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PowerEdge T310 Technical Guide      10 
   
2  New Technologies 
2.1  Overview 
A number of new technologies are used in the PowerEdge T310, including: 
•  New Intel 1-Socket platform (Xeon 3400 series processor/Intel desktop processor + Intel 3420 
chipset) 
•  Intel desktop processors: 
•  Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz/2C/4M 
•  Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz/2C/4M 
•  Intel Pentium G6950 2.8 GHz/2C/3M 
•  Intel Celeron G1101 2.26GHz/2C/2M 
•  iDRAC6 (new Dell server remote management controller) 
•  SSD advantage (support SSD drives) 
•  Software RAID PERC S100 and PERC S300 
2.2  Detailed Information 
2.2.1 Platform Features 
The PowerEdge T310 features a highly integrated two-chip solution (Intel Processor + Intel Chipset 
3420). 
2.2.2 Processors 
The PowerEdge T310 supports the following 
•  Intel 3420 Chipset 
•  Socket: LGA1156 (compatible with 2-core desktop processors) 
•  Intel
 Turbo Boost Technology for dynamic frequency scaling  
•  Intel
 Hyper-Threading technology for up to 8 thread processing with quad core performance 
•  8MB of Intel
 Smart Cache (Xeon) 
•  Integrated memory controller (IMC) 
•  DDR 3 1066/1333 UDIMM, 800/1066/1333 RDIMM (Xeon only) 
•  Support 2 channels DDR3 
•  Up to 2 UDIMMs or 3 RDIMMs per channel 
•  32GB max at lunch with RDIMMs 
•  16GB max at with UDIMMs  
•  Up to 4 U-DIMMs, up to 1333 MHz 
•  Up to 6 R-DIMMs, up to 1333 MHz (6 DIMMs at 800 MHz)