Intel’s launch of its new Xeon processor E5-2600 product family marked numerous firsts for the company and x86 data centers. The new processors deliver leadership performance, best data center performance per watt, and breakthrough I/O innovation features, according to Intel, including the following: up to eight cores per processor and up to 768 GB of system memory; a more than 50 percent improvement in energy-efficient performance from the 5600 series; Intel Integrated I/O and Intel Data Direct I/O, which help reduce power consumption and I/O latency.
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Sandy Bridge Delivers More Processing Horsepower for Integrated Next-Gen Systems
Posted by: Charles King March 13, 2012 05:00 AMIntel’s launch of its new Xeon processor E5-2600 product family marked numerous firsts for the company and x86 data centers. The new processors deliver leadership performance, best data center performance per watt, and breakthrough I/O innovation features, according to Intel, including the following: up to eight cores per processor and up to 768 GB of system memory; a more than 50 percent improvement in energy-efficient performance from the 5600 series; Intel Integrated I/O and Intel Data Direct I/O, which help reduce power consumption and I/O latency.