Dell PowerEdge M610 - 6 Processors; Overview; Features

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Dell PowerEdge M610 Technical Guide 14
6 Processors
6.1 Overview
The Intel
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Xeon
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processor 5500 and 5600 series are designed specifically for servers and workstation
applications. These processors feature quad-core processing to maximize performance and
performance-per-watt for data center infrastructures and highly-dense deployments. They feature
Intel Core™ micro-architecture and Intel 64 architecture for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit
applications and operating systems, and they use a 1366-contact Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA)
package that plugs into a surface-mount socket. The M610 provides support for up to two processors.
6.2 Features
Key features of the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series include:
 Up to four cores per processor
 Two point-to-point QuickPath Interconnect links at 6.4 GT/s
 45 nm process technology
 No termination requirement for non-populated processors (must populate CPU socket 1 first)
 Integrated QuickPath DDR3 memory controller
 64-byte cache line size
 RISC/CISC hybrid architecture
 Compatibility with existing x86 code base
 MMX™ support
 Execute Disable Bit
 Intel Wide Dynamic Execution
 Ability to execute up to four instructions per clock cycle
 Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) capability
 Support for processor Turbo Mode (on certain SKUs)
 Processor frequency increases if operating below thermal, power, and current limits
 Streaming SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) Extensions 2, 3, and 4
 Intel
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64 Technology
 Intel
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VT-x and VT-d technology for virtualization support
 Enhanced Intel
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SpeedStep
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technology
 Demand-based switching for active processor power management as well as support for ACPI
P-States, C-States and T-States
The Intel Xeon processor 5600 series encompasses all the features of the 5500 series, and also
includes the following:
• New top BIN processors at 130W TDP
• Support for DDR3L, 1.35v DIMMs for even lower system power
• Support for memory sparing
• AES-NI (hardware encryption assist) for more efficient encryption for uses such as online
transactions SSL.
• Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) provides hardware assisted protection against
emerging software attacks