	NA	UP	45W	4