Functional Architecture
Intel® Server Board S5500HV/Intel® Server System SR1670HV TPS
Revision 1.2
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Intel order number E69391-006
Functional support for one or two Intel
®
Xeon
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Processors 5500 Series and 5600 Series
with 4.8 GT/s, 5.86 GT/s or 6.4 GT/s with Intel
®
QuickPath Interconnect.
Up to 130 Watt Thermal Design Power (TDP)
NOTE:
Previous generations of the Intel
®
Xeon
®
processors are not supported on this server
board.
3.1.1
Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5500 Series and 5600 Series
The Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5500 Series and 5600 Series are new micro-architecture based on
Intel 45nm and 32nm process technology. The enhancements of the Intel Xeon Processor 5500
Series and 5600 Series are a result of six major technology developments:
New processor architecture
Intel
®
QuickPath Technology
Hyper-threading
Intelligent power
Turbo boost
Integrated Memory Controller
The processor supports all the existing Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2), Streaming SIMD
Extensions 3 (SSE3) and Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 (SSE4); in addition to several
advanced technologies including:
Execute Disable Bit
Intel
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Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel
®
EM64T)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
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Technology
Intel
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Virtualization Technology (Intel
®
VT)
Simultaneous Multithreading.
3.1.1.1
New Processor Architecture
The Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5500 Series and 5600 Series feature several new architectural
innovations, including:
A distinction between the core and “uncore” in terms of chip design
Four distinct cores per processor
New Level 3 shared Smart Cache
More parallelism: 33% more micro-ops over 45nm Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5400 Series
Enhanced algorithms and branch prediction capabilities
High bandwidth Intel
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QuickPath Memory Controller: up to 25.6GB/s
An Integrated Memory Controller