Dell POWEREDGE R510 Technical Manualbook

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DellPowerEdge R510 Technical Guide 92 New TechnologiesA number of new technologies have been incorporated into the PowerEdge R510 product, including:• Intel 5500 chipset + Intel Xeon 5500 series processor (new Intel architecture)• PCIe Generation 2• DDR3 Memory Technology (Memory RAS feature—mirroring)• iDRAC6 (Dell server remote management controller)• Dell Management Console (provides a consolidated view of the IT environment)Virtualization (supportsvarious virtualization applications)• SSD advantage (support of SSD drives)2.1 Detailed Information2.1.1 Intel Xeon 5500 Series ProcessorsIntel Xeon 5500 series processors are the latest generation Intel processors for two-socket servers. Based ona new 45nm die technology, they use integrated memory controllers on the processor itself rather than aseparate memory controller. QuickPath interconnect technology, the speed of which varies with the processormodel, replaces the familiar front-side bus.Figure 1. Intel Xeon 5500 Series ProcessorsOther Intel technologies used include:• Intel Hyper-Threading, which enables more software threads to be running simultaneously.• Intel Intelligent Power, which scales server power consumption to performance needs.• Intel Turbo Boost, which boosts frequency for active cores by up to 400 MHz for during peak demandperiods.PCI ExpressGen 2Intel Xeon5500Intel Xeon5500QPIQPI up to 25.6 GB/sec bandwidth per linkDDR3 MemoryUp to 18 slots