Intel Dual Xeon Irwindale

Dual processor servers and workstations based on the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor deliver performance, reliability, versatility, and low ownership costs at a variety of price-points.

Intel’s advanced dual-core processor for dual processor (DP) servers enhances virtual environments, builds in greater capabilities for security and availability, and incorporates new tools for efficient manageability.
The Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor enables next-generation platforms with the capabilities to get more done on fewer systems, optimize data center density, and improve business continuity, redefining what DP servers and workstations should deliver to help businesses be more efficient, dependable, and agile.

The Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor, with 64-bit, dual-core computing and greater power efficiency, is ideal for intense computing environments, business-critical applications, and high-end workstations. Powered by the Intel® 5000 chipset family and Fully Buffered DIMM (FBDIMM) technology, new Intel Xeon processor based platforms are expected to deliver up to 2 times the performance and up to 70% the performance/watt of previous single-core Intel® Xeon® processors.

New technologies to help balance computing resources and operating costs.

Intel recognizes that IT and business need high-performance platforms that deliver on their company’s daily business demands.
Platforms based on the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor support many new Intel® technologies that help companies enhance operations, reduce costs, and improve business continuity:

• Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology2 (Intel I/OAT), hardware- and software-supported I/O acceleration that improves data throughput.

• Intel® Virtualization Technology3 provides hardware assistance for software-based virtual environments to support new capabilities, including 64-bit operating systems (OSs) and applications.

With the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor, you know you’re getting the most advanced processor for your platforms. One that can help transform your operations and take you into the future.
The Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor helps IT and business operations deliver more services and work more efficiently with a faster system bus, greater power efficiency, and new capabilities that enhance virtual environments. With a targeted 70% performance/watt improvement over previous single-core Intel Xeon processors, platforms based on this new 64-bit dual-core processor can enable greater density in data centers.
Virtualization and density optimization allows businesses to concentrate more services in less space and fewer systems.

The proven 64-bit computing of the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor gives you additional application headroom, proven reliability, lower power consumption, memory flexibility, and increased security. By supporting larger data sets and both 32- and 64-bit applications, 64-bit Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor-based servers allow the smooth migration of your business to 64-bit applications.

Features	Benefits
Dual-core processing	Significant performance headroom, especially for multi-threaded applications, helps boost system utilization through virtualization and application responsiveness.
2 MB integrated L2 cache per core (2x2M)	More data can be stored closer to processor execution units for faster data access, resulting in higher system throughput and shorter system latency.
1066 MHz system bus	Faster system bus speeds than previous generations for increased throughput.
Intel® Virtualization Technology3	New processor hardware enhancements that support software-based virtualization, enabling migration of more environments — including 64-bit OSs and applications — to virtual environments.
Power-optimized SKUs at 95W	Several SKUs available at reduced power envelopes will deliver even higher performance per watt – helps reduce power/thermal operating costs and improve data center density.
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology	Enables up to 8 logical threads in a dual-processor platform to improve processor utilization and system responsiveness.
Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel® EM64T)4	Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems.
Demand-Based Switching (DBS) with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology	Helps reduce average system power consumption and potentially improves system acoustics.