Dell PowerEdge M710 Technical Manualbook

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Dell™ PowerEdge™ M710 Technical Guidebook13sectiOn 5. PROcessORsA. Overview / DescriptionThe Intel® 5500 series 2S processor (Nehalem - Efficient Processor (EP)), is the microprocessor designedspecifically for servers and workstation applications. The processor features quad-core processing tomaximize performance and performance/watt for data center infrastructures and highly densedeployments. The Nehalem-EP 2S processor also features Intel’s Core™ micro-architecture and Intel64 architecture for flexibility in 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems.The 5500 series 2S processor (Nehalem EP) utilizes a 1366-contact Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA)package that plugs into a surface mount socket. PowerEdge M710 provides support for up to two 5500series 2S processors (Nehalem EP).B. FeaturesKey features of the 5500 series 2S processor (Nehalem EP) include:• Four or two cores per processor• Two point-to-point QuickPath Interconnect links at up to 6.4 GT/s• 1366-pin FC-LGA package• 45 nm process technology• No termination required for non-populated CPUs (must populate CPU socket 1 first)• Integrated three-channel DDR3 memory controller at up to 1333MHz• Compatible with existing x86 code base• MMX™ support• Execute Disable Bit Intel Wide Dynamic Execution• Executes up to four instructions per clock cycle• Simultaneous Multi-Threading (Hyper-Threading) capability• Support for CPU Turbo Mode (on certain SKUs)• Increases CPU frequency if operating below thermal, power, and current limits• Streaming SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) Extensions 2, 3, and 4• Intel 64 Tecnology for Virtualization• Intel VT-x and VT-d Technology for Virtualization• Demand-based switching for active CPU power management as well as support for ACPIP-States, C-States, and T-StatesnehaleM-eP 2sPROcessOR featuResCache Size 32KB instruction, 32KB data, 4 or 8MB (shared)Multi-processorSupport 1-2 CPUsPackage LGA1366Table: Nehalem-EP Features