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Xeon

Xeon (/ˈzɒn/; ZEE-on) is a brand of x86 microprocessors designed, manufactured, and marketed by Intel, targeted at the non-consumer workstation, server, and embedded markets. It was introduced in June 1998. Xeon processors are based on the same architecture as regular desktop-grade CPUs, but have advanced features such as support for error correction code (ECC) memory, higher core counts, more PCI Express lanes, support for larger amounts of RAM, larger cache memory and extra provision for enterprise-grade reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features responsible for handling hardware exceptions through the Machine Check Architecture (MCA). They are often capable of safely continuing execution where a normal processor cannot due to these extra RAS features, depending on the type and severity of the machine-check exception (MCE). Some also support multi-socket systems with two, four, or eight sockets through use of the Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) bus, which replaced the older QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) bus.

Xeon
Logo since 2020
General information
LaunchedJune 1998; 25 years ago (June 1998)
Marketed byIntel
Designed byIntel
Common manufacturer(s)
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate400 MHz to 5.3 GHz
FSB speeds100 MT/s to 1.6 GT/s
QPI speeds4.8 GT/s to 24 GT/s
DMI speeds2.0 GT/s to 16 GT/s
Data widthUp to 64 bits
Address widthUp to 64 bits
Virtual address widthUp to 57 bits
Cache
L1 cacheUp to 80 KB per core
L2 cacheUp to 2 MB per core
L3 cacheUp to 320 MB per socket
L4 cacheUp to 64 GB HBM2e[1]
Architecture and classification
Application
Technology node250 nm to Intel 3 and TSMC N5
Microarchitecture
Instruction setIA-32, x86-64
InstructionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, AVX-512, AVX-VNNI, TSX, AES-NI, CLMUL, RDRAND
Extensions
Physical specifications
Cores
  • Up to 64 cores per socket (up to 128 threads per socket)
Memory (RAM)
  • Up to 4 TB and 8 channels per socket
  • Up to DDR5-5600 with ECC support
GPU(s)Intel Graphics Technology (some models only)
Co-processorXeon Phi (2010-2020)
Socket(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
    • Xeon E
    • Xeon D
    • Xeon w3[2]
    • Xeon w5[2]
    • Xeon w7[2]
    • Xeon w9[2]
    • Xeon Bronze
    • Xeon Silver
    • Xeon Gold
    • Xeon Platinum
    • Xeon Max[3]
Variant(s)
History
Predecessor(s)Pentium Pro
Support status
Supported
Intel Xeon E5-1620's front and back.

Overview edit

The Xeon brand has been maintained over several generations of IA-32 and x86-64 processors. The P6-based models added the Xeon moniker to the end of the name of their corresponding desktop processor, but a all models since 2001 used the name Xeon on its own. The Xeon CPUs generally have more cache and cores than their desktop counterparts in addition to multiprocessing capabilities.

Some shortcomings that make Xeon processors unsuitable for most consumer-grade desktop PCs include lower clock rates at the same price point (since servers run more tasks in parallel than desktops, core counts are more important than clock rates), and, usually, the lack of an integrated graphics processing unit (GPU). Processor models prior to Sapphire Rapids-WS lack support for overclocking (with the exception of Xeon W-3175X). Despite such disadvantages, Xeon processors have always had popularity among some desktop users (video editors and other power users), mainly due to higher core count potential, and higher performance to price ratio vs. the Core i7 in terms of total computing power of all cores. Since most Intel Xeon CPUs lack an integrated GPU, systems built with those processors require a discrete graphics card or a separate GPU if computer monitor output is desired.

Intel Xeon is a distinct product line from the similarly named Intel Xeon Phi. The first-generation Xeon Phi is a completely different type of device more comparable to a graphics card; it is designed for a PCI Express slot and is meant to be used as a multi-core coprocessor, like the Nvidia Tesla. In the second generation, Xeon Phi evolved into a main processor more similar to the Xeon. It conforms to the same socket as a Xeon processor and is x86-compatible; however, as compared to Xeon, the design point of the Xeon Phi emphasizes more cores with higher memory bandwidth.

Intel Xeon processor family: Server
1 or 2 Sockets
UP/DP/3000/5000/E3/E5-1xxx and 2xxx/E7-2xxx/D/E/W series
Bronze/Silver/Gold (non H)/Platinum (non H)/Max
4 or 8 Sockets
MP/7000/E5-4xxx/E7-4xxx and 8xxx seriesGold (H)/Platinum (H)
Node
Code named # of
Cores
Release
date
Code named # of
Cores
Release
date
250 nm
Drake 1 Jun 1998
Tanner 1 Mar 1999
180 nm
Cascades (256 KB L2 cache) 1 Oct 1999 Cascades (700 and 900 MHz models only) 1 May 2000
Foster 1 May 2001 Foster MP 1 Mar 2002
130 nm
Prestonia 1 Feb 2002
Gallatin DP 1 Jul 2003 Gallatin 1 Nov 2002
90 nm
Nocona 1 Jun 2004 Cranford 1 Mar 2005
Potomac 1 Mar 2005
Irwindale 1 Feb 2005
Paxville DP 2 Oct 2005 Paxville 2 Nov 2005
65 nm
Dempsey 2 May 2006 Tulsa 2 Aug 2006
Sossaman 2 Mar 2006
Woodcrest 2 Jun 2006
Conroe 2 Oct 2006
Clovertown 4 Nov 2006 Tigerton/Tigerton QC 2/4 Sep 2007
Allendale 2 Jan 2007
Kentsfield 4 Jan 2007
45 nm
Wolfdale DP 2 Nov 2007
Harpertown 4 Nov 2007 Dunnington QC/Dunnington 4/6 Sep 2008
Wolfdale 2 Feb 2008
Yorkfield 4 Mar 2008
Bloomfield (W35xx) 4 Mar 2009
Gainestown (55xx) 2/4 Mar 2009
Lynnfield (34xx) 4 Sep 2009
Beckton (65xx) 4/6/8 Mar 2010 Beckton (75xx) 4-8 Mar 2010
32 nm
Westmere-EP (56xx) 2-6 Mar 2010
Gulftown (W36xx) 6 Mar 2010
Clarkdale (L34xx) 2 Mar 2010
Westmere-EX (E7-2xxx) 6-10 Apr 2011 Westmere-EX (E7-4xxx/8xxx) 6-10 Apr 2011
Sandy Bridge-DT/EN/EP 2-8 Mar 2012 Sandy Bridge-EP (E5-46xx) 4-8 May 2012
22 nm
Ivy Bridge (E3/E5-1xxx/E5-2xxx v2) 2-12 Sep 2013 Ivy Bridge-EP (E5-46xx v2) 4-12 Mar 2014
Ivy Bridge-EX (E7-28xx v2) 12/15 Feb 2014 Ivy Bridge-EX (E7-48xx/88xx v2) 6-12/15 Feb 2014
Haswell (E3/E5-1xxx/E5-2xxx v3) 2-18 Sep 2014 Haswell-EP (E5-46xx v3) 6-18 Jun 2015
Haswell-EX (E7-48xx/88xx v3) 4-18 May 2015
14 nm
Broadwell (E3/E5-1xxx/E5-2xxx v4) 4-22 Jun 2015
Skylake-S/H (E3-1xxx v5) 4 Oct 2015
Kaby Lake-S/H (E3-1xxx v6) 4 Mar 2017
Skylake-W/SP (Bronze and Silver) 4-28 Jun 2017 Skylake-SP (Gold and Platinum) 4-28 Jul 2017
Cascade Lake-W/SP (Bronze/Silver/R/U) 4-28 Apr 2019 Cascade Lake-SP (Gold (non-R/U)/Platinum) 4-28 Apr 2019
Cooper Lake-SP 8-28 Jun 2020
10 nm
Ice Lake-SP/W 8-40 Apr 2021
Ice Lake-D 2-20 Feb 2022
Intel 7
Sapphire Rapids-SP/WS/HBM 6-56 Jan 2023 Sapphire Rapids-SP 8-60 Jan 2023
Emerald Rapids-SP 8-64 Dec 2023
List of Intel Xeon processors

P6-based Xeon edit

Pentium II Xeon edit

 
450 MHz Pentium II Xeon with 512 KB L2 cache: The cartridge cover has been removed.

The first Xeon-branded processor was the Pentium II Xeon (code-named "Drake"). It was released in 1998, replacing the Pentium Pro in Intel's high-end server lineup. The Pentium II Xeon was a "Deschutes" Pentium II (and shared the same product code: 80523) with a full-speed 512 kB (1 kB = 1024 B), 1 MB (1 MB = 1024 kB = 10242 B), or 2 MB L2 cache. The L2 cache was implemented with custom 512 kB SRAMs developed by Intel. The number of SRAMs depended on the amount of cache. A 512 kB configuration required one SRAM, a 1 MB configuration: two SRAMs, and a 2 MB configuration: four SRAMs on both sides of the PCB. Each SRAM was a 12.90 mm by 17.23 mm (222.21 mm2) die fabricated in a 0.35 µm four-layer metal CMOS process and packaged in a cavity-down wire-bonded land grid array (LGA).[4] The additional cache required a larger module and thus the Pentium II Xeon used a larger slot, Slot 2. It was supported by the i440GX dual-processor workstation chipset and the i450NX quad- or octo-processor server chipset.

Pentium III Xeon edit

 
Back of a Pentium III Xeon with its cover set aside; there is a heatsink on the front side (underneath) of the circuit board.
 
Front of a Pentium III Xeon circuit board without its heatsink
 
Die shot of a Cascades Pentium III Xeon

In 1999, the Pentium II Xeon was replaced by the Pentium III Xeon. Reflecting the incremental changes from the Pentium II "Deschutes" core to the Pentium III "Katmai" core, the first Pentium III Xeon, named "Tanner", was just like its predecessor except for the addition of Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) and a few cache controller improvements. The product codes for Tanner mirrored that of Katmai; 80525.

The second version, named "Cascades", was based on the Pentium III "Coppermine" core. The "Cascades" Xeon used a 133 MT/s front side bus and relatively small 256 kB on-die L2 cache resulting in almost the same capabilities as the Slot 1 Coppermine processors, which were capable of dual-processor operation but not quad-processor or octa-processor operation.

To improve this situation, Intel released another version, officially also named "Cascades", but often referred to as "Cascades 2 MB". That came in two variants: with 1 MB or 2 MB of L2 cache. Its bus speed was fixed at 100 MT/s, though in practice the cache was able to offset this. The product code for Cascades mirrored that of Coppermine; 80526.

NetBurst-based Xeon edit

Xeon (DP) and Xeon MP (32-bit) edit

Foster edit

In mid-2001, the Xeon brand was introduced ("Pentium" was dropped from the name). The initial variant that used the new NetBurst microarchitecture, "Foster", was slightly different from the desktop Pentium 4 ("Willamette"). It was a decent[clarification needed] chip for workstations, but for server applications it was almost always outperformed by the older Cascades cores with a 2 MB L2 cache and AMD's Athlon MP[example needed]. Combined with the need to use expensive Rambus Dynamic RAM, the Foster's sales were somewhat unimpressive[example needed].

At most two Foster processors could be accommodated in a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) system built with a mainstream chipset, so a second version (Foster MP) was introduced with 512 KB or 1 MB L3 cache and the Jackson Hyper-Threading capacity. This improved performance slightly, but not enough to lift it out of third place. It was also priced much higher than the dual-processor (DP) versions. The Foster shared the 80528 product code with Willamette.

Prestonia edit

In 2002 Intel released a 130 nm version of Xeon branded CPU, codenamed "Prestonia". It supported Intel's new Hyper-Threading technology and had a 512 kB L2 cache. This was based on the "Northwood" Pentium 4 core. A new server chipset, E7500 (which allowed the use of dual-channel DDR SDRAM), was released to support this processor in servers, and soon the bus speed was boosted to 533 MT/s (accompanied by a new socket and two new chipsets: the E7501 for servers and the E7505 for workstations). The Prestonia performed much better than its predecessor and noticeably better than Athlon MP. The support of new features in the E75xx series also gave it a key advantage over the Pentium III Xeon and Athlon MP branded CPUs (both stuck with rather old chipsets), and it quickly became the top-selling server/workstation processor.

Gallatin edit

Gallatin
 
General information
LaunchedMarch 2003
Discontinued2004
CPUID code0F7x
Product code80537
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.50 GHz to 3.20 GHz
FSB speeds400 MT/s to 533 MT/s
Cache
L1 cache8 kB + 12 kuOps trace cache
L2 cache512 kB
L3 cache1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP and MP Server
Technology node130 nm
MicroarchitectureNetBurst
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 1
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon

Subsequent to the Prestonia was the "Gallatin", which had an L3 cache of 1 MB or 2 MB. Its Xeon MP version, which succeeded Foster MP, was popular in servers. Later experience with the 130 nm process allowed Intel to create the Xeon MP branded Gallatin with 4 MB cache. The Xeon branded Prestonia and Gallatin were designated 80532, like Northwood.

Xeon (DP) and Xeon MP (64-bit) edit

Nocona and Irwindale edit

Due to a lack of success with Intel's Itanium and Itanium 2 processors, AMD was able to introduce x86-64, a 64-bit extension to the x86 architecture. Intel followed suit by including Intel 64 (formerly EM64T; it is almost identical to AMD64) in the 90 nm version of the Pentium 4 ("Prescott"), and a Xeon version codenamed "Nocona" with 1 MB L2 cache was released in 2004. Released with it were the E7525 (workstation), E7520 and E7320 (both server) chipsets, which added support for PCI Express 1.0a, DDR2 and Serial ATA 1.0a. The Xeon was noticeably slower than AMD's Opteron, although it could be faster in situations where Hyper-Threading came into play.

A slightly updated core called "Irwindale" was released in early 2005, with 2 MB L2 cache and the ability to have its clock speed reduced during low processor demand. Although it was a bit more competitive than the Nocona had been, independent showed that AMD's Opteron still outperformed Irwindale. Both of these Prescott-derived Xeons have the product code 80546.

Cranford and Potomac edit

64-bit Xeon MPs were introduced in April 2005. The cheaper "Cranford" was an MP version of Nocona, while the more expensive "Potomac" was a Cranford with 8 MB of L3 cache. Like Nocona and Irwindale, they also have product code 80546.

Dual-Core Xeon edit

"Paxville DP" edit

Paxville
General information
LaunchedOctober 2005
DiscontinuedAugust 2008
CPUID code0F48
Product code80551, 80560
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2.667 GHz to 3.0 GHz
FSB speeds667 MT/s to 800 MT/s
Cache
L2 cache2×2 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP Server, MP Server
Technology node90 nm
MicroarchitectureNetBurst
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 2
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon

The first dual-core CPU branded Xeon, codenamed Paxville DP, product code 80551, was released by Intel on October 10, 2005. Paxville DP had NetBurst microarchitecture, and was a dual-core equivalent of the single-core Irwindale (related to the Pentium D branded "Smithfield") with 4 MB of L2 cache (2 MB per core). The only Paxville DP model released ran at 2.8 GHz, featured an 800 MT/s front side bus, and was produced using a 90 nm process.

7000-series "Paxville MP" edit

An MP-capable version of Paxville, codenamed Paxville MP, product code 80560, was released on November 1, 2005. There are two versions: one with 2 MB of L2 cache (1 MB per core), and one with 4 MB of L2 (2 MB per core). Paxville MP, called the dual-core Xeon 7000-series, was produced using a 90 nm process. Paxville MP clock ranges between 2.67 GHz and 3.0 GHz (model numbers 7020–7041), with some models having a 667 MT/s FSB, and others having an 800 MT/s FSB.

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
7020 2.66 GHz 2 × 1 MB 667 MT/s 165 W
7030 2.80 GHz 800 MT/s
7040 3.00 GHz 2 × 2 MB 667 MT/s
7041 800 MT/s

7100-series "Tulsa" edit

Tulsa
General information
LaunchedAugust 2006
DiscontinuedAugust 2008
CPUID code0F68
Product code80550
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2.50 GHz to 3.50 GHz
FSB speeds667 MT/s to 800 MT/s
Cache
L2 cache2×1 MB
L3 cache16 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationMP Server
Technology node65 nm
MicroarchitectureNetBurst
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 2
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 71xx

Released on August 29, 2006,[5] the 7100 series, codenamed Tulsa (product code 80550), is an improved version of Paxville MP, built on a 65 nm process, with 2 MB of L2 cache (1 MB per core) and up to 16 MB of L3 cache. It uses Socket 604.[6] Tulsa was released in two lines: the N-line uses a 667 MT/s FSB, and the M-line uses an 800 MT/s FSB. The N-line ranges from 2.5 GHz to 3.5 GHz (model numbers 7110N-7150N), and the M-line ranges from 2.6 GHz to 3.4 GHz (model numbers 7110M-7140M). L3 cache ranges from 4 MB to 16 MB across the models.[7]

Model Speed L2 cache L3 cache FSB TDP
7110N 2.50 GHz 2 MB 4 MB 667 MT/s 095 W
7110M 2.60 GHz 800 MT/s
7120N 3.00 GHz 667 MT/s
7120M 800 MT/s
7130N 3.16 GHz 8 MB 667 MT/s 150 W
7130M 3.20 GHz 800 MT/s
7140N 3.33 GHz 16 MB 667 MT/s
7140M 3.40 GHz 800 MT/s
7150N 3.50 GHz 667 MT/s

5000-series "Dempsey" edit

Dempsey
General information
LaunchedMay 2006
DiscontinuedAugust 2008
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2.50 GHz to 3.73 GHz
FSB speeds667 MT/s to 1066 MT/s
Cache
L2 cache4 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP Server
Technology node65nm
MicroarchitectureNetBurst
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 2
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 50xx

On May 23, 2006, Intel released the dual-core CPU (Xeon branded 5000 series) codenamed Dempsey (product code 80555). Released as the Dual-Core Xeon 5000-series, Dempsey is a NetBurst microarchitecture processor produced using a 65 nm process, and is virtually identical to Intel's "Presler" Pentium Extreme Edition, except for the addition of SMP support, which lets Dempsey operate in dual-processor systems. Dempsey ranges between 2.50 GHz and 3.73 GHz (model numbers 5020–5080). Some models have a 667 MT/s FSB, and others have a 1066 MT/s FSB. Dempsey has 4 MB of L2 cache (2 MB per core). A Medium Voltage model, at 3.2 GHz and 1066 MT/s FSB (model number 5063), has also been released. Dempsey also introduces a new interface for Xeon processors: LGA 771, also known as Socket J. Dempsey was the first Xeon core in a long time to be somewhat competitive with its Opteron-based counterparts, although it could not claim a decisive lead in any performance metric – that would have to wait for its successor, the Woodcrest.

Model Speed (GHz) L2 cache FSB TDP
5020 2.50 GHz 2 × 2 MB 667 MT/s 95 W
5030 2.66 GHz
5040 2.83 GHz
5050 3.00 GHz
5060 3.20 GHz 1.07 GT/s 130 W
5063 95 W
5070 3.46 GHz 130 W
5080 3.73 GHz

Pentium M (Yonah) based Xeon edit

LV (ULV), "Sossaman" edit

Sossaman
 
General information
Launched2006
Discontinued2008
CPUID code06Ex
Product code80539
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.667 GHz to 2.167 GHz
FSB speeds667 MT/s
Cache
L2 cache2 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP Server
Technology node65 nm
MicroarchitectureEnhanced Pentium M
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 2
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon

On March 14, 2006, Intel released a dual-core processor codenamed Sossaman and branded as Xeon LV (low-voltage). Subsequently, an ULV (ultra-low-voltage) version was released. The Sossaman was a low-/ultra-low-power and double-processor capable CPU (like AMD Quad FX), based on the "Yonah" processor, for ultradense non-consumer environment (i.e., targeted at the blade-server and embedded markets), and was rated at a thermal design power (TDP) of 31 W (LV: 1.66 GHz, 2 GHz and 2.16 GHz) and 15 W (ULV: 1.66 GHz).[8] As such, it supported most of the same features as earlier Xeons: Virtualization Technology, 667 MT/s front side bus, and dual-core processing, but did not support 64-bit operations, so it could not run 64-bit server software, such as Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and therefore was limited to 16 GB of memory. A planned successor, codenamed "Merom MP" was to be a drop-in upgrade to enable Sossaman-based servers to upgrade to 64-bit capability. However, this was abandoned in favor of low-voltage versions of the Woodcrest LV processor leaving the Sossaman at a dead-end with no upgrade path.

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
ULV 1.66 1.66 GHz 2 MB 667 MT/s 15 W
LV 1.66 31 W
LV 2.00 2.00 GHz
LV 2.16 2.16 GHz

Core-based Xeon edit

Dual-Core edit

3000-series "Conroe" edit

The 3000 series, codenamed Conroe (product code 80557) dual-core Xeon (branded) CPU,[9] released at the end of September 2006, was the first Xeon for single-CPU operation and is designd for entry-level uniprocessor servers. The same processor is branded as Core 2 Duo or as Pentium Dual-Core and Celeron, with varying features disabled. They use LGA 775 (Socket T), operate on a 1066 MT/s front-side bus, support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and Intel Virtualization Technology but do not support hyper-threading. Conroe processors with a number ending in "5" have a 1333 MT/s FSB.[10]

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
3040 1.86 GHz 2 MB 1066 MT/s 65 W
3050 2.13 GHz
3055* 4 MB
3060 2.4 GHz
3065 2.33 GHz 1333 MT/s
3070 2.66 GHz 1066 MT/s
3075 1333 MT/s
3080* 2.93 GHz 1066 MT/s
3085 3.00 GHz 1333 MT/s
  • Models marked with an asterisk (*) are not present in Intel's Ark database.[11]

3100-series "Wolfdale" edit

The 3100 series, codenamed Wolfdale (product code 80570) dual-core Xeon (branded) CPU, was just a rebranded version of the Intel's mainstream Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 and Pentium Dual-Core E5000 processors, featuring the same 45 nm process and 6 MB of L2 cache. Unlike most Xeon processors, they only support single-CPU operation. They use LGA 775 (Socket T), operate on a 1333 MT/s front-side bus, support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and Intel Virtualization Technology but do not support Hyper-Threading.

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
E3110 3.00 GHz 6 MB 1333 MT/s 65 W
L3110 45 W
E3120 3.16 GHz 65 W

5100-series "Woodcrest" edit

Woodcrest
 
General information
Launched2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Discontinued2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Marketed byIntel
Designed byIntel
Common manufacturer(s)
CPUID code06Fx
Product code80556
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.60 GHz to 3.0 GHz
FSB speeds1066 MT/s to 1333 MT/s
Cache
L1 cache128 KB (64 KB (32 KB instruction + 32 KB data) x 2)
L2 cache4 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP Server
Technology node65nm
MicroarchitectureCore/Merom
Instruction setx86-64
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 2
Socket(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 51xx
Variant(s)
  • Clovertown
  • Tigerton
History
Predecessor(s)Dempsey
Successor(s)Wolfdale-DP

On June 26, 2006, Intel released the dual-core CPU (Xeon branded 5100 series) codenamed Woodcrest (product code 80556); it was the first Intel Core/Merom microarchitecture processor to be launched on the market. It is a dual-processor server and workstation version of the Core 2 processor. Intel claimed that it provides an 80% boost in performance, while reducing power consumption by 20% relative to the 5000 series Dempsey.

Most models have a 1333 MT/s FSB, except for the 5110 and 5120, which have a 1066 MT/s FSB. The fastest processor (5160) operates at 3.0 GHz. All Woodcrest processors use the LGA 771 (Socket J) socket and all except two models have a TDP of 65 W. The 5160 has a TDP of 80 W and the 5148LV (2.33 GHz) has a TDP of 40 W. The previous generation Xeons had a TDP of 130 W. All models support Intel 64 (Intel's x86-64 implementation), the XD bit, and Virtualization Technology, with the Demand-based switching power management option only on Dual-Core Xeon 5140 or above. Woodcrest has 4 MB of shared L2 cache.

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
5110 1.60 GHz 4 MB 1066 MT/s 65 W
5120 1.83 GHz
5128 40 W
5130 2.0 GHz 1333 MT/s 65 W
5138 2.13 GHz 1066 MT/s 35 W
5140 2.33 GHz 1333 MT/s 65 W
5148 40 W
5150 2.66 GHz 65 W
5160 3.00 GHz 80 W

5200-series "Wolfdale-DP" edit

Wolfdale-DP
General information
Launched2007
Discontinuedpresent
CPUID code1067x
Product code80573
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.866 GHz to 3.50 GHz
FSB speeds1066 MT/s to 1600 MT/s
Cache
L2 cache6 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP Server
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitecturePenryn
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 2
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 52xx

On November 11, 2007, Intel released the dual-core CPU (Xeon branded 5200 series) codenamed Wolfdale-DP (product code 80573).[12] It is built on a 45 nm process like the desktop Core 2 Duo and Xeon Wolfdale, featuring Intel 64 (Intel's x86-64 implementation), the XD bit, and Virtualization Technology. It is unclear whether the Demand-based switching power management is available on the L5238.[13] Wolfdale has 6 MB of shared L2 cache.

Model Speed (GHz) L2 cache FSB TDP
E5205 1.86 GHz 6 MB 1066 MT/s 65 W
L5238 2.66 GHz 1333 MT/s 35 W
L5240 3.00 GHz 40 W
X5260 3.33 GHz 80 W
X5270 3.50 GHz
X5272 3.40 GHz 1600 MT/s

7200-series "Tigerton" edit

The 7200 series, codenamed Tigerton (product code 80564) is an MP-capable processor, similar to the 7300 series, but, in contrast, there is a single dual-core die.[14][15][16][17]

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
E7210 2.40 GHz 4 MB 1066 MT/s 80 W
E7220 2.93 GHz

Quad-Core and Six-Core Xeon edit

3200-series "Kentsfield " edit

Intel released rebranded versions of its quad-core (2×2) Core 2 Quad processor as the Xeon 3200-series (product code 80562) on January 7, 2007.[18] The 2 × 2 "quad-core" (dual-die dual-core[19]) comprised two separate dual-core die next to each other in one CPU package. The models are the X3210, X3220 and X3230, running at 2.13 GHz, 2.4 GHz and 2.66 GHz, respectively.[20] Like the 3000-series, these models only support single-CPU operation and operate on a 1066 MT/s front-side bus. It is targeted at the "blade" market. The X3220 is also branded and sold as Core2 Quad Q6600, the X3230 as Q6700.

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
X3210 2.13 GHz 4 MB × 2 1066 MT/s 100/105 W
X3220 2.40 GHz
X3230 2.66 GHz 100 W

3300-series "Yorkfield" edit

Intel released relabeled versions of its quad-core Core 2 Quad Yorkfield Q9300, Q9400, Q9x50 and QX9770 processors as the Xeon 3300-series (product code 80569). This processor comprises two separate dual-core dies next to each other in one CPU package and manufactured in a 45 nm process. The models are the X3320, X3330, X3350, X3360, X3370 and X3380, being rebadged Q9300, Q9400, Q9450, Q9550, Q9650, QX9770, running at 2.50 GHz, 2.66 GHz, 2.66 GHz, 2.83 GHz, 3.0 GHz, and 3.16 GHz, respectively. The L2 cache is a unified 6 MB per die (except for the X3320 and X3330 with a smaller 3 MB L2 cache per die), and a front-side bus of 1333 MHz. All models feature Intel 64 (Intel's x86-64 implementation), the XD bit, and Virtualization Technology, as well as Demand-based switching.

The Yorkfield-CL (product code 80584) variant of these processors are X3323, X3353 and X3363. They have a reduced TDP of 80W and are made for single-CPU LGA 771 systems instead of LGA 775, which is used in all other Yorkfield processors. In all other respects, they are identical to their Yorkfield counterparts.

5300-series "Clovertown" edit

Clovertown
 
General information
Launched2006
Discontinuedpresent
CPUID code06Fx
Product code80563
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.60 GHz to 3.0 GHz
FSB speeds1066 MT/s to 1333 
Cache
L2 cache2×4 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP Server
Technology node65 nm
MicroarchitectureCore
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 4
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 53xx

A quad-core (2×2) successor of the Woodcrest for DP segment, consisting of two dual-core Woodcrest chips in one package similarly to the dual-core Pentium D branded CPUs (two single-core chips) or the quad-core Kentsfield. All Clovertowns use the LGA 771 package. The Clovertown has been usually implemented with two Woodcrest dies on a multi-chip module, with 8 MB of L2 cache (4 MB per die). Like Woodcrest, lower models use a 1066 MT/s FSB, and higher models use a 1333 MT/s FSB. Intel released Clovertown, product code 80563, on November 14, 2006[21] with models E5310, E5320, E5335, E5345, and X5355, ranging from 1.6 GHz to 2.66 GHz. All models support: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), Intel VT. The E and X designations are borrowed from Intel's Core 2 model numbering scheme; an ending of -0 implies a 1066 MT/s FSB, and an ending of -5 implies a 1333 MT/s FSB.[20] All models have a TDP of 80 W with the exception of the X5355, which has a TDP of 120 W, and the X5365, which has a TDP of 150 W. A low-voltage version of Clovertown with a TDP of 50 W has a model numbers L5310, L5320 and L5335 (1.6 GHz, 1.86 GHz and 2.0 GHz respectively). The 3.0 GHz X5365 arrived in July 2007, and became available in the Apple Mac Pro[22] on April 4, 2007.[23][24] The X5365 performs up to around 38 GFLOPS in the LINPACK benchmark.[25]

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
E5310 1.60 GHz 4 MB × 2 1066 MT/s 80 W
L5310 50 W
E5320 1.86 GHz 80 W
L5320 50 W
E5335 2.00 GHz 1333 MT/s 80 W
L5335 50 W
E5345 2.33 GHz 80 W
X5355 2.66 GHz 120 W
X5365 3.00 GHz 150 W

5400-series "Harpertown" edit

Harpertown
General information
Launched2007
Discontinuedpresent
CPUID code1067x
Product code80574
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2.0 GHz to 3.40 GHz
FSB speeds1066 MT/s to 1600 
Cache
L2 cache2 × 6 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP Server
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitecturePenryn
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 4
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)

On November 11, 2007 Intel presented Yorkfield-based Xeons – called Harpertown (product code 80574) – to the public.[26] This family consists of dual die quad-core CPUs manufactured on a 45 nm process and featuring 1066 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1600 MHz front-side buses, with TDP rated from 40 W to 150 W depending on the model. These processors fit in the LGA 771 package. All models feature Intel 64 (Intel's x86-64 implementation), the XD bit, and Virtualization Technology. All except the E5405 and L5408 also feature Demand-based switching. The supplementary character in front of the model-number represents the thermal rating: an L depicts a TDP of 40 W or 50 W, an E depicts 80 W whereas an X is 120 W TDP or above. The speed of 3.00 GHz comes as four models, two models with 80 W TDP two other models with 120 W TDP with 1333 MHz or 1600 MHz front-side bus respectively. The fastest Harpertown is the X5492 whose TDP of 150 W is higher than those of the Prescott-based Xeon DP but having twice as many cores. (The X5482 is also sold under the name "Core 2 Extreme QX9775" for use in the Intel Skulltrail system.)

Intel 1.6 GT/s front-side bus Xeon processors will drop into the Intel 5400 (Seaburg) chipset whereas several mainboards featuring the Intel 5000/5200-chipset are enabled to run the processors with a 1333 MHz front-side bus speed. Seaburg features support for dual PCIe 2.0 x16 slots and up to 128 GB of memory.[27][28]

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
E5405 2.00 GHz 2 × 6 MB 1333 MT/s 80 W
L5408 2.13 GHz 1066 MT/s 40 W
E5410 2.33 GHz 1333 MT/s 80 W
L5410 50 W
E5420 2.50 GHz 80 W
L5420 50 W
E5430 2.66 GHz 80 W
L5430 50 W
E5440 2.83 GHz 80 W
X5450 3.00 GHz 120 W
E5450 80 W
X5460 3.16 GHz 120 W
X5470 3.33 GHz
E5462 2.80 GHz 1600 MT/s 80 W
E5472 3.00 GHz
X5472 120 W
X5482 3.20 GHz 150 W
X5492 3.40 GHz

7300-series "Tigerton QC" edit

Tigerton
General information
Launched2007
Discontinuedpresent
CPUID code06Fx
Product code80564
80565
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.60 GHz to 2.933 GHz
FSB speeds1066 MT/s
Cache
L2 cache2×2 or 2×4 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationMP Server
Technology node65 nm
MicroarchitectureCore
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 4
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 72xx
  • Xeon 73xx

The 7300 series, codenamed Tigerton QC (product code 80565) is a four-socket (packaged in Socket 604) and more capable quad-core processor, consisting of two dual core Core 2 architecture silicon chips on a single ceramic module, similar to Intel's Xeon 5300 series Clovertown processor modules.[29]

The 7300 series uses Intel's Caneland (Clarksboro) platform.

Intel claims the 7300 series Xeons offer more than twice the performance per watt as Intel's previous generation 7100 series. The 7300 series' Caneland chipset provides a point to point interface allowing the full front side bus bandwidth per processor.

The 7xxx series is aimed at the large server market, supporting configurations of up to 32 CPUs per host.

Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP
E7310 1.60 GHz 2×2 MB 1066 MT/s 80 W
E7320 2.13 GHz
E7330 2.40 GHz 2×3 MB
E7340 2×4 MB
L7345 1.86 GHz 50 W
X7350 2.93 GHz 130 W

7400-series "Dunnington" edit

Dunnington
General information
Launched2008
Discontinuedpresent
CPUID code106D1
Product code80582
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate2.133 GHz to 2.66 GHz
FSB speeds1066 MT/s
Cache
L1 cache6 × 96 KB
L2 cache3 × 3 MB
L3 cache16 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationMP Server
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitecturePenryn
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 6
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 74xx

Dunnington[30] – the last CPU of the Penryn generation and Intel's first multi-core (above two) die – features a single-die six- (or hexa-) core design with three unified 3 MB L2 caches (resembling three merged 45 nm dual-core Wolfdale-3M dies), and 96 kB L1 cache (Data) and 16 MB of L3 cache. It features a 1.07 GT/s FSB, fits into the Tigerton's mPGA604 socket, and is compatible with both the Intel Caneland and IBM X4 chipsets. These processors support DDR2-1066 (533 MHz), and have a maximum TDP below 130 W. They are intended for blades and other stacked computer systems. Availability was scheduled for the second half of 2008. It was followed shortly by the Nehalem microarchitecture. Total transistor count is 1.9 billion.[31]

Announced on September 15, 2008.[32]

Model Speed L3 cache FSB TDP Cores
E7420 2.13 GHz 8 MB 1066 MT/s 90 W 4
E7430 12 MB
E7440 2.40 GHz 16 MB
L7445 2.13 GHz 12 MB 50 W
E7450 2.40 GHz 90 W 6
L7455 2.13 GHz 65 W
X7460 2.66 GHz 16 MB 130 W

Nehalem-based Xeon edit

3400-series "Lynnfield" edit

Xeon 3400-series processors based on Lynnfield are designed for entry-level servers compared to Bloomfield, which is designed for uniprocessor workstations. Like Bloomfield, they are quad-core single-package processors based on the Nehalem microarchitecture, but were introduced almost a year later, in September 2009. The same processors are marketed for mid-range to high-end desktops systems as Core i5 and Core i7. They have two integrated memory channels as well as PCI Express and Direct Media Interface (DMI) links, but no QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) interface.

3400-series "Clarkdale" edit

At low end of the 3400-series is not a Lynnfield but a Clarkdale processor, which is also used in the Core i3-500 and Core i5-600 processors as well as the Celeron G1000 and G6000 Pentium series. A single model was released in March 2010, the Xeon L3406. Compared to all other Clarkdale-based products, this one does not support integrated graphics, but has a much lower thermal design power of just 30 W. Compared to the Lynnfield-based Xeon 3400 models, it only offers two cores.

W3500-series "Bloomfield" edit

Bloomfield (or Nehalem-E) is the codename for the successor to the Xeon 3300 series, is based on the Nehalem microarchitecture and uses the same 45 nm manufacturing methods as Intel's Penryn. The first processor released with the Nehalem architecture is the high-end desktop Core i7, which was released in November 2008. This is the server version for single CPU systems. This is a single-socket Intel Xeon processor designed for uniprocessor workstations.

The performance improvements over the previous Xeon 3300 series are based mainly on:

  • Integrated memory controller supporting three memory channels of DDR3 UDIMM (Unbuffered) or RDIMM (Registered)
  • A new point-to-point processor interconnect QuickPath, replacing the legacy front side bus
  • Simultaneous multithreading by multiple cores and hyper-threading (2× per core).
  • Turbo Boost, an overclocking technology that allows the CPU to run at a clock speed higher than the base speed as needed
Model Speed L3 cache QPI speed DDR3 speed TDP Cores Threads Turbo-Boost
W3503 2.40 GHz 4 MB 4.8 GT/s 1066 MT/s 130 W 2 No
W3505 2.53 GHz
W3520 2.66 GHz 8 MB 4 8 Yes
W3530 2.80 GHz
W3540 2.93 GHz
W3550 3.06 GHz
W3565 3.20 GHz
W3570 3.2 GHz 6.4 GT/s 1333 MT/s
W3580 3.33 GHz

5500-series "Gainestown" edit

Gainestown
General information
Launched2008
Discontinuedpresent
CPUID code106Ax
Product code80602
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.866 GHz to 3.333 GHz
Cache
L2 cache4×256 kB
L3 cache8 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP Server
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitectureNehalem
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 4
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 55xx

Gainestown or Nehalem-EP (Efficient Performance), the successor to Wolfdale-DP, and Harpertown, is based on the Nehalem microarchitecture and uses the same 45 nm manufacturing methods. The first processor released with the Nehalem microarchitecture is the high-end desktop Core i7, which was released in November 2008. Server processors of the Xeon 55xx range were first supplied to testers in December 2008.[33]

The performance improvements over Wolfdale-DP and Harpertown processors are based mainly on:

  • Monolithic design for quad-core models
  • Integrated memory controller supporting three memory channels of DDR3 memory with ECC support.
  • A new point-to-point processor interconnect QuickPath, replacing the legacy front side bus. Gainestown has two QuickPath interfaces.
  • Hyper-threading (2× per core, starting from 5518), that was already present in NetBurst-based processors
  • Turbo Boost, an overclocking technology that allows the CPU to run at a clock speed higher than the base speed as needed
Model Speed L3 cache QPI speed DDR3 speed TDP Cores Threads Turbo-Boost
E5502 1.87 GHz 4 MB 4.8 GT/s 800 MT/s 80 W 2 No
E5503 2.00 GHz
E5504 4 4
E5506 2.13 GHz
L5506 60 W
E5507 2.26 GHz 80 W
L5518 2.13 GHz 8 MB 5.86 GT/s 1066 MT/s 60 W 8 Yes
E5520 2.26 GHz 80 W
L5520 60 W
E5530 2.40 GHz 80 W
L5530 60 W
E5540 2.53 GHz 80 W
X5550 2.66 GHz 6.4 GT/s 1333 MT/s 95 W
X5560 2.80 GHz
X5570 2.93 GHz
W5580 3.20 GHz 130 W
W5590 3.33 GHz

C3500/C5500-series "Jasper Forest" edit

Jasper Forest
General information
Launched2010
Discontinuedpresent
CPUID code106Ex
Product code80612
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.733 GHz to 2.40 GHz
Cache
L2 cache4×256 kB
L3 cache8 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationUP/DP Server
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitectureNehalem
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 4
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon C35xx (UP)
  • Xeon C55xx (DP)
  • Celeron P1xxx (UP)

Jasper Forest is a Nehalem-based embedded processor with PCI Express connections on-die, core counts from 1 to 4 cores and power envelopes from 23 to 85 watts.[34]

The uni-processor version without QPI comes as LC35xx and EC35xx, while the dual-processor version is sold as LC55xx and EC55xx and uses QPI for communication between the processors. Both versions use a DMI link to communicate with the 3420 that is also used in the 3400-series Lynfield Xeon processors, but use an LGA 1366 package that is otherwise used for processors with QPI but no DMI or PCI Express links. The CPUID code of both Lynnfield and Jasper forest is 106Ex, i.e., family 6, model 30.

The Celeron P1053 belongs into the same family as the LC35xx series, but lacks some RAS features that are present in the Xeon version.

W3600/5600-series "Gulftown" & "Westmere-EP" edit

Gulftown and Westmere-EP, six-core 32 nm architecture Westmere-based processors, are the basis for the Xeon 36xx and 56xx series and the Core i7-980X. It launched in the first quarter of 2010. The 36xx-series follows the 35xx-series Bloomfield uni-processor model while the 56xx-series follows the 55xx-series Gainestown dual-processor model and both are socket compatible to their predecessors.

Model Speed L3 cache QPI speed DDR3 speed TDP Cores Threads Turbo-Boost
W3670 3.20 GHz 12 MB 4.8 GT/s 1066 MT/s 130 W 6 12 Yes
W3680 3.33 GHz 6.4 GT/s 1333 MT/s
W3690 3.46 GHz
E5603 1.60 GHz 4 MB 4.8 GT/s 800 MT/s 80 W 4 4 No
E5606 2.13 GHz 8 MB 1066 MT/s
E5607 2.26 GHz
L5609 1.86 GHz 12 MB 40 W
L5618 5.86 GT/s 8 Yes
E5620 2.40 GHz 80 W
L5630 2.13 GHz 40 W
E5630 2.53 GHz 80 W
L5638 2.00 GHz 1333 MT/s 60 W 6 12
L5639 2.13 GHz
L5640 2.26 GHz
E5640 2.66 GHz 1066 MT/s 80 W 4 8
L5645 2.40 GHz 1333 MT/s 60 W 6 12
E5645 80 W
E5649 2.53 GHz
X5650 2.66 GHz 6.4 GT/s 95 W
X5660 2.80 GHz
X5667 3.06 GHz 4 8
X5670 2.93 GHz 6 12
X5672 3.20 GHz 4 8
X5675 3.06 GHz 6 12
X5677 3.46 GHz 130 W 4 8
X5679 3.20 GHz 1066 MT/s 115 W 6 12
X5680 3.33 GHz 1333 MT/s 130 W
X5687 3.60 GHz 4 8
X5690 3.46 GHz 6 12
X5698 4.40 GHz 1066 MT/s 2 4 No

6500/7500-series "Beckton" edit

Beckton
 
Xeon E7530 (with and without the heat spreader)
General information
LaunchedMarch 30, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-03-30)
DiscontinuedQ4 2012
Marketed byIntel
Designed byIntel
Common manufacturer(s)
CPUID code206Ex
Product code80604
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.733 GHz to 2.667 GHz
QPI speeds6.4 GT/s
Cache
L2 cache256 KB per core
L3 cacheUp to 24 MB
Architecture and classification
ApplicationDP/MP Server
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitectureNehalem
Instruction setx86
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 4-8
Package(s)
Products, models, variants
Brand name(s)
  • Xeon 65xx (DP)
  • Xeon 75xx (MP)

Beckton or Nehalem-EX (Expandable server market) is a Nehalem-based processor with up to eight cores and uses buffering inside the chipset to support up to 16 standard DDR3 DIMMs per CPU socket without requiring the use of FB-DIMMs.[35] Unlike all previous Xeon MP processors, Nehalem-EX uses the new LGA 1567 (Socket LS) package, replacing the Socket 604 used in the previous models, up to Xeon 7400 "Dunnington". The 75xx models have four QuickPath interfaces, so it can be used in up-to eight-socket configurations, while the 65xx models are only for up to two sockets. Designed by the Digital Enterprise Group (DEG) Santa Clara and Hudson Design Teams, Beckton is manufactured on the P1266 (45 nm) technology. Its launch in March 2010 coincided with that of its direct competitor, AMD's Opteron 6xxx "Magny-Cours".[36]

Most models limit the number of cores and QPI links as well as the L3 cache size in order to get a broader range of products out of the single chip design.

E7-x8xx-series "Westmere-EX" edit

Westmere-EX is the follow-on to Beckton/Nehalem-EX and the first Intel processor to have ten CPU cores. The microarchitecture is the same as in the six-core Gulftown/Westmere-EP processor, but it uses the LGA 1567 package like Beckton to support up to eight sockets.

Starting with Westmere-EX, the naming scheme has changed once again, with "E7-xxxx" now signifying the high-end line of Xeon processors using a package that supports larger than two-CPU configurations, formerly the 7xxx series. Similarly, the 3xxx uniprocessor and 5xxx dual-processor series turned into E3-xxxx and E5-xxxx, respectively, for later processors.

Sandy Bridge- and Ivy Bridge-based Xeon edit

E3-12xx-series "Sandy Bridge" edit

The Xeon E3-12xx line of processors, introduced in April 2011, uses the Sandy Bridge chips that are also the base for the Core i3/i5/i7-2xxx and Celeron/Pentium Gxxx products using the same LGA 1155 socket, but with a different set of features disabled. Notably, the Xeon variants include support for ECC memory, VT-d and trusted execution that are not present on the consumer models, while only some Xeon E3 enable the integrated GPU that is present on Sandy Bridge. Like its Xeon 3400-series predecessors, the Xeon E3 only supports operation with a single CPU socket and is targeted at entry-level workstations and servers. The CPUID of this processor is 0206A7h, the product code is 80623.

E3-12xx v2-series "Ivy Bridge" edit

Xeon E3-12xx v2 is a minor update of the Sandy Bridge-based E3-12xx, using the 22 nm shrink, and providing slightly better performance while remaining backwards compatible. They were released in May 2012 and mirror the desktop Core i3/i5/i7-3xxx parts.

E5-14xx/24xx series "Sandy Bridge-EN" and E5-16xx/26xx/46xx-series "Sandy Bridge-EP" edit

The Xeon E5-16xx processors follow the previous Xeon 3500/3600-series products as the high-end single-socket platform, using the LGA 2011 package introduced with this processor. They share the Sandy Bridge-E platform with the single-socket Core i7-38xx and i7-39xx processors. The CPU chips have no integrated GPU but eight CPU cores, some of which are disabled in the entry-level products. The Xeon E5-26xx line has the same features but also enables multi-socket operation like the earlier Xeon 5000-series and Xeon 7000-series processors.

E5-14xx v2/24xx v2 series "Ivy Bridge-EN" and E5-16xx v2/26xx v2/46xx v2 series "Ivy Bridge-EP" edit

The Xeon E5 v2 line was an update, released in September 2013 to replace the original Xeon E5 processors with a variant based on the Ivy Bridge shrink. The maximum number of CPU cores was raised to 12 per processor module and the total L3 cache was upped to 30 MB.[37][38] The consumer version of the Xeon E5-16xx v2 processor is the Core i7-48xx and 49xx.

E7-28xx v2/48xx v2/88xx v2 series "Ivy Bridge-EX" edit

The Xeon E7 v2 line was an update, released in February 2014 to replace the original Xeon E7 processors with a variant based on the Ivy Bridge shrink. There was no Sandy Bridge version of these processors but rather a Westmere version.

Haswell-based Xeon edit

E3-12xx v3 series "Haswell-WS" edit

 
Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 CPU, sitting atop the inside part of its retail box that contains an OEM fan-cooled heatsink
 
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 CPU, pin side

Introduced in May 2013, Xeon E3-12xx v3 is the first Xeon series based on the Haswell microarchitecture. It uses the new LGA 1150 socket, which was introduced with the desktop Core i5/i7 Haswell processors, incompatible with the LGA 1155 that was used in Xeon E3 and E3 v2. As before, the main difference between the desktop and server versions is added support for ECC memory in the Xeon-branded parts. The main benefit of the new microarchitecture is better power efficiency.

E5-16xx/26xx v3 series "Haswell-EP" edit

 
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 CPU; its retail box contains no OEM heatsink.

Introduced in September 2014, Xeon E5-16xx v3 and Xeon E5-26xx v3 series use the new LGA 2011-v3 socket, which is incompatible with the LGA 2011 socket used by earlier Xeon E5 and E5 v2 generations based on Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge microarchitectures. Some of the main benefits of this generation, compared to the previous one, are improved power efficiency, higher core counts, and bigger last level caches (LLCs). Following the already used nomenclature, Xeon E5-26xx v3 series allows dual-socket operation.

One of the new features of this generation is that Xeon E5 v3 models with more than 10 cores support cluster on die (COD) operation mode, allowing CPU's multiple columns of cores and LLC slices to be logically divided into what is presented as two non-uniform memory access (NUMA) CPUs to the operating system. By keeping data and instructions local to the "partition" of CPU which is processing them, thus decreasing the LLC access latency, COD brings performance improvements to NUMA-aware operating systems and applications.[39]

E7-48xx/88xx v3 series "Haswell-EX" edit

Introduced in May 2015, Xeon E7-48xx v3 and Xeon E7-88xx v3 series provide higher core counts, higher per-core performance and improved reliability features, compared to the previous Xeon E7 v2 generation. Following the usual SKU nomenclature, Xeon E7-48xx v3 and E7-88xx v3 series allow multi-socket operation, supporting up to quad- and eight-socket configurations, respectively.[40][41] These processors use the LGA 2011 (R1) socket.[42]

Xeon E7-48xx v3 and E7-88xx v3 series contain a quad-channel integrated memory controller (IMC), supporting both DDR3 and DDR4 LRDIMM or RDIMM memory modules through the use of Jordan Creek (DDR3) or Jordan Creek 2 (DDR4) memory buffer chips. Both versions of the memory buffer chip connect to the processor using version 2.0 of the Intel Scalable Memory Interconnect (SMI) interface, while supporting lockstep memory layouts for improved reliability. Up to four memory buffer chips can be connected to a processor, with up to six DIMM slots supported per each memory buffer chip.[40][41]

Xeon E7-48xx v3 and E7-88xx v3 series also contain functional bug-free support for Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX), which was disabled via a microcode update in August 2014 for Haswell-E, Haswell-WS (E3-12xx v3) and Haswell-EP (E5-16xx/26xx v3) models, due to a bug that was discovered in the TSX implementation.[40][41][43][44][45][46]

Broadwell-based Xeon edit

E3-12xx v4 series "Broadwell-H" edit

Introduced in June 2015, Xeon E3-12xx v4 is the first Xeon series based on the Broadwell microarchitecture. It uses LGA 1150 socket, which was introduced with the desktop Core i5/i7 Haswell processors. As before, the main difference between the desktop and server versions is added support for ECC memory in the Xeon-branded parts. The main benefit of the new microarchitecture is the new lithography process, which results in better power efficiency.

Skylake-based Xeon edit

E3-12xx v5 series "Skylake-S" edit

Introduced in October 2015, Xeon E3-12xx v5 is the first Xeon series based on the Skylake microarchitecture. It uses new LGA 1151 socket, which was introduced with the desktop Core i5/i7 Skylake processors. Although it uses the same socket as consumer processors, it is limited to the C200 server chipset series and will not work with consumer chipsets like Z170. As before, the main difference between the desktop and server versions is added support for ECC memory in the Xeon-branded parts.

1st generation Xeon Scalable "Skylake-SP" edit

Kaby Lake-based Xeon edit

E3-12xx v6 series edit

Introduced in January 2017, Xeon E3-12xx v6 is the first Xeon series based on the Kaby Lake microarchitecture. It uses the same LGA 1151 socket, which was introduced with the desktop Core i5/i7 Kaby Lake processors. As before, the main difference between the desktop and server versions is added support for ECC memory and improved energy efficiency in the Xeon-branded parts.

Coffee Lake-based Xeon edit

Coffee Lake-E (Server/Workstation) edit

Processor
branding
Model Cores

(Threads)

Base CPU
clock rate
Max. Turbo

clock rate

GPU max GPU
clock rate
L3
cache [note 1]
TDP Memory
support
Price
(USD)
Xeon E 2186G 6 (12) 3.8 GHz 4.7 GHz UHD P630 1.20 GHz 12 MB 95 W Up to 64 GB[note 2]
DDR4 2666
ECC memory
supported
$506
2176G 3.7 GHz 80 W $406
2174G 4 (8) 3.8 GHz 8 MB 71 W $370
2146G 6 (12) 3.5 GHz 4.5 GHz 12 MB 80 W $350
2144G 4 (8) 3.6 GHz 8 MB 71 W $306
2136 6 (12) 3.3 GHz N/A 12 MB 80 W $319
2134 4 (8) 3.5 GHz 8 MB 71 W $281
2126G 6 (6) 3.3 GHz UHD P630 1.20 GHz 12 MB 80 W $286
2124G 4 (4) 3.4 GHz 8 MB 71 W $245
2124 3.3 GHz 4.3 GHz N/A $217
2104G 3.2 GHz N/A UHD P630 1.20 GHz 65 W $193

Coffee Lake-E Refresh (Server/Workstation) edit

Processor
branding
Model Cores

(Threads)

Base CPU
clock rate
Max. Turbo

clock rate

GPU max GPU
clock rate
L3
cache [note 3]
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Xeon E 2288G 8 (16) 3.7 GHz 5.0 GHz UHD P630 1.20 GHz 16 MiB 95 W Up to 128 GB[note 4]
DDR4 2666
ECC memory
supported
$539
2286G 6 (12) 4.0 GHz 4.9 GHz 12 MiB $450
2278G 8 (16) 3.4 GHz 5.0 GHz 16 MiB 80 W $494
2276G 6 (12) 3.8 GHz 4.9 GHz 12 MiB $362
2274G 4 (8) 4.0 GHz 8 MiB 83 W $328
2246G 6 (12) 3.6 GHz 4.8 GHz 12 MiB 80 W $311
2244G 4 (8) 3.8 GHz 8 MiB 71 W $272
2236 6 (12) 3.4 GHz N/A 12 MiB 80 W $284
2234 4 (8) 3.6 GHz 8 MiB 71 W $250
2226G 6 (6) 3.4 GHz 4.7 GHz UHD P630 1.20 GHz 12 MiB 80 W $255
2224G 4 (4) 3.5 GHz 8 MiB 71 W $213
2224 3.4 GHz 4.6 GHz N/A $193

Comet Lake-based Xeon edit

Cascade Lake-based Xeon edit

Variants edit

  • Server: Cascade Lake-SP (Scalable Performance; meaning multi physical processors configuration), Cascade Lake-AP (Advanced Performance)
  • Workstation: Cascade Lake-W
  • Enthusiast: Cascade Lake-X

Cooper Lake-based Xeon edit

The 3rd generation Xeon SP processors for 4S and 8S.

Ice Lake-based Xeon edit

The 3rd generation Xeon SP processors for WS, 1S and 2S.

Rocket Lake-based Xeon edit

Sapphire Rapids-based Xeon edit

Introduced in 2023, the 4th generation Xeon Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids-SP and Sapphire Rapids-HBM) and Xeon W-2400 and W-3400 series (Sapphire Rapids-WS) provide large performance enhancements over the prior generation.

Features edit

CPU edit

  • Up to 60 Golden Cove CPU cores per package
  • AVX512-FP16
  • TSX Suspend Load Address Tracking (TSXLDTRK)
  • Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX)
  • Trust Domain Extensions (TDX), a collection of technologies to help deploy hardware-isolated virtual machines (VMs) called trust domains (TDs)
  • In-Field Scan (IFS), a technology that allows for testing the processor for potential hardware faults without taking it completely offline
  • Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA), allows for speeding up data copy and transformation between different kinds of storage
  • QuickAssist Technology (QAT), allows for improved performance of compression and encryption tasks
  • Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB), allows for offloading tasks of load balancing, packet prioritization and queue management
  • In-Memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA), allows accelerating in-memory databases and big data analytics

Not all accelerators are available in all processor models. Some accelerators are available under the Intel On Demand program, also known as Software Defined Silicon (SDSi), where a license is required to activate a given accelerator that is physically present in the processor. The license can be obtained as a one-time purchase or as a paid subscription. Activating the license requires support in the operating system. A driver with the necessary support was added in Linux kernel version 6.2.

I/O edit

Emerald Rapids-based Xeon edit

Supercomputers edit

By 2013 Xeon processors were ubiquitous in supercomputers—more than 80% of the TOP500 machines in 2013 used them. For the fastest machines, much of the performance comes from compute accelerators; Intel's entry into that market was the Xeon Phi, the first machines using it appeared in June 2012 and by June 2013 it was used in the fastest computer in the world.

  • The first Xeon-based machines in the top-10 appeared in November 2002, two clusters at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and at NOAA.
  • The first Xeon-based machine to be in the first place of the TOP500 was the Chinese Tianhe-IA in November 2010, which used a mixed Xeon-Nvidia GPU configuration; it was overtaken by the Japanese K computer in 2012, but the Tianhe-2 system using 12-core Xeon E5-2692 processors and Xeon Phi cards occupied the first place in both TOP500 lists of 2013.
  • The SuperMUC system, using eight-core Xeon E5-2680 processors but no accelerator cards, managed fourth place in June 2012 and had dropped to tenth by November 2013
  • Xeon processor-based systems are among the top 20 fastest systems by memory bandwidth as measured by the STREAM benchmark.[47]
  • An Intel Xeon virtual SMP system using ScaleMP's Versatile SMP (vSMP) architecture with 128 cores and 1 TiB RAM.[48] This system aggregates 16 Stoakley platform (Seaburg chipset) systems with total of 32 Harpertown processors.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ MiB = MB = 1024 kB
  2. ^ 128 GB after BIOS update
  3. ^ MiB = MB = 1024 kB
  4. ^ GB = 1024 MB = 1024^2 kB = 1024^3 B

