Intel BX80574E5420P XEON E5420/ 2.50GHz/ 12MB CACHE/ 1333MHZ FSB/ LGA771/ PASSIVE

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series
More innovation - Improved value
Now featuring Intel's second-generation quad-core processor, existing mainstream server platforms, new high-performance computing (HPC) systems, new workstations, and new business servers each deliver a unique combination of technology targeted at specific IT use environments. By selecting a platform that is best tuned for the most common IT usages, Intel® servers are able to better optimize return on investment while extending the leading performance and performance-per-watt advantages enjoyed when using Intel's proven multi-core technology. Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 54002series help provide your data center or business with the performance headroom needed to confidently consolidate applications onto fewer systems using proven virtualization solutions or the compute power necessary for high-performance computing applications and workstation solutions.
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series
Build success into your business performance
Performance:
* Up to 25 percent better performance than previous generation quad-core1
* Up to 2x better performance than dual-core8
* Up to 5x increased performance over single-core7
Energy efficiency:
* Up to 38 percent improvement in performance per watt vs. previous generation3
* 3 GHz quad-core at 80W
* Lower idle power reduces system power
Reliability:
* Intel-based servers have been a foundation of business technology for nearly 30 years and are built with more reliability features than completive alternatives
For competitive application benchmarks please visit www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon/intthru.htm
The Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5400 Series is compatible with Intel® 5400, 5100, 5000P, 5000V and 5000X series of chipsets. Server boards based on these chipsets are optimized for quad core with advanced platform features of Dual Independent Bus and Fully Buffered DIMM memory technology offering up to 4X available bandwidth of current generation platforms. Improved I/O performance is possible with PCI Express* and the option of Intel I/O Acceleration Technology.
The Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 52002 series is also available for those applications which are not able to take advantage of more than two processing cores, and offers compelling performance and power efficiency at an entry price point for two-socket servers and workstations.
Product briefs
* Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series product brief (PDF 989KB)
* Quad-Core and Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5000 Sequence-based platforms
Server video demos
* Quad-Core and Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor-based two-processor workstations
* Intel® Xeon® processor-based server selection guide
Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series Features
Key Features Benefits
Multi-core processing
* 45nm technology boosts performance on a range of workloads.
* Increased headroom for multi-threaded applications and heavy multi-tasking scenarios.
* Helps boost system utilization through virtualization and application responsiveness.
Enhanced Intel® Core™ microarchitecture
* Boosts performance on multiple applications, user environments and data-demanding workloads, while enabling denser data center deployments through improved performance per watt.
* The new 45nm Enhanced Intel Core microarchitecture delivers up to 38 more performance per watt in the same platforms and at the same system power level.9
* Reduced idle processor power lowers average server power consumption.
Up to 12 MB of on-die L2 cache
(2 x 6MB)
* Increases efficiency of L2 Cache-to-core data transfers, maximizing main memory to processor bandwidth.
* Reduces latency by storing larger data sets closer to the processor, reducing the number of trips to main memory.
* Up to 6 MB of L2 Cache can be allocated to one core.
Intel® Virtualization Technology4 (Intel® VT)
* A suite of processor enhancements that assists virtualization software to deliver more efficient virtualization solutions and greater capabilities including 64-bit guest OS support.
Fully buffered DIMM (FBDIMM) or native DDR2 registered DIMM technology support (depending on chipset used)
* Flexibility to optimize system for performance and capacity or cost effectiveness and power efficiency.
Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel® I/OAT) with next generation improvements
* Next-generation improvements designed to significantly accelerate data processing across the entire platform through CPU utilization and latency improvements.
Enhanced Front-Side Bus (FSB)
* New dedicated high-speed bus design enables increased throughput and bandwidth between each of the processors and the chipset.
* Supporting from 1066 up to 1333 or 1600 MHz.
Intel® 64 architecture10
* Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems.