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ProductBriefDual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor7000SequenceIncreaseMulti-ProcessorPerformancewithPlatformsBasedontheDual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor7000SequenceWithIntelbuiltin,yourcompanyhassuccessbuiltin.
Tomoveforward,yourbusinesshastobeagile—recre-atingitselfdailytobettercompeteintoday'senviron-ment.
Actingandreactingontheturnofadime.
Takingadvantageofinnovationsatthesametimeyoumakethemostofyourexistingtechnologyinvestment.
That'sjustwhatserverplatformsbasedonIntel'smulti-coretechnologyletyoudo,helpgiveyougreaterper-formanceandresponsivenessthanprevious-generationsingle-coreserverplatformsandafoundationbasedontheindustry'sleadingbusinesscomputingarchitecture.
WithmillionsofIntelprocessor-basedserversshippedsince1996,anda10-yeartrackrecordofdeliveringenterprise-classperformance,youknowyoucancountonInteltodeliverqualityandreliability.
Andcurrently,withoversixmillion64-bitprocessorsalreadyshipped,youcandependonDual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor-basedserverstohandleyour32-bitand64-bitapplications.
IntroducingIntel'sfirstmulti-coreCPUfortheMPplatform.
Forenterprisecomputing,nothinglessthanfour-wayprocessorsystemswilldo.
AndIntelisproudtoannouncetheseventh-generationofMPprocessors,nowfeaturingdual-coretechnology.
TheDual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor70001sequenceoffersupto60%projectedperformanceincreaseoverprevious-generationsingle-coreprocessorsbasedonIntelinitialpreliminarytesting2,whiledeliveringexpandabilityandoutstand-ingreliabilityformid-tierenterpriseapplications.
EachDual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7000sequencesupportsuptofourtasksorsoftwarethreadsandcanrunboth64-bitand32-bitapplications.
ThismakesanMPplatformbasedontheDual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7000sequenceidealforsupportingmulti-ple,simultaneoustransactions,andforconsolidatingnumerousoperatingsystems,applications,andwork-loadsontoasingleserver.
2ThechipsintheDual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor7000sequencearebasedonIntel's90nmwaferfabricationprocess.
TheybenefitfromIntel'sdual-coretechnology,whichhelpsincreasecomputepowerandthroughputby60%projectedperformanceincreaseoverprevious-generationsingle-coreprocessorsbasedonIntelinitialpreliminarytesting.
2Thismeanstheycanhandlelargepeakdemandsandhelpincreaseyourreturnoninvestment.
Andtheydeliveroutstandingperformancefor32-bitsoftwareandincreasedheadroomfor64-bitapplications—comparedtoprevious-generation,single-coreprocessors—runningbothsimultaneously.
TheresultAninvestmentthathelpsloweryourTotalCostofOwnership(TCO),whilegivingyoutheperformanceandflexibilityyouneedtogrowyourbusiness.
Thepowerisintheplatform3Manufacturersinmanyindustriesuseaproduct-numberingsystemtodifferentiateproductswithinaproductlineorbrand.
Thishelpscustomerscomparespecificproductsthatofferavarietyofdifferentfeatures.
Thesameistruewithprocessors,especiallyintoday'sworldwhensomanyadditionalfeaturescontributetoperformanceaboveandbeyondclockspeed.
Bychanginghowitidentifiescomponentsonserverplatforms,Intelismakingiteasierforcustomerstotakeintoaccountallthethingsthatcontributetotheiroverallexperience—includingfeatureslikearchitecture,cache,frontsidebus,andotherInteltechnologies.
Whatisthe7000SequenceProcessorSequenceUsedForIntelPentium4/PentiumDSmallbusiness,entryorfirstserverprocessorDual-CoreIntelXeonVolumeDPservers/workstationsprocessor50001sequencebasedontheIntelXeonprocessorDual-CoreIntelXeonGreaterscalabilitythanDPplatformsprocessor70001sequencewithMPenterpriseserversbasedontheIntelXeonprocessorMPIntelItanium2processorMaximumperformanceandscalability90001sequenceforRISCreplacementusageProcessorNumber1DescriptionIntelXeonprocessor70413.
0GHz2x2MBL2800MHzfront-sidebusIntelXeonprocessor70403.
0GHz2x2MBL2667MHzfront-sidebusIntelXeonprocessor70302.
8GHz2x1MBL2800MHzfront-sidebusIntelXeonprocessor70202.
66GHz2x1MBL2667MHzfront-sidebusInteloffersfourprocessornumbersequencesforserverapplications.
4ArchitectedforIntelDual-Coreprocessors.
MPplatformsbasedontheDual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7000sequencearearchitectedspecificallyforInteldual-coreprocessors.
Multi-coreproductsaredesignedbyincludingtwoormorefullprocessorcoreswithinasingleprocessor,enablingsimultaneousmanagementofactivities.
Plus,eachcoresupportsHyper-ThreadingTechnology3(HTTechnology),whichallowsaDual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7000sequencetoprocessfoursoftwarethreadssimultaneously—atotalof16threadsina4-waymulti-processorplatform!
ThisnewgenerationofIntelXeonprocessoroffersan800MHzdual-independentsystembus,whichhelpsbusinessesgetthemostproductivityfromtheirapplications.
Inaddition,theplatformsupportsquad-channelDDR2-400memory,whichoffersincreasedDIMMspersystemforenhancedmemoryscalabilitycomparedtoprevious-generationMPplatforms.
DDR2-400isidealfordata-intensiveapplications,providingincreasedmemorybandwidthoverDDR1-333anddecreasedpowerconsumption.
45Theperformance,reliability,andflexibilityyouneed.
TheDual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7000sequencehelpsdeliverenhancedplatformperformanceanddependabilitythroughavarietyofinnovativetechnologies,includingthefollowing:FastresponsetimeswithtwoprocessorcoresperCPUrunningatspeedsupto3.
0GHz,eachwiththeirown2MBintegratedL2cache.
Uptofourtimesthesystembusbandwidthofprevious-genera-tionIntelXeonprocessorsMPwithahigh-speed,3-loadfront-sidebuswithafrequencyof800MHz.
PowersavingsandsystemdensityforserverapplicationsbyusingDemand-BasedSwitching(DBS)withEnhancedIntelSpeedSteptechnology.
ScalebandwidthwithPCIExpress*,anI/Otechnologythathelpsmatchtheperformanceandcapabilitiesofnext-generationserialinterconnects.
Quad-channelDDR2-400memory-basedsubsystemofferslargememorycapacityandlowlatency,whileconsuminglesspower(vs.
DDR1memorytechnology).
ReliabilitywithenhancedRASfeaturesincludinganErrorCorrectingCode(ECC)bus,memoryRAID,andI/Oandmemoryhot-plug.
SMBuswithPIROMandthermalsensorallowsforscheduledserviceintheeventofasystemmanufacturingdefectorcoolingdevicefailure.
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0BaselineDual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor70411vs.
IntelXeonProcessorMP3.
33GHz8MBL3Cache1.
0EnterpriseResourcePlanning1.
35Database1.
37Linpack1.
57SPECint*rate_base2000(estimate)1.
52ServerSideJavaApplication1.
64SPECint*_rate_base2000(estimate)1.
933.
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0Dual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7041(4P)Dual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7041(2P)Dual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7041(1P)ServerSideJavaApplication1.
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0Dual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7041(4P)Dual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7041(2P)Dual-CoreIntelXeonprocessor7041(1P)Dual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor70001SequenceServerPlatformPerformance:Dual-coreplatformversusprior-generationsingle-coreplatformDual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor70001SequenceScalability:Dual-core1Pto4Pscalabilityversusprior-generationsingle-coreplatformDual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor704111Pto4PscalingPerformancetestsandratingsaremeasuredusingspecificcomputersystemsand/orcomponentsandreflecttheapproximateperformanceofIntelproductsasmeasuredbythosetests.
Anydifferenceinsystemhardwareorsoftwaredesignorconfigurationmayaffectactualperformance.
7Benchmarknotes:Dual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor7000Sequence:ServerPlatformPerformanceSPECint*_rate_base2000.
EstimatesbasedonIntelinternalmeasurement(August2005).
BaselinePlatformConfiguration:IntelServerSystempre-productionhardwarewithfour64-bitIntelXeonProcessorMP3.
33GHzwith8MBL3Cache,E8500Chipset,667MHzFSB;8GBmemory;HyperThreadingON;Windows*2003EnterpriseEdition.
SPECcpu2000binariesbuiltwithIntelcompilerversion8.
1for32-bitWindowsNewPlatformconfiguration:IntelServerSystempre-productionhardwarewithfourIntelXeonProcessors7041,3.
0GHzwith2x2MBL2Cache,E8501Chipset,800MHzFSB;2GBmemory;HyperThreadingOFF;Windows*2003EnterpriseEdition.
SPECcpu2000binariesbuiltwithIntelcompilerversion8.
1for32-bitWindowsLinpack.
BaselinePlatformconfiguration:Intelinternalmeasurement-Feb2005;IntelHarwich(SR6850HW4)ServerPlatformwithfour64-bitIntelXeonProcessorMP3.
33GHzwith8MBL3Cache,E8500Chipset,667MHzFSB;Memory:16GBBIOS:SHW40.
86B.
B10.
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0031;HTdisabledOS-RedHatEnterpriseLinux*ASrelease3(TaroonUpdate3)2.
4.
21-20.
ELx86_64GNU/LinuxWorkload:5Kx5Kthrough44Kx44Kmatrixsizesused;WorkloadType:Scalar.
IntelLinpack2.
1.
2NewPlatformconfiguration:Intelinternalmeasurement-August2005;IntelServerSystemHarwich800TwithfourIntelXeonProcessors7041,3.
0GHzwith2x2MBL2Cache,E8501Chipset,800MHzFSB;Memory:16GB;HTenabledOS-RedHatEnterpriseLinux*ASrelease42.
6.
9-5ELx86_64GNU/LinuxWorkload:5Kx5Kthrough40Kx40Kmatrixsizesused;WorkloadType:Scalar.
IntelLinpack2.
1.
2Server-SideJavaApplication.
ThisworkloadevaluatestheperformanceofServer-sideJavaApplication.
MeasuredinOperationsPerSecond.
PerformanceestimatesbasedonIntelinternalmeasurement.
BaselinePlatformConfiguration:IntelServerSystempre-productionhardwarewithfour64-bitIntelXeonProcessorMP3.
33GHzwith8MBL3Cache,E8500Chipset,667MHzFSB;8GBmemory;HyperThreadingON;HWPandASPenabled;Windows*2003EnterpriseEdition.
ApplicationServersoftware:BEAJRockit*JVMfor32-bitWindowsNewPlatformconfiguration:IntelServerSystempre-productionhardwarewithfourIntelXeonProcessors7041,3.
0GHzwith2x2MBL2Cache,E8501Chipset,800MHzFSB;2GBmemory;HyperThreadingON;HWPandASPdisabled;Windows*2003EnterpriseEdition.
ApplicationServersoftware:BEAJRockit*JVMfor32-bitWindowsDatabase.
Intelinternalapplicationwhichevaluatesthecapacityofadatabaseserverinsupportingtransactionprocessing.
Simulatesexecutionofusertransactionsagainstadatabaseinanorder-entryenvironment.
Measuredintransactionspersecond.
BaselinePlatformConfiguration:IntelSR6850HW4ServerSystem,BIOS:SHW40.
86B.
B13.
01.
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0032,withfour64-bitIntelXeonProcessorMP3.
33GHzwith8MBL3Cache,E8500Chipset,667MHzFSB;AdjacentSectorPre-fetchEnabled,HardwarePre-fetchDisabled,32GBMemory.
MicrosoftWindows*2003Enterprisex64EditionO/Sbuild1433(SP1)NewPlatformConfiguration:IntelSR6850HW4/MServerSystem(Harwich800T),BIOS:SHW40.
86B.
B24.
03.
00.
0058,withfourIntelXeonProcessors7041,3.
0GHzwith2x2MBL2Cache,E8501Chipset,800MHzFSB;Hyper-ThreadingEnabled,HardwarePre-fetchDisabled,AdjacentSectorPre-fetchDisabled,Memory:32GBMicrosoftWindows*EnterpriseServer2003,SP1-Build1812,x86Edition.
EnterpriseResourcePlanning.
WorkloademulatesaSAP-basedSalesandDistributionapplicationandhelpsERP.
Measuredinnumberofconcurrentuserssupported.
PerformanceestimatesbasedonIntelinternalmeasurement.
BaselinePlatformConfiguration:IntelServerPlatformHarwichwithfour64-bitIntelXeonProcessorMP3.
33GHzwith8MBL3Cache,E8500Chipset,667MHzFSBBIOS:SHW.
86B.
B10.
01.
00.
0031,HyperThreading:Enabled,HardwarePre-fetch:Enabled,AdjacentSectorPre-fetch:Enabled,Memory:32GBOperatingsystem:SuSELinux*Enterprise9forx86-64SP2.
Linuxkernel2.
6.
5-191-smpApplicationserver:SAP*R/3Enterprisev4.
7SR1forx86-64NewPlatformConfiguration:InterServerPlatformHarwich800withfourIntelXeonProcessors7041,3.
0GHzwith2x2MBL2Cache,E8501Chipset,800MHzFSB;BIOS:SHW40Version3.
00,HyperThreading:Enabled,HardwarePre-fetch:disabled,AdjacentSectorPre-fetch:disabled,Memory:32GBOperatingsystem:SuSELinux*Enterprise9forx86-64SP2.
Linuxkernel2.
6.
