Dell
PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide
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Key Technologies
2.1
Overview
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M910 implements a number of new technologies:
Intel
®
Xeon
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E7-2800, E7-4800, and E7-8800 product family
Intel 7510 Chipset
The PowerEdge M910 also implements the following key technologies:
FlexMem Bridge
IO Hub (IOH) with Intel QuickPath Architecture
DDR3 memory
PCI Express
®
Generation 2
Optional Redundant SD media for embedded hypervisor
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Express
2.2
Detailed Information
2.2.1
Intel 7510 Chipset
The 7510 chipset is designed to support Intel Xeon processor E7-2800, E7-4800, and E7-8800 product
families, Intel Xeon processor 6500 and 7500 series 4S family, Intel
QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
,
DDR3 memory technology, and PCI Express Generation 2 (PCIe Gen2).
2.2.2
Intel Xeon Processor E7 Family
Key features of the Intel Xeon processor E7-2800, E7-4800, and E7-8800 product families include:
Up to ten cores per processor
Up to 30 MB shared L3 cache
32 nm process technology
Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) and AESNI (AES New Instructions)
RAS DDDC (Double Device Data Correct)
Intel HyperThreading (2 threads/core)
Key features of the Intel Xeon processor 6500 and 7500 series include:
Up to eight cores per processor
Four full-width, bidirectional point-to-point Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links at
6.4 GT/s
Four Intel Scalable Memory Interconnects (SMI) at 6.4 GT/s
Socket: LS, LGA 1567 package
No termination required for non-populated processors (must populate processor socket 1 first)
64-byte cache line size
RISC/CISC hybrid architecture
Compatible with existing x86 code base
Optimized for 32-bit code
Intel MMX™ support
Execute Disable Bit
Intel Wide Dynamic Execution (Executes up to four instructions per clock cycle)
Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) capability (2 threads/core)