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Not to be confused with Xenon or Intel Xe Xeon ˈ z iː ɒ n ZEE on is a brand of x86 microprocessors designed manufactured and marketed by Intel targeted at the non consumer workstation server and embedded markets It was introduced in June 1998 Xeon processors are based on the same architecture as regular desktop grade CPUs but have advanced features such as support for error correction code ECC memory higher core counts more PCI Express lanes support for larger amounts of RAM larger cache memory and extra provision for enterprise grade reliability availability and serviceability RAS features responsible for handling hardware exceptions through the Machine Check Architecture MCA They are often capable of safely continuing execution where a normal processor cannot due to these extra RAS features depending on the type and severity of the machine check exception MCE Some also support multi socket systems with two four or eight sockets through use of the Ultra Path Interconnect UPI bus which replaced the older QuickPath Interconnect QPI bus XeonLogo since 2020General informationLaunchedJune 1998 25 years ago June 1998 Marketed byIntelDesigned byIntelCommon manufacturer s IntelTSMCPerformanceMax CPU clock rate400 MHz to 5 3 GHzFSB speeds100 MT s to 1 6 GT sQPI speeds4 8 GT s to 24 GT sDMI speeds2 0 GT s to 16 GT sData widthUp to 64 bitsAddress widthUp to 64 bitsVirtual address widthUp to 57 bitsCacheL1 cacheUp to 80 KB per coreL2 cacheUp to 2 MB per coreL3 cacheUp to 320 MB per socketL4 cacheUp to 64 GB HBM2e 1 Architecture and classificationApplicationServersWorkstationsEmbedded systemsTechnology node250 nm to Intel 3 and TSMC N5MicroarchitectureP6NetBurstCoreNehalemWestmereSandy BridgeIvy BridgeHaswellBroadwellSkylakeSunny CoveCypress CoveGolden CoveRaptor CoveRedwood CoveCrestmontInstruction setIA 32 x86 64InstructionsMMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE4 1 SSE4 2 AVX AVX2 FMA3 AVX 512 AVX VNNI TSX AES NI CLMUL RDRANDExtensionsSGX SHA TXT VT x VT dPhysical specificationsCoresUp to 64 cores per socket up to 128 threads per socket Memory RAM Up to 4 TB and 8 channels per socketUp to DDR5 5600 with ECC supportGPU s Intel Graphics Technology some models only Co processorXeon Phi 2010 2020 Socket s Slot 2Socket 603Socket 604LGA 775LGA 771LGA 1156LGA 1366LGA 1155LGA 2011LGA 1150LGA 2011 3LGA 1151LGA 1151v2LGA 1200LGA 1700LGA 2066LGA 3647LGA 4189LGA 4677LGA 7529Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon EXeon DXeon w3 2 Xeon w5 2 Xeon w7 2 Xeon w9 2 Xeon BronzeXeon SilverXeon GoldXeon PlatinumXeon Max 3 Variant s Itanium 2001 2020 HistoryPredecessor s Pentium ProSupport statusSupported Intel Xeon E5 1620 s front and back Contents 1 Overview 2 P6 based Xeon 2 1 Pentium II Xeon 2 2 Pentium III Xeon 3 NetBurst based Xeon 3 1 Xeon DP and Xeon MP 32 bit 3 1 1 Foster 3 1 2 Prestonia 3 1 3 Gallatin 3 2 Xeon DP and Xeon MP 64 bit 3 2 1 Nocona and Irwindale 3 2 2 Cranford and Potomac 3 3 Dual Core Xeon 3 3 1 Paxville DP 3 3 2 7000 series Paxville MP 3 3 3 7100 series Tulsa 3 3 4 5000 series Dempsey 4 Pentium M Yonah based Xeon 4 1 LV ULV Sossaman 5 Core based Xeon 5 1 Dual Core 5 1 1 3000 series Conroe 5 1 2 3100 series Wolfdale 5 1 3 5100 series Woodcrest 5 1 4 5200 series Wolfdale DP 5 1 5 7200 series Tigerton 5 2 Quad Core and Six Core Xeon 5 2 1 3200 series Kentsfield 5 2 2 3300 series Yorkfield 5 2 3 5300 series Clovertown 5 2 4 5400 series Harpertown 5 2 5 7300 series Tigerton QC 5 2 6 7400 series Dunnington 6 Nehalem based Xeon 6 1 3400 series Lynnfield 6 2 3400 series Clarkdale 6 3 W3500 series Bloomfield 6 4 5500 series Gainestown 6 5 C3500 C5500 series Jasper Forest 6 6 W3600 5600 series Gulftown amp Westmere EP 6 7 6500 7500 series Beckton 6 8 E7 x8xx series Westmere EX 7 Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge based Xeon 7 1 E3 12xx series Sandy Bridge 7 2 E3 12xx v2 series Ivy Bridge 7 3 E5 14xx 24xx series Sandy Bridge EN and E5 16xx 26xx 46xx series Sandy Bridge EP 7 4 E5 14xx v2 24xx v2 series Ivy Bridge EN and E5 16xx v2 26xx v2 46xx v2 series Ivy Bridge EP 7 5 E7 28xx v2 48xx v2 88xx v2 series Ivy Bridge EX 8 Haswell based Xeon 8 1 E3 12xx v3 series Haswell WS 8 2 E5 16xx 26xx v3 series Haswell EP 8 3 E7 48xx 88xx v3 series Haswell EX 9 Broadwell based Xeon 9 1 E3 12xx v4 series Broadwell H 10 Skylake based Xeon 10 1 E3 12xx v5 series Skylake S 10 2 1st generation Xeon Scalable Skylake SP 11 Kaby Lake based Xeon 11 1 E3 12xx v6 series 12 Coffee Lake based Xeon 12 1 Coffee Lake E Server Workstation 12 2 Coffee Lake E Refresh Server Workstation 13 Comet Lake based Xeon 14 Cascade Lake based Xeon 14 1 Variants 15 Cooper Lake based Xeon 16 Ice Lake based Xeon 17 Rocket Lake based Xeon 18 Sapphire Rapids based Xeon 18 1 Features 18 1 1 CPU 18 1 2 I O 19 Emerald Rapids based Xeon 20 Supercomputers 21 See also 22 Notes 23 References 24 External linksOverview editThe Xeon brand has been maintained over several generations of IA 32 and x86 64 processors The P6 based models added the Xeon moniker to the end of the name of their corresponding desktop processor but a all models since 2001 used the name Xeon on its own The Xeon CPUs generally have more cache and cores than their desktop counterparts in addition to multiprocessing capabilities Some shortcomings that make Xeon processors unsuitable for most consumer grade desktop PCs include lower clock rates at the same price point since servers run more tasks in parallel than desktops core counts are more important than clock rates and usually the lack of an integrated graphics processing unit GPU Processor models prior to Sapphire Rapids WS lack support for overclocking with the exception of Xeon W 3175X Despite such disadvantages Xeon processors have always had popularity among some desktop users video editors and other power users mainly due to higher core count potential and higher performance to price ratio vs the Core i7 in terms of total computing power of all cores Since most Intel Xeon CPUs lack an integrated GPU systems built with those processors require a discrete graphics card or a separate GPU if computer monitor output is desired Intel Xeon is a distinct product line from the similarly named Intel Xeon Phi The first generation Xeon Phi is a completely different type of device more comparable to a graphics card it is designed for a PCI Express slot and is meant to be used as a multi core coprocessor like the Nvidia Tesla In the second generation Xeon Phi evolved into a main processor more similar to the Xeon It conforms to the same socket as a Xeon processor and is x86 compatible however as compared to Xeon the design point of the Xeon Phi emphasizes more cores with higher memory bandwidth Intel Xeon processor family Server 1 or 2 SocketsUP DP 3000 5000 E3 E5 1xxx and 2xxx E7 2xxx D E W seriesBronze Silver Gold non H Platinum non H Max 4 or 8 SocketsMP 7000 E5 4xxx E7 4xxx and 8xxx seriesGold H Platinum H Node Code named ofCores Releasedate Code named ofCores Releasedate250 nm Drake 1 Jun 1998Tanner 1 Mar 1999180 nm Cascades 256 KB L2 cache 1 Oct 1999 Cascades 700 and 900 MHz models only 1 May 2000Foster 1 May 2001 Foster MP 1 Mar 2002130 nm Prestonia 1 Feb 2002Gallatin DP 1 Jul 2003 Gallatin 1 Nov 200290 nm Nocona 1 Jun 2004 Cranford 1 Mar 2005Potomac 1 Mar 2005Irwindale 1 Feb 2005Paxville DP 2 Oct 2005 Paxville 2 Nov 200565 nm Dempsey 2 May 2006 Tulsa 2 Aug 2006Sossaman 2 Mar 2006Woodcrest 2 Jun 2006Conroe 2 Oct 2006Clovertown 4 Nov 2006 Tigerton Tigerton QC 2 4 Sep 2007Allendale 2 Jan 2007Kentsfield 4 Jan 200745 nm Wolfdale DP 2 Nov 2007Harpertown 4 Nov 2007 Dunnington QC Dunnington 4 6 Sep 2008Wolfdale 2 Feb 2008Yorkfield 4 Mar 2008Bloomfield W35xx 4 Mar 2009Gainestown 55xx 2 4 Mar 2009Lynnfield 34xx 4 Sep 2009Beckton 65xx 4 6 8 Mar 2010 Beckton 75xx 4 8 Mar 201032 nm Westmere EP 56xx 2 6 Mar 2010Gulftown W36xx 6 Mar 2010Clarkdale L34xx 2 Mar 2010Westmere EX E7 2xxx 6 10 Apr 2011 Westmere EX E7 4xxx 8xxx 6 10 Apr 2011Sandy Bridge DT EN EP 2 8 Mar 2012 Sandy Bridge EP E5 46xx 4 8 May 201222 nm Ivy Bridge E3 E5 1xxx E5 2xxx v2 2 12 Sep 2013 Ivy Bridge EP E5 46xx v2 4 12 Mar 2014Ivy Bridge EX E7 28xx v2 12 15 Feb 2014 Ivy Bridge EX E7 48xx 88xx v2 6 12 15 Feb 2014Haswell E3 E5 1xxx E5 2xxx v3 2 18 Sep 2014 Haswell EP E5 46xx v3 6 18 Jun 2015Haswell EX E7 48xx 88xx v3 4 18 May 201514 nm Broadwell E3 E5 1xxx E5 2xxx v4 4 22 Jun 2015Skylake S H E3 1xxx v5 4 Oct 2015Kaby Lake S H E3 1xxx v6 4 Mar 2017Skylake W SP Bronze and Silver 4 28 Jun 2017 Skylake SP Gold and Platinum 4 28 Jul 2017Cascade Lake W SP Bronze Silver R U 4 28 Apr 2019 Cascade Lake SP Gold non R U Platinum 4 28 Apr 2019Cooper Lake SP 8 28 Jun 202010 nm Ice Lake SP W 8 40 Apr 2021Ice Lake D 2 20 Feb 2022Intel 7 Sapphire Rapids SP WS HBM 6 56 Jan 2023 Sapphire Rapids SP 8 60 Jan 2023Emerald Rapids SP 8 64 Dec 2023List of Intel Xeon processorsP6 based Xeon editPentium II Xeon edit Main article List of Intel P6 based Xeon microprocessors Drake 250 nm nbsp 450 MHz Pentium II Xeon with 512 KB L2 cache The cartridge cover has been removed The first Xeon branded processor was the Pentium II Xeon code named Drake It was released in 1998 replacing the Pentium Pro in Intel s high end server lineup The Pentium II Xeon was a Deschutes Pentium II and shared the same product code 80523 with a full speed 512 kB 1 kB 1024 B 1 MB 1 MB 1024 kB 10242 B or 2 MB L2 cache The L2 cache was implemented with custom 512 kB SRAMs developed by Intel The number of SRAMs depended on the amount of cache A 512 kB configuration required one SRAM a 1 MB configuration two SRAMs and a 2 MB configuration four SRAMs on both sides of the PCB Each SRAM was a 12 90 mm by 17 23 mm 222 21 mm2 die fabricated in a 0 35 µm four layer metal CMOS process and packaged in a cavity down wire bonded land grid array LGA 4 The additional cache required a larger module and thus the Pentium II Xeon used a larger slot Slot 2 It was supported by the i440GX dual processor workstation chipset and the i450NX quad or octo processor server chipset Pentium III Xeon edit Main articles List of Intel P6 based Xeon microprocessors Tanner 250 nm and Cascades 180 nm nbsp Back of a Pentium III Xeon with its cover set aside there is a heatsink on the front side underneath of the circuit board nbsp Front of a Pentium III Xeon circuit board without its heatsink nbsp Die shot of a Cascades Pentium III XeonIn 1999 the Pentium II Xeon was replaced by the Pentium III Xeon Reflecting the incremental changes from the Pentium II Deschutes core to the Pentium III Katmai core the first Pentium III Xeon named Tanner was just like its predecessor except for the addition of Streaming SIMD Extensions SSE and a few cache controller improvements The product codes for Tanner mirrored that of Katmai 80525 The second version named Cascades was based on the Pentium III Coppermine core The Cascades Xeon used a 133 MT s front side bus and relatively small 256 kB on die L2 cache resulting in almost the same capabilities as the Slot 1 Coppermine processors which were capable of dual processor operation but not quad processor or octa processor operation To improve this situation Intel released another version officially also named Cascades but often referred to as Cascades 2 MB That came in two variants with 1 MB or 2 MB of L2 cache Its bus speed was fixed at 100 MT s though in practice the cache was able to offset this The product code for Cascades mirrored that of Coppermine 80526 NetBurst based Xeon editXeon DP and Xeon MP 32 bit edit Foster edit Main articles List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Foster 180 nm and Foster MP 180 nm In mid 2001 the Xeon brand was introduced Pentium was dropped from the name The initial variant that used the new NetBurst microarchitecture Foster was slightly different from the desktop Pentium 4 Willamette It was a decent clarification needed chip for workstations but for server applications it was almost always outperformed by the older Cascades cores with a 2 MB L2 cache and AMD s Athlon MP example needed Combined with the need to use expensive Rambus Dynamic RAM the Foster s sales were somewhat unimpressive example needed At most two Foster processors could be accommodated in a symmetric multiprocessing SMP system built with a mainstream chipset so a second version Foster MP was introduced with 512 KB or 1 MB L3 cache and the Jackson Hyper Threading capacity This improved performance slightly but not enough to lift it out of third place It was also priced much higher than the dual processor DP versions The Foster shared the 80528 product code with Willamette Prestonia edit Main article List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Prestonia 130 nm In 2002 Intel released a 130 nm version of Xeon branded CPU codenamed Prestonia It supported Intel s new Hyper Threading technology and had a 512 kB L2 cache This was based on the Northwood Pentium 4 core A new server chipset E7500 which allowed the use of dual channel DDR SDRAM was released to support this processor in servers and soon the bus speed was boosted to 533 MT s accompanied by a new socket and two new chipsets the E7501 for servers and the E7505 for workstations The Prestonia performed much better than its predecessor and noticeably better than Athlon MP The support of new features in the E75xx series also gave it a key advantage over the Pentium III Xeon and Athlon MP branded CPUs both stuck with rather old chipsets and it quickly became the top selling server workstation processor Gallatin edit Gallatin nbsp General informationLaunchedMarch 2003Discontinued2004CPUID code0F7xProduct code80537PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 50 GHz to 3 20 GHzFSB speeds400 MT s to 533 MT sCacheL1 cache8 kB 12 kuOps trace cacheL2 cache512 kBL3 cache1 MB 2 MB 4 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP and MP ServerTechnology node130 nmMicroarchitectureNetBurstInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores1Package s Socket 603 Socket 604Products models variantsBrand name s XeonMain articles List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Gallatin 130 nm and Gallatin MP 130 nm Subsequent to the Prestonia was the Gallatin which had an L3 cache of 1 MB or 2 MB Its Xeon MP version which succeeded Foster MP was popular in servers Later experience with the 130 nm process allowed Intel to create the Xeon MP branded Gallatin with 4 MB cache The Xeon branded Prestonia and Gallatin were designated 80532 like Northwood Xeon DP and Xeon MP 64 bit edit Nocona and Irwindale edit Main articles Pentium 4 Prescott List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Nocona 90 nm and Irwindale 90 nm Due to a lack of success with Intel s Itanium and Itanium 2 processors AMD was able to introduce x86 64 a 64 bit extension to the x86 architecture Intel followed suit by including Intel 64 formerly EM64T it is almost identical to AMD64 in the 90 nm version of the Pentium 4 Prescott and a Xeon version codenamed Nocona with 1 MB L2 cache was released in 2004 Released with it were the E7525 workstation E7520 and E7320 both server chipsets which added support for PCI Express 1 0a DDR2 and Serial ATA 1 0a The Xeon was noticeably slower than AMD s Opteron although it could be faster in situations where Hyper Threading came into play A slightly updated core called Irwindale was released in early 2005 with 2 MB L2 cache and the ability to have its clock speed reduced during low processor demand Although it was a bit more competitive than the Nocona had been independent tests showed that AMD s Opteron still outperformed Irwindale Both of these Prescott derived Xeons have the product code 80546 Cranford and Potomac edit Main articles Pentium 4 Prescott List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Cranford 90 nm and Potomac 90 nm 64 bit Xeon MPs were introduced in April 2005 The cheaper Cranford was an MP version of Nocona while the more expensive Potomac was a Cranford with 8 MB of L3 cache Like Nocona and Irwindale they also have product code 80546 Dual Core Xeon edit Paxville DP edit Main articles List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Paxville DP 90 nm and Pentium D Smithfield PaxvilleGeneral informationLaunchedOctober 2005DiscontinuedAugust 2008CPUID code0F48Product code80551 80560PerformanceMax CPU clock rate2 667 GHz to 3 0 GHzFSB speeds667 MT s to 800 MT sCacheL2 cache2 2 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP Server MP ServerTechnology node90 nmMicroarchitectureNetBurstInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores2Package s Socket 604Products models variantsBrand name s XeonThe first dual core CPU branded Xeon codenamed Paxville DP product code 80551 was released by Intel on October 10 2005 Paxville DP had NetBurst microarchitecture and was a dual core equivalent of the single core Irwindale related to the Pentium D branded Smithfield with 4 MB of L2 cache 2 MB per core The only Paxville DP model released ran at 2 8 GHz featured an 800 MT s front side bus and was produced using a 90 nm process 7000 series Paxville MP edit Main article List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Paxville MP 90 nm An MP capable version of Paxville codenamed Paxville MP product code 80560 was released on November 1 2005 There are two versions one with 2 MB of L2 cache 1 MB per core and one with 4 MB of L2 2 MB per core Paxville MP called the dual core Xeon 7000 series was produced using a 90 nm process Paxville MP clock ranges between 2 67 GHz and 3 0 GHz model numbers 7020 7041 with some models having a 667 MT s FSB and others having an 800 MT s FSB Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP7020 2 66 GHz 2 1 MB 667 MT s 165 W7030 2 80 GHz 800 MT s7040 3 00 GHz 2 2 MB 667 MT s7041 800 MT s7100 series Tulsa edit Main article List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Tulsa 65 nm TulsaGeneral informationLaunchedAugust 2006DiscontinuedAugust 2008CPUID code0F68Product code80550PerformanceMax CPU clock rate2 50 GHz to 3 50 GHzFSB speeds667 MT s to 800 MT sCacheL2 cache2 1 MBL3 cache16 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationMP ServerTechnology node65 nmMicroarchitectureNetBurstInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores2Package s Socket 604Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 71xxReleased on August 29 2006 5 the 7100 series codenamed Tulsa product code 80550 is an improved version of Paxville MP built on a 65 nm process with 2 MB of L2 cache 1 MB per core and up to 16 MB of L3 cache It uses Socket 604 6 Tulsa was released in two lines the N line uses a 667 MT s FSB and the M line uses an 800 MT s FSB The N line ranges from 2 5 GHz to 3 5 GHz model numbers 7110N 7150N and the M line ranges from 2 6 GHz to 3 4 GHz model numbers 7110M 7140M L3 cache ranges from 4 MB to 16 MB across the models 7 Model Speed L2 cache L3 cache FSB TDP7110N 2 50 GHz 2 MB 4 MB 667 MT s 0 95 W7110M 2 60 GHz 800 MT s7120N 3 00 GHz 667 MT s7120M 800 MT s7130N 3 16 GHz 8 MB 667 MT s 150 W7130M 3 20 GHz 800 MT s7140N 3 33 GHz 16 MB 667 MT s7140M 3 40 GHz 800 MT s7150N 3 50 GHz 667 MT s5000 series Dempsey edit Main article List of Intel NetBurst based Xeon microprocessors Dempsey 65 nm DempseyGeneral informationLaunchedMay 2006DiscontinuedAugust 2008PerformanceMax CPU clock rate2 50 GHz to 3 73 GHzFSB speeds667 MT s to 1066 MT sCacheL2 cache4 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP ServerTechnology node65nmMicroarchitectureNetBurstInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores2Package s LGA 771Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 50xxOn May 23 2006 Intel released the dual core CPU Xeon branded 5000 series codenamed Dempsey product code 80555 Released as the Dual Core Xeon 5000 series Dempsey is a NetBurst microarchitecture processor produced using a 65 nm process and is virtually identical to Intel s Presler Pentium Extreme Edition except for the addition of SMP support which lets Dempsey operate in dual processor systems Dempsey ranges between 2 50 GHz and 3 73 GHz model numbers 5020 5080 Some models have a 667 MT s FSB and others have a 1066 MT s FSB Dempsey has 4 MB of L2 cache 2 MB per core A Medium Voltage model at 3 2 GHz and 1066 MT s FSB model number 5063 has also been released Dempsey also introduces a new interface for Xeon processors LGA 771 also known as Socket J Dempsey was the first Xeon core in a long time to be somewhat competitive with its Opteron based counterparts although it could not claim a decisive lead in any performance metric that would have to wait for its successor the Woodcrest Model Speed GHz L2 cache FSB TDP5020 2 50 GHz 2 2 MB 667 MT s 95 W5030 2 66 GHz5040 2 83 GHz5050 3 00 GHz5060 3 20 GHz 1 07 GT s 130 W5063 95 W5070 3 46 GHz 130 W5080 3 73 GHzPentium M Yonah based Xeon editLV ULV Sossaman edit Main article List of Intel Pentium M Yonah based Xeon microprocessors Sossaman 65 nm Sossaman nbsp General informationLaunched2006Discontinued2008CPUID code06ExProduct code80539PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 667 GHz to 2 167 GHzFSB speeds667 MT sCacheL2 cache2 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP ServerTechnology node65 nmMicroarchitectureEnhanced Pentium MInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores2Package s Socket MProducts models variantsBrand name s XeonOn March 14 2006 Intel released a dual core processor codenamed Sossaman and branded as Xeon LV low voltage Subsequently an ULV ultra low voltage version was released The Sossaman was a low ultra low power and double processor capable CPU like AMD Quad FX based on the Yonah processor for ultradense non consumer environment i e targeted at the blade server and embedded markets and was rated at a thermal design power TDP of 31 W LV 1 66 GHz 2 GHz and 2 16 GHz and 15 W ULV 1 66 GHz 8 As such it supported most of the same features as earlier Xeons Virtualization Technology 667 MT s front side bus and dual core processing but did not support 64 bit operations so it could not run 64 bit server software such as Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and therefore was limited to 16 GB of memory A planned successor codenamed Merom MP was to be a drop in upgrade to enable Sossaman based servers to upgrade to 64 bit capability However this was abandoned in favor of low voltage versions of the Woodcrest LV processor leaving the Sossaman at a dead end with no upgrade path Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDPULV 1 66 1 66 GHz 2 MB 667 MT s 15 WLV 1 66 31 WLV 2 00 2 00 GHzLV 2 16 2 16 GHzCore based Xeon editDual Core edit 3000 series Conroe edit Main articles Conroe microprocessor and List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Conroe 65 nm The 3000 series codenamed Conroe product code 80557 dual core Xeon branded CPU 9 released at the end of September 2006 was the first Xeon for single CPU operation and is designd for entry level uniprocessor servers The same processor is branded as Core 2 Duo or as Pentium Dual Core and Celeron with varying features disabled They use LGA 775 Socket T operate on a 1066 MT s front side bus support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and Intel Virtualization Technology but do not support hyper threading Conroe processors with a number ending in 5 have a 1333 MT s FSB 10 Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP3040 1 86 GHz 2 MB 1066 MT s 65 W3050 2 13 GHz3055 4 MB3060 2 4 GHz3065 2 33 GHz 1333 MT s3070 2 66 GHz 1066 MT s3075 1333 MT s3080 2 93 GHz 1066 MT s3085 3 00 GHz 1333 MT sModels marked with an asterisk are not present in Intel s Ark database 11 3100 series Wolfdale edit Main articles Wolfdale microprocessor List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Wolfdale 45 nm and Wolfdale CL 45 nm The 3100 series codenamed Wolfdale product code 80570 dual core Xeon branded CPU was just a rebranded version of the Intel s mainstream Core 2 Duo E7000 E8000 and Pentium Dual Core E5000 processors featuring the same 45 nm process and 6 MB of L2 cache Unlike most Xeon processors they only support single CPU operation They use LGA 775 Socket T operate on a 1333 MT s front side bus support Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology and Intel Virtualization Technology but do not support Hyper Threading Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDPE3110 3 00 GHz 6 MB 1333 MT s 65 WL3110 45 WE3120 3 16 GHz 65 W5100 series Woodcrest edit Main article List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Woodcrest 65 nm Woodcrest nbsp General informationLaunched2006 18 years ago 2006 Discontinued2009 15 years ago 2009 Marketed byIntelDesigned byIntelCommon manufacturer s IntelCPUID code06FxProduct code80556PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 60 GHz to 3 0 GHzFSB speeds1066 MT s to 1333 MT sCacheL1 cache128 KB 64 KB 32 KB instruction 32 KB data x 2 L2 cache4 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP ServerTechnology node65nmMicroarchitectureCore MeromInstruction setx86 64Physical specificationsCores2Socket s LGA 771Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 51xxVariant s ClovertownTigertonHistoryPredecessor s DempseySuccessor s Wolfdale DPOn June 26 2006 Intel released the dual core CPU Xeon branded 5100 series codenamed Woodcrest product code 80556 it was the first Intel Core Merom microarchitecture processor to be launched on the market It is a dual processor server and workstation version of the Core 2 processor Intel claimed that it provides an 80 boost in performance while reducing power consumption by 20 relative to the 5000 series Dempsey Most models have a 1333 MT s FSB except for the 5110 and 5120 which have a 1066 MT s FSB The fastest processor 5160 operates at 3 0 GHz All Woodcrest processors use the LGA 771 Socket J socket and all except two models have a TDP of 65 W The 5160 has a TDP of 80 W and the 5148LV 2 33 GHz has a TDP of 40 W The previous generation Xeons had a TDP of 130 W All models support Intel 64 Intel s x86 64 implementation the XD bit and Virtualization Technology with the Demand based switching power management option only on Dual Core Xeon 5140 or above Woodcrest has 4 MB of shared L2 cache Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDP5110 1 60 GHz 4 MB 1066 MT s 65 W5120 1 83 GHz5128 40 W5130 2 0 GHz 1333 MT s 65 W5138 2 13 GHz 1066 MT s 35 W5140 2 33 GHz 1333 MT s 65 W5148 40 W5150 2 66 GHz 65 W5160 3 00 GHz 80 W5200 series Wolfdale DP edit Main article List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Wolfdale DP 45 nm Wolfdale DPGeneral informationLaunched2007DiscontinuedpresentCPUID code1067xProduct code80573PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 866 GHz to 3 50 GHzFSB speeds1066 MT s to 1600 MT sCacheL2 cache6 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP ServerTechnology node45 nmMicroarchitecturePenrynInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores2Package s LGA 771Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 52xxOn November 11 2007 Intel released the dual core CPU Xeon branded 5200 series codenamed Wolfdale DP product code 80573 12 It is built on a 45 nm process like the desktop Core 2 Duo and Xeon Wolfdale featuring Intel 64 Intel s x86 64 implementation the XD bit and Virtualization Technology It is unclear whether the Demand based switching power management is available on the L5238 13 Wolfdale has 6 MB of shared L2 cache Model Speed GHz L2 cache FSB TDPE5205 1 86 GHz 6 MB 1066 MT s 65 WL5238 2 66 GHz 1333 MT s 35 WL5240 3 00 GHz 40 WX5260 3 33 GHz 80 WX5270 3 50 GHzX5272 3 40 GHz 1600 MT s7200 series Tigerton edit Main article List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Tigerton DC 65 nm The 7200 series codenamed Tigerton product code 80564 is an MP capable processor similar to the 7300 series but in contrast there is a single dual core die 14 15 16 17 Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDPE7210 2 40 GHz 4 MB 1066 MT s 80 WE7220 2 93 GHzQuad Core and Six Core Xeon edit 3200 series Kentsfield edit Main articles Kentsfield microprocessor and List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Kentsfield 65 nm Intel released rebranded versions of its quad core 2 2 Core 2 Quad processor as the Xeon 3200 series product code 80562 on January 7 2007 18 The 2 2 quad core dual die dual core 19 comprised two separate dual core die next to each other in one CPU package The models are the X3210 X3220 and X3230 running at 2 13 GHz 2 4 GHz and 2 66 GHz respectively 20 Like the 3000 series these models only support single CPU operation and operate on a 1066 MT s front side bus It is targeted at the blade market The X3220 is also branded and sold as Core2 Quad Q6600 the X3230 as Q6700 Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDPX3210 2 13 GHz 4 MB 2 1066 MT s 100 105 WX3220 2 40 GHzX3230 2 66 GHz 100 W3300 series Yorkfield edit Main articles Yorkfield microprocessor List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Yorkfield 45 nm and Yorkfield CL 45 nm Intel released relabeled versions of its quad core Core 2 Quad Yorkfield Q9300 Q9400 Q9x50 and QX9770 processors as the Xeon 3300 series product code 80569 This processor comprises two separate dual core dies next to each other in one CPU package and manufactured in a 45 nm process The models are the X3320 X3330 X3350 X3360 X3370 and X3380 being rebadged Q9300 Q9400 Q9450 Q9550 Q9650 QX9770 running at 2 50 GHz 2 66 GHz 2 66 GHz 2 83 GHz 3 0 GHz and 3 16 GHz respectively The L2 cache is a unified 6 MB per die except for the X3320 and X3330 with a smaller 3 MB L2 cache per die and a front side bus of 1333 MHz All models feature Intel 64 Intel s x86 64 implementation the XD bit and Virtualization Technology as well as Demand based switching The Yorkfield CL product code 80584 variant of these processors are X3323 X3353 and X3363 They have a reduced TDP of 80W and are made for single CPU LGA 771 systems instead of LGA 775 which is used in all other Yorkfield processors In all other respects they are identical to their Yorkfield counterparts 5300 series Clovertown edit Main article List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Clovertown 65 nm Clovertown nbsp General informationLaunched2006DiscontinuedpresentCPUID code06FxProduct code80563PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 60 GHz to 3 0 GHzFSB speeds1066 MT s to 1333 CacheL2 cache2 4 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP ServerTechnology node65 nmMicroarchitectureCoreInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores4Package s LGA 771Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 53xxA quad core 2 2 successor of the Woodcrest for DP segment consisting of two dual core Woodcrest chips in one package similarly to the dual core Pentium D branded CPUs two single core chips or the quad core Kentsfield All Clovertowns use the LGA 771 package The Clovertown has been usually implemented with two Woodcrest dies on a multi chip module with 8 MB of L2 cache 4 MB per die Like Woodcrest lower models use a 1066 MT s FSB and higher models use a 1333 MT s FSB Intel released Clovertown product code 80563 on November 14 2006 21 with models E5310 E5320 E5335 E5345 and X5355 ranging from 1 6 GHz to 2 66 GHz All models support MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 Intel 64 XD bit an NX bit implementation Intel VT The E and X designations are borrowed from Intel s Core 2 model numbering scheme an ending of 0 implies a 1066 MT s FSB and an ending of 5 implies a 1333 MT s FSB 20 All models have a TDP of 80 W with the exception of the X5355 which has a TDP of 120 W and the X5365 which has a TDP of 150 W A low voltage version of Clovertown with a TDP of 50 W has a model numbers L5310 L5320 and L5335 1 6 GHz 1 86 GHz and 2 0 GHz respectively The 3 0 GHz X5365 arrived in July 2007 and became available in the Apple Mac Pro 22 on April 4 2007 23 24 The X5365 performs up to around 38 GFLOPS in the LINPACK benchmark 25 Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDPE5310 1 60 GHz 4 MB 2 1066 MT s 80 WL5310 50 WE5320 1 86 GHz 80 WL5320 50 WE5335 2 00 GHz 1333 MT s 80 WL5335 50 WE5345 2 33 GHz 80 WX5355 2 66 GHz 120 WX5365 3 00 GHz 150 W5400 series Harpertown edit Main article List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Harpertown 45 nm HarpertownGeneral informationLaunched2007DiscontinuedpresentCPUID code1067xProduct code80574PerformanceMax CPU clock rate2 0 GHz to 3 40 GHzFSB speeds1066 MT s to 1600 CacheL2 cache2 6 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP ServerTechnology node45 nmMicroarchitecturePenrynInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores4Package s LGA 771Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 54xxCore 2 Quad QX9775On November 11 2007 Intel presented Yorkfield based Xeons called Harpertown product code 80574 to the public 26 This family consists of dual die quad core CPUs manufactured on a 45 nm process and featuring 1066 MHz 1333 MHz 1600 MHz front side buses with TDP rated from 40 W to 150 W depending on the model These processors fit in the LGA 771 package All models feature Intel 64 Intel s x86 64 implementation the XD bit and Virtualization Technology All except the E5405 and L5408 also feature Demand based switching The supplementary character in front of the model number represents the thermal rating an L depicts a TDP of 40 W or 50 W an E depicts 80 W whereas an X is 120 W TDP or above The speed of 3 00 GHz comes as four models two models with 80 W TDP two other models with 120 W TDP with 1333 MHz or 1600 MHz front side bus respectively The fastest Harpertown is the X5492 whose TDP of 150 W is higher than those of the Prescott based Xeon DP but having twice as many cores The X5482 is also sold under the name Core 2 Extreme QX9775 for use in the Intel Skulltrail system Intel 1 6 GT s front side bus Xeon processors will drop into the Intel 5400 Seaburg chipset whereas several mainboards featuring the Intel 5000 5200 chipset are enabled to run the processors with a 1333 MHz front side bus speed Seaburg features support for dual PCIe 2 0 x16 slots and up to 128 GB of memory 27 28 Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDPE5405 2 00 GHz 2 6 MB 1333 MT s 80 WL5408 2 13 GHz 1066 MT s 40 WE5410 2 33 GHz 1333 MT s 80 WL5410 50 WE5420 2 50 GHz 80 WL5420 50 WE5430 2 66 GHz 80 WL5430 50 WE5440 2 83 GHz 80 WX5450 3 00 GHz 120 WE5450 80 WX5460 3 16 GHz 120 WX5470 3 33 GHzE5462 2 80 GHz 1600 MT s 80 WE5472 3 00 GHzX5472 120 WX5482 3 20 GHz 150 WX5492 3 40 GHz7300 series Tigerton QC edit Main article List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Tigerton 65 nm TigertonGeneral informationLaunched2007DiscontinuedpresentCPUID code06FxProduct code8056480565PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 60 GHz to 2 933 GHzFSB speeds1066 MT sCacheL2 cache2 2 or 2 4 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationMP ServerTechnology node65 nmMicroarchitectureCoreInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores4Package s mPGA604Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 72xxXeon 73xxThe 7300 series codenamed Tigerton QC product code 80565 is a four socket packaged in Socket 604 and more capable quad core processor consisting of two dual core Core 2 architecture silicon chips on a single ceramic module similar to Intel s Xeon 5300 series Clovertown processor modules 29 The 7300 series uses Intel s Caneland Clarksboro platform Intel claims the 7300 series Xeons offer more than twice the performance per watt as Intel s previous generation 7100 series The 7300 series Caneland chipset provides a point to point interface allowing the full front side bus bandwidth per processor The 7xxx series is aimed at the large server market supporting configurations of up to 32 CPUs per host Model Speed L2 cache FSB TDPE7310 1 60 GHz 2 2 MB 1066 MT s 80 WE7320 2 13 GHzE7330 2 40 GHz 2 3 MBE7340 2 4 MBL7345 1 86 GHz 50 WX7350 2 93 GHz 130 W7400 series Dunnington edit Main article List of Intel Core based Xeon microprocessors Dunnington 45 nm DunningtonGeneral informationLaunched2008DiscontinuedpresentCPUID code106D1Product code80582PerformanceMax CPU clock rate2 133 GHz to 2 66 GHzFSB speeds1066 MT sCacheL1 cache6 96 KBL2 cache3 3 MBL3 cache16 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationMP ServerTechnology node45 nmMicroarchitecturePenrynInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores6Package s mPGA604Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 74xxDunnington 30 the last CPU of the Penryn generation and Intel s first multi core above two die features a single die six or hexa core design with three unified 3 MB L2 caches resembling three merged 45 nm dual core Wolfdale 3M dies and 96 kB L1 cache Data and 16 MB of L3 cache It features a 1 07 GT s FSB fits into the Tigerton s mPGA604 socket and is compatible with both the Intel Caneland and IBM X4 chipsets These processors support DDR2 1066 533 MHz and have a maximum TDP below 130 W They are intended for blades and other stacked computer systems Availability was scheduled for the second half of 2008 It was followed shortly by the Nehalem microarchitecture Total transistor count is 1 9 billion 31 Announced on September 15 2008 32 Model Speed L3 cache FSB TDP CoresE7420 2 13 GHz 8 MB 1066 MT s 90 W 4E7430 12 MBE7440 2 40 GHz 16 MBL7445 2 13 GHz 12 MB 50 WE7450 2 40 GHz 90 W 6L7455 2 13 GHz 65 WX7460 2 66 GHz 16 MB 130 WNehalem based Xeon edit3400 series Lynnfield edit Main articles Lynnfield microprocessor and List of Intel Nehalem based Xeon microprocessors Lynnfield 45 nm Xeon 3400 series processors based on Lynnfield are designed for entry level servers compared to Bloomfield which is designed for uniprocessor workstations Like Bloomfield they are quad core single package processors based on the Nehalem microarchitecture but were introduced almost a year later in September 2009 The same processors are marketed for mid range to high end desktops systems as Core i5 and Core i7 They have two integrated memory channels as well as PCI Express and Direct Media Interface DMI links but no QuickPath Interconnect QPI interface 3400 series Clarkdale edit Main articles Clarkdale microprocessor and List of Intel Nehalem based Xeon microprocessors Clarkdale MCP 32 nm At low end of the 3400 series is not a Lynnfield but a Clarkdale processor which is also used in the Core i3 500 and Core i5 600 processors as well as the Celeron G1000 and G6000 Pentium series A single model was released in March 2010 the Xeon L3406 Compared to all other Clarkdale based products this one does not support integrated graphics but has a much lower thermal design power of just 30 W Compared to the Lynnfield based Xeon 3400 models it only offers two cores W3500 series Bloomfield edit Main articles Bloomfield microprocessor and List of Intel Nehalem based Xeon microprocessors Bloomfield 45 nm Bloomfield or Nehalem E is the codename for the successor to the Xeon 3300 series is based on the Nehalem microarchitecture and uses the same 45 nm manufacturing methods as Intel s Penryn The first processor released with the Nehalem architecture is the high end desktop Core i7 which was released in November 2008 This is the server version for single CPU systems This is a single socket Intel Xeon processor designed for uniprocessor workstations The performance improvements over the previous Xeon 3300 series are based mainly on Integrated memory controller supporting three memory channels of DDR3 UDIMM Unbuffered or RDIMM Registered A new point to point processor interconnect QuickPath replacing the legacy front side bus Simultaneous multithreading by multiple cores and hyper threading 2 per core Turbo Boost an overclocking technology that allows the CPU to run at a clock speed higher than the base speed as neededModel Speed L3 cache QPI speed DDR3 speed TDP Cores Threads Turbo BoostW3503 2 40 GHz 4 MB 4 8 GT s 1066 MT s 130 W 2 NoW3505 2 53 GHzW3520 2 66 GHz 8 MB 4 8 YesW3530 2 80 GHzW3540 2 93 GHzW3550 3 06 GHzW3565 3 20 GHzW3570 3 2 GHz 6 4 GT s 1333 MT sW3580 3 33 GHz5500 series Gainestown edit Main article List of Intel Nehalem based Xeon microprocessors Gainestown 45 nm GainestownGeneral informationLaunched2008DiscontinuedpresentCPUID code106AxProduct code80602PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 866 GHz to 3 333 GHzCacheL2 cache4 256 kBL3 cache8 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP ServerTechnology node45 nmMicroarchitectureNehalemInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores4Package s LGA 1366Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 55xxGainestown or Nehalem EP Efficient Performance the successor to Wolfdale DP and Harpertown is based on the Nehalem microarchitecture and uses the same 45 nm manufacturing methods The first processor released with the Nehalem microarchitecture is the high end desktop Core i7 which was released in November 2008 Server processors of the Xeon 55xx range were first supplied to testers in December 2008 33 The performance improvements over Wolfdale DP and Harpertown processors are based mainly on Monolithic design for quad core models Integrated memory controller supporting three memory channels of DDR3 memory with ECC support A new point to point processor interconnect QuickPath replacing the legacy front side bus Gainestown has two QuickPath interfaces Hyper threading 2 per core starting from 5518 that was already present in NetBurst based processors Turbo Boost an overclocking technology that allows the CPU to run at a clock speed higher than the base speed as neededModel Speed L3 cache QPI speed DDR3 speed TDP Cores Threads Turbo BoostE5502 1 87 GHz 4 MB 4 8 GT s 800 MT s 80 W 2 NoE5503 2 00 GHzE5504 4 4E5506 2 13 GHzL5506 60 WE5507 2 26 GHz 80 WL5518 2 13 GHz 8 MB 5 86 GT s 1066 MT s 60 W 8 YesE5520 2 26 GHz 80 WL5520 60 WE5530 2 40 GHz 80 WL5530 60 WE5540 2 53 GHz 80 WX5550 2 66 GHz 6 4 GT s 1333 MT s 95 WX5560 2 80 GHzX5570 2 93 GHzW5580 3 20 GHz 130 WW5590 3 33 GHzC3500 C5500 series Jasper Forest edit Main article List of Intel Nehalem based Xeon microprocessors Jasper Forest 45 nm Jasper ForestGeneral informationLaunched2010DiscontinuedpresentCPUID code106ExProduct code80612PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 733 GHz to 2 40 GHzCacheL2 cache4 256 kBL3 cache8 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationUP DP ServerTechnology node45 nmMicroarchitectureNehalemInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores4Package s LGA 1366Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon C35xx UP Xeon C55xx DP Celeron P1xxx UP Jasper Forest is a Nehalem based embedded processor with PCI Express connections on die core counts from 1 to 4 cores and power envelopes from 23 to 85 watts 34 The uni processor version without QPI comes as LC35xx and EC35xx while the dual processor version is sold as LC55xx and EC55xx and uses QPI for communication between the processors Both versions use a DMI link to communicate with the 3420 that is also used in the 3400 series Lynfield Xeon processors but use an LGA 1366 package that is otherwise used for processors with QPI but no DMI or PCI Express links The CPUID code of both Lynnfield and Jasper forest is 106Ex i e family 6 model 30 The Celeron P1053 belongs into the same family as the LC35xx series but lacks some RAS features that are present in the Xeon version W3600 5600 series Gulftown amp Westmere EP edit Main articles Gulftown microprocessor List of Intel Nehalem based Xeon microprocessors Gulftown 32 nm and Westmere EP 32 nm Gulftown and Westmere EP six core 32 nm architecture Westmere based processors are the basis for the Xeon 36xx and 56xx series and the Core i7 980X It launched in the first quarter of 2010 The 36xx series follows the 35xx series Bloomfield uni processor model while the 56xx series follows the 55xx series Gainestown dual processor model and both are socket compatible to their predecessors Model Speed L3 cache QPI speed DDR3 speed TDP Cores Threads Turbo BoostW3670 3 20 GHz 12 MB 4 8 GT s 1066 MT s 130 W 6 12 YesW3680 3 33 GHz 6 4 GT s 1333 MT sW3690 3 46 GHzE5603 1 60 GHz 4 MB 4 8 GT s 800 MT s 80 W 4 4 NoE5606 2 13 GHz 8 MB 1066 MT sE5607 2 26 GHzL5609 1 86 GHz 12 MB 40 WL5618 5 86 GT s 8 YesE5620 2 40 GHz 80 WL5630 2 13 GHz 40 WE5630 2 53 GHz 80 WL5638 2 00 GHz 1333 MT s 60 W 6 12L5639 2 13 GHzL5640 2 26 GHzE5640 2 66 GHz 1066 MT s 80 W 4 8L5645 2 40 GHz 1333 MT s 60 W 6 12E5645 80 WE5649 2 53 GHzX5650 2 66 GHz 6 4 GT s 95 WX5660 2 80 GHzX5667 3 06 GHz 4 8X5670 2 93 GHz 6 12X5672 3 20 GHz 4 8X5675 3 06 GHz 6 12X5677 3 46 GHz 130 W 4 8X5679 3 20 GHz 1066 MT s 115 W 6 12X5680 3 33 GHz 1333 MT s 130 WX5687 3 60 GHz 4 8X5690 3 46 GHz 6 12X5698 4 40 GHz 1066 MT s 2 4 No6500 7500 series Beckton edit Main article List of Intel Nehalem based Xeon microprocessors Beckton 45 nm Beckton nbsp Xeon E7530 with and without the heat spreader General informationLaunchedMarch 30 2010 14 years ago 2010 03 30 DiscontinuedQ4 2012Marketed byIntelDesigned byIntelCommon manufacturer s IntelCPUID code206ExProduct code80604PerformanceMax CPU clock rate1 733 GHz to 2 667 GHzQPI speeds6 4 GT sCacheL2 cache256 KB per coreL3 cacheUp to 24 MBArchitecture and classificationApplicationDP MP ServerTechnology node45 nmMicroarchitectureNehalemInstruction setx86Physical specificationsCores4 8Package s LGA 1567Products models variantsBrand name s Xeon 65xx DP Xeon 75xx MP Beckton or Nehalem EX Expandable server market is a Nehalem based processor with up to eight cores and uses buffering inside the chipset to support up to 16 standard DDR3 DIMMs per CPU socket without requiring the use of FB DIMMs 35 Unlike all previous Xeon MP processors Nehalem EX uses the new LGA 1567 Socket LS package replacing the Socket 604 used in the previous models up to Xeon 7400 Dunnington The 75xx models have four QuickPath interfaces so it can be used in up to eight socket configurations while the 65xx models are only for up to two sockets Designed by the Digital Enterprise Group DEG Santa Clara and Hudson Design Teams Beckton is manufactured on the P1266 45 nm technology Its launch in March 2010 coincided with that of its direct competitor AMD s Opteron 6xxx Magny Cours 36 Most models limit the number of cores and QPI links as well as the L3 cache size in order to get a broader range of products out of the single chip design E7 x8xx series Westmere EX edit Main article List of Intel Nehalem based Xeon microprocessors Westmere EX 32 nm Expandable Westmere EX is the follow on to Beckton Nehalem EX and the first Intel processor to have ten CPU cores The microarchitecture is the same as in the six core Gulftown Westmere EP processor but it uses the LGA 1567 package like Beckton to support up to eight sockets Starting with Westmere EX the naming scheme has changed once again with E7 xxxx now signifying the high end line of Xeon processors using a package that supports larger than two CPU configurations formerly the 7xxx series Similarly the 3xxx uniprocessor and 5xxx dual processor series turned into E3 xxxx and E5 xxxx respectively for later processors Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge based Xeon editE3 12xx series Sandy Bridge edit Main articles Sandy Bridge and List of Intel Sandy Bridge based Xeon microprocessors Sandy Bridge 32 nm The Xeon E3 12xx line of processors introduced in April 2011 uses the Sandy Bridge chips that are also the base for the Core i3 i5 i7 2xxx and Celeron Pentium Gxxx products using the same LGA 1155 socket but with a different set of features disabled Notably the Xeon variants include support for ECC memory VT d and trusted execution that are not present on the consumer models while only some Xeon E3 enable the integrated GPU that is present on Sandy Bridge Like its Xeon 3400 series predecessors the Xeon E3 only supports operation with a single CPU socket and is targeted at entry level workstations and servers The CPUID of this processor is 0206A7h the product code is 80623 E3 12xx v2 series Ivy Bridge edit Main articles Ivy Bridge microarchitecture and List of Intel Ivy Bridge based Xeon microprocessors Ivy Bridge 22 nm Xeon E3 12xx v2 is a minor update of the Sandy Bridge based E3 12xx using the 22 nm shrink and providing slightly better performance while remaining backwards compatible They were released in May 2012 and mirror the desktop Core i3 i5 i7 3xxx parts E5 14xx 24xx series Sandy Bridge EN and E5 16xx 26xx 46xx series Sandy Bridge EP edit Main articles Sandy Bridge E List of Intel Sandy Bridge based Xeon microprocessors Sandy Bridge E 32 nm Sandy Bridge EN 32 nm Entry and Sandy Bridge EP 32 nm Efficient Performance The Xeon E5 16xx processors follow the previous Xeon 3500 3600 series products as the high end single socket platform using the LGA 2011 package introduced with this processor They share the Sandy Bridge E platform with the single socket Core i7 38xx and i7 39xx processors The CPU chips have no integrated GPU but eight CPU cores some of which are disabled in the entry level products The Xeon E5 26xx line has the same features but also enables multi socket operation like the earlier Xeon 5000 series and Xeon 7000 series processors E5 14xx v2 24xx v2 series Ivy Bridge EN and E5 16xx v2 26xx v2 46xx v2 series Ivy Bridge EP edit Main articles Ivy Bridge EN EP List of Intel Ivy Bridge based Xeon microprocessors Xeon E5 1xxx v2 uniprocessor Xeon E5 2xxx v2 dual processor and Xeon E5 4xxx v2 quad processor The Xeon E5 v2 line was an update released in September 2013 to replace the original Xeon E5 processors with a variant based on the Ivy Bridge shrink The maximum number of CPU cores was raised to 12 per processor module and the total L3 cache was upped to 30 MB 37 38 The consumer version of the Xeon E5 16xx v2 processor is the Core i7 48xx and 49xx E7 28xx v2 48xx v2 88xx v2 series Ivy Bridge EX edit Main articles Ivy Bridge EX List of Intel Ivy Bridge based Xeon microprocessors Xeon E7 28xx v2 dual processor Xeon E7 48xx v2 quad processor and Xeon E7 88xx v2 octa processor The Xeon E7 v2 line was an update released in February 2014 to replace the original Xeon E7 processors with a variant based on the Ivy Bridge shrink There was no Sandy Bridge version of these processors but rather a Westmere version Haswell based Xeon editMain article Haswell microarchitecture Server processors E3 12xx v3 series Haswell WS edit Main article List of Intel Haswell based Xeon microprocessors Haswell WS 22 nm nbsp Intel Xeon E3 1241 v3 CPU sitting atop the inside part of its retail box that contains an OEM fan cooled heatsink nbsp Intel Xeon E3 1220 v3 CPU pin sideIntroduced in May 2013 Xeon E3 12xx v3 is the first Xeon series based on the Haswell microarchitecture It uses the new LGA 1150 socket which was introduced with the desktop Core i5 i7 Haswell processors incompatible with the LGA 1155 that was used in Xeon E3 and E3 v2 As before the main difference between the desktop and server versions is added support for ECC memory in the Xeon branded parts The main benefit of the new microarchitecture is better power efficiency E5 16xx 26xx v3 series Haswell EP edit Main articles List of Intel Haswell based Xeon microprocessors Haswell EN 22 nm Entry and Haswell EP 22 nm Efficient Performance nbsp Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 CPU its retail box contains no OEM heatsink Introduced in September 2014 Xeon E5 16xx v3 and Xeon E5 26xx v3 series use the new LGA 2011 v3 socket which is incompatible with the LGA 2011 socket used by earlier Xeon E5 and E