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Intel® Xeon® Processor Quad-Core x5506 Nehalem-EP
Extreme Scalability - If you need to start small, yet require extreme scalability, the Intel® Xeon 5506 Nehalem-EP is the server for you. You can start with a single CPU and as little as 4GB of DDR3 memory, yet you can scale on-demand by adding another CPU and all the way up to 96GB of DDR3 memory on the same motherboard!*
The Intel® Xeon 5506 Nehalem-EP (Efficient Performance) series, with Intel® Microarchitecture Nehalem, brings intelligent performance to the most trusted server architecture. It is the world’s most adaptable server platform, adjusting performance and power usage in real time to meet the exact requirements of your computing workloads, while allowing manual adjustment for IT control. The Intel® Xeon 5500 Series integrates Intel® QuickPath Technology, Intel® Intelligent Power Technology and Next Generation Intel® Virtualization Technology, Intel® VT FlexMigration, Intel® VT FlexPriority, and support for Demand-based Switching (DBS).
- Starting at$235monthly
| Why Intel® Xeon Nehalem And Westmere? | |
|---|---|
| Feature | Benefit |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology | Combined with software-based virtualization solutions provides maximum system utilization by consolidating multiple environments into a single server if needed. By abstracting the software away from the underlying hardware, a world of new usage models opens up that reduce costs, increase management efficiency, strengthen security, while making your server infrastructure more resilient in the event of a disaster. |
| Intelligent Performance | Delivers up to 2.25x performance improvement within a power envelope similar to previous processors. |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | Delivers performance on demand, letting processors operate above the rated frequency to speed specific workloads and reduce power consumption during low utilization periods. |
| Intel® QuickPath Technology | The old Front Side Bus (FSB) has been replaced with QuickPath Interconnect (QPI). Where FSB was rated in MHz, QPI is rated in GIGA-TRANSFERS per second (GT/s). The integrated memory controller speeds traffic between processors and I/O controllers for bandwidth intensive applications, delivering up to 3.5x the bandwidth for data-intensive applications. |
| Intel® Speedstep Technology | Enables very high performance while also meeting the power-conservation needs by switching both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. |
| Larger memory capacity | Up to 24GB DDR3 memory supports higher performance for data-intensive applications. |
| Shared L3 cache | Boosts performance while reducing traffic to the processor cores. |
| Flexible Virtualization | Enhances virtualization performance by up to 2.1x. |
| Hardware Assist | Boosts virtualization performance by allowing the OS more direct access to the hardware. |
| Intel® VT FlexMigration | Enables seamless migration of running applications among current and future Intel® processor-based servers. |
| Intel® VT FlexPriority | Improves virtualization performance by allowing guest OSs to read and change task priorities without VMM intervention. |
| Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Provide better performance by reducing the overhead caused by page-table utilization of virtual machines. |
| Chipset | Enables directly assignable I/O to Virtual Machines, helping speed data movement and enhancing performance. |
| Network | Delivers up to 2x throughput improvement with extensive hardware assists to I/O devices. |
*Standard motherboards scale up to 32GB RAM. Inform us if you prefer the 96GB motherboard when you place your order.
*Intel®, Intel® Logo, Intel® Core®, Intel® Inside®, Intel® Inside® Logo, Xeon®, and Xeon® Inside® are trademarks of Intel® Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
