Intel SC5650BCDP

Intel
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Server Board S5500BC TPS Functional Architecture
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3. Functional Architecture
The architecture and design of the Intel
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Server Board S5500BC is based on the Intel
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5500
chipset and the Intel
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Xeon
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processor 5500 series and 5600 series. This chapter provides a
high-level description of the functionality associated with each chipset component and
architectural blocks that make up this server board.
Figure 12. Functional Block Diagram
3.1 Processor Subsystem
The Intel
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Xeon
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processor 5500 series and 5600 series is the first generation
server/workstation multi-core processor to implement the following key technologies:
 Integrated Memory Controller
 Point-to-point link interface based on Intel
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QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)formerly
known as Common System Interface.
The processor is optimized for performance with the power efficiencies of a low-power micro
architecture to produce smaller, quieter systems.