Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series
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Specification Update, March 2010
Nomenclature
S-Spec Number is a five-digit code used to identify products. Products are
differentiated by their unique characteristics, e.g., core speed, L2 cache size, package
type, etc. as described in the processor identification information table. Read all notes
associated with each S-Spec number.
Errata are design defects or errors.
These may cause the processor behavior to deviate
from published specifications.
Hardware and software designed to be used with any
given stepping must assume that all errata documented for that stepping are present
on all devices.
Specification Changes are modifications to the current published specifications.
These changes will be incorporated in the next release of the specification.
Specification Clarifications describe a specification in greater detail or further
highlight a specification’s impact to a complex design situation. These clarifications will
be incorporated in any new release of the specification.
Documentation Changes include typographical errors, omissions, or incorrect
information from the current published specifications. These will be incorporated in the
next release of the specification.
Note:
Errata remain in the specification update throughout the product’s life cycle, or until a
particular stepping is no longer commercially available. Under these circumstances,
errata removed from the specification update are archived and available upon request.
Specification changes, specification clarifications, and documentation changes are
removed from the sightings report and/or specification update when the appropriate
changes are made to the appropriate product specification or user documentation.
