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Intel® Xeon® Processor-based Platforms Overview
Platform Feature
User Benefit
Intel® Xeon® processor
3300
1
series
• Based on Intel® Core™ microarchitecture
• 64-bit computing
• Up to 12 MB on-die cache
• 1333 MHz front-side bus
Intel® Xeon® processor
3100
1
series
• Based on Intel Core microarchitecture
• 64-bit computing
• 1333 MHz front-side bus
Intel® Core™ microarchitecture
• Better performance on multiple application types and user environments at a substantially reduced power envelope
1333 MHz front-side bus
• Up to 10.6 Gb/s with 1333 MHz
Dual-channel DDR2 memory
with ECC
• Up to 8 GB dual-channel DDR2 Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory with Intel® 3200 chipset that checks and
corrects many common system memory errors
Intel® 64 Architecture
2
• Enables extended memory addressability for server applications
Intel® Virtualization Technology
3
for directed I/O
• Enables more operating systems and software to run in today’s virtual environments
• Developed with virtualization software providers to enable greater functionality and compatibility compared to
non-hardware-assisted virtual environments
• Intel® Virtualization Technology provides hardware assist to virtualization software, enabling your servers to
support both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems and applications on the same server. Implementing virtualiza-
tion enables businesses to get the most out of server investment by running more applications on each server.
PCI Express* serial I/O
• Industry-standard serial I/O capable of up to 4 Gb/s peak bandwidth with x8 link with Intel 3200 chipset
Find out more about Intel® Xeon®
processors at
www.intel.com/xeon
What is the 3000 Sequence?
At Intel, our processor sequence numbers are intended to help clarify processor features, capabilities and intended usages.
Intel offers four processor number sequences for server applications:
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Intel® Xeon® processor 3000 sequence:
One-processor
servers for small business, entry, or first server based on
the Intel Xeon processor.
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Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence:
Two-processor
general-purpose, standard high-volume servers, HPC systems,
and workstations based on the Intel Xeon processor.
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Intel® Xeon® processor 7000 sequence:
Greater scalability
with 4- to 32-processor enterprise servers based on the Intel
Xeon processor.
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Intel® Itanium® processor 9000 sequence:
Maximum
performance and scalability for RISC replacement usage
with 2- to 512-processor servers.
