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Intel Delivers the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Family With Processors Tailored For Bladed Applications

Intel recently launched the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, based on the latest generation Intel® microarchitecture. The new enterprise class processors feature many breakthrough technologies including, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, and Next-Generation Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) improved through extended page tables that radically improve system performance, speed and versatility. New integrated power gates and automated power states deliver significant improvements in chip power management by adjusting system power consumption based on real-time throughput and without sacrificing performance

Platforms based on Intel® Xeon® 5500 have delivered over 30 new world records, establishing new standards for two-socket performance while delivering gains of more than double the previous-generation Intel Xeon processor 5400 series. These new processors provide business an opportunity to replace as many as 9 older single-core Intel Xeon servers with one new server, reducing operating costs by up to 90% and achieving as quick as 8 month payback on the new server investment.

"Intel® Xeon® 5500 processors deliver performance, energy efficiency and power management technologies that will enable unprecedented innovation for blade server products", said Jason Waxman, General Manager of High Density Computing for Intel Corporation. "A large number of server manufacturers have already announced new platforms based on the Xeon 5500, to enable users to take advantage of the power and cost savings enabled through these next generation platforms".

New Embedded Processors

The L5518 and L5508 are versions of Intel® Xeon® processors that were tailored specifically for communications market segments. These processors include options ideal for applications in thermally constrained environments, such as blades and appliances for communication infrastructure, security, storage, medical applications, carrier-grade rackmount servers, router modules and even submarine technology. The L5518 offers 2.13 GHz and a power level of 60 watts. The L5508 offers 2.00 GHz and a power level of 38 watts.

New Component Products

Intel also announced the Intel 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller, featuring advanced virtualization technology and unified networking support, which greatly improves network I/O performance in virtualized datacenters. It is optimized to support the increased bandwidth provided by platforms based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, which provides more than 250 percent the I/O throughput of previous-generation servers to best meet the needs of the most demanding virtualization applications.

Intel Corporation