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Supermicro New Zealand
Intel Xeon E5-2600 (Sandy Bridge-EP)
30 March 2012
As expected for Q1 2012, Intel has announced the release of the next generation Dual Socket server processors this month. Based on the Sandy Bridge-EP 32nm microarchitecture they will be marketed as Intel Xeon E5-26xx processors with models ranging from 2-8 physical cores (4-16 logical cores with Hyper Threading). It is based on the same architecture and uses the same LGA2011 socket that has been available for high-end desktop systems since November (2nd Gen. Core i7).
The Xeon E5-2600 series processors will soon replace the previous
generation Xeon 5600-series introduced nearly 2 years ago. The main
technological advances are additional cores per processor (from 6 to 8),
quad channel memory and PCI-Express 3.0 interfaces. We will soon have
Dual Socket server platforms with up to 32 logical CPU cores and 512GB
of main memory.
A list showing differences between the various models has been compiled below for your quick reference.
Intel Xeon
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Cores
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Frequency
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Turbo Boost
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L3 cache
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TDP |
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| E5-2603 |
4/4
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1.8GHz |
- |
10MB |
80W
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| E5-2609 |
4/4
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2.4GHz |
- |
10MB |
80W |
| E5-2620 |
6/12 |
2.0GHz |
2.5GHz |
15MB |
95W |
| E5-2630 |
6/12 |
2.3GHz |
2.8GHz |
15MB |
95W |
| E5-2630L |
6/12 |
2.0GHz
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2.5GHz |
15MB |
60W |
| E5-2637 |
2/4 |
3.0GHz |
3.5GHz |
5MB |
95W |
| E5-2640 |
6/12 |
2.5GHz |
3.0GHz |
15MB |
95W |
| E5-2643 |
4/8 |
3.3GHz |
3.5GHz |
10MB |
130W
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| E5-2650 |
8/16 |
2.0GHz |
2.8GHz |
20MB |
95W |
| E5-2650L |
8/16 |
1.8GHz |
2.3GHz |
20MB |
70W |
| E5-2660 |
8/16 |
2.2GHz |
3.0GHz |
20MB |
95W |
| E5-2665 |
8/16 |
2.4GHz |
3.1GHz |
20MB |
115W |
| E5-2667 |
6/12 |
2.9GHz |
3.5GHz |
15MB |
130W |
| E5-2670 |
8/16 |
2.6GHz |
3.3GHz |
20MB |
115W |
| E5-2680 |
8/16 |
2.7GHz |
3.5GHz |
20MB |
130W |
| E5-2690 |
8/16 |
2.9GHz |
3.8GHz |
20MB |
135W |
Initial reports suggest that we can expect to see a 20% performance increase for light-threaded applications at a 5% premium in cost. Stock availability is scarce at the time of writing. We will introduce the Supermicro X9 platforms in early April and will continue to supply X8 platforms if needed.
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