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Super User's Manual
1.2 Processor and Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and capability of the Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors (Socket P)
and the C621 chipset (Note below), this motherboard provides superb system performance,
efficient power management, and a rich feature set based on cutting edge technology to
address the needs of next-generation computer users. With support of Intel® UltraPath
Interconnect (UPI) of up to 10.4 GT/s, and Intel® AVX-512 new instructions, this motherboard
drastically increases system performance for a multitude of server applications.
The Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor and the C621 chipset support the following features:
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Intel® AVX-512 support
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Memory bandwidth increase to 6 channels (x1.5 from the previous generation)
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High availability interconnect between multiple nodes
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Rich set of available IOs, full flexibility in usage model, and software stack
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Dedicated subsystems for customer innovation
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Increased platform security with Intel® Boot Guard for hardware-based boot integrity pro-
tection; prevention of buffer overflow class security threads
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Integrated solution for real-time compression, streaming write & read performance in-
creases from gen-to-gen
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Hot plug and enclosure management with Intel® Volume Management Device (Intel® VMD)
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Single standard server development (Accelerate NFV transition) consolidating application,
control, and data plane workloads, reducing total platform investment needs
Note
: The supports Intel® C621.