5-191-smpApplicationserver:SAP*R/3Enterprisev4.
7SR1forx86-64Dual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor7000Sequence:ServerPlatformScalabilitySPECint*_rate_base2000.
EstimatesbasedonIntelinternalmeasurement(August2005).
Platformconfiguration:IntelServerSystempre-productionhardwarewithIntelXeonProcessors7041,3.
0GHzwith2x2MBL2Cache,E8501Chipset,800MHzFSB;2GBmemory;HyperThreadingOFF;Windows*2003EnterpriseEdition.
SPECcpu2000binariesbuiltwithIntelcompilerversion8.
1for32-bitWindows.
Measurementdonein1,2and4processorconfigurationServer-SideJavaApplication.
EstimatesbasedonIntelinternalmeasurement(August2005).
Platformconfiguration:IntelServerSystempre-productionhardwarewithfourIntelXeonProcessors7041,3.
0GHzwith2x2MBL2Cache,E8501Chipset,800MHzFSB;2GBmemory;HyperThreadingON;HWPandASPdisabled;Windows*2003EnterpriseEdition.
ApplicationServersoftware:BEAJRockit*JVMfor32-bitWindows.
Measurementdonein1,2and4processorconfigurationThisnewgenerationofIntelXeonprocessoroffersan800MHzdual-independentsystembus,helpingbusinessesgetthemostproductivityfromtheirapplications.
www.
intel.
com/server1Intelprocessornumbersarenotameasureofperformance.
Processornumbersdifferentiatefeatureswithineachprocessorfamily,notacrossdifferentprocessorfamilies.
Seehttp://www.
intel.
com/products/processor_numberfordetails.
2PerformancegainsbasedonIntelinternalmeasurementsofJavaperformance.
BaselineIntelServerplatformcontainsfour64-bitIntelXeonProcessorMP3.
33GHz/8ML3Cache,IntelE8500chipset,IntelHyperThreadingON.
ThenewIntelServerpre-productionplatformcontainsfourIntelXeonProcessor7041withE8501ChipsetwithIntelHyperThreadingON.
Actualresultswillvarybyhardwareandsoft-wareconfiguration.
3Hyper-ThreadingTechnologyrequiresacomputersystemwithanIntelXeonprocessorsupportingHTTechnologyandaHTTechnologyenabledchipset,BIOSandoperatingsystem.
Performancewillvarydependingonthespecifichardwareandsoftwareyouuse.
Seewww.
intel.
com/homepage/land/hyperthreading_more.
htmforadditionalinformation.
4BasedonIntelpowertestingutilizingIntelXeonprocessor3.
66GHzwith667MHzsystembus.
Dual-CoreIntelXeonProcessor7041expectedtoexhibitsimilarpowerconsumptioncharacteristics.
Actualpowersavingswillvarybasedonsystemconfigurationandworkloads.
Performancetestsandratingsaremeasuredusingspecificcomputersystemsand/orcomponentsandreflecttheapproximateperformanceofIntelproductsasmeasuredbythosetests.
Anydifferenceinsystemhardwareorsoftwaredesignorconfigurationmayaffectactualper-formance.
Buyersshouldconsultothersourcesofinformationtoevaluatetheperformanceofsystemsorcomponentstheyareconsideringpurchasing.
FormoreinformationonperformancetestsandontheperformanceofIntelproducts,visithttp://www.
intel.
com/performance/resources/limits.
htmorcall(U.
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AlldatesandproductsspecifiedareforplanningpurposesonlyandaresubjecttochangewithoutnoticeRelativeperformanceforeachbenchmarkiscalculatedbytakingtheactualbenchmarkresultforthefirstplatformtestedandassigningitavalueof1.
0asabaseline.
Relativeperformancefortheremainingplatformstestedwascalculatedbydividingtheactualbenchmarkresultforthebaselineplatformintoeachofthespecificbenchmarkresultsofeachoftheotherplatformsandassigningthemarelativeperform-ancenumberthatcorrelateswiththeperformanceimprovementsreported.
SPECint2000*andSPECfp2000*benchmarktestsreflecttheperformanceofthemicroprocessor,memoryarchitectureandcompilerofacomputersystemoncompute-intensive,32-bitapplications.
SPECbenchmarktestsresultsforIntelmicroprocessorsaredeterminedusingparticular,well-configuredsystems.
TheseresultsmayormaynotreflecttherelativeperformanceofIntelmicroprocessorinsystemswithdifferenthardwareorsoftwaredesignsorconfigurations(includingcompilers).
Buyersshouldconsultothersourcesofinformation,includingsystembenchmarks;toevaluatetheperformanceofsystemstheyareconsideringpurchasing.
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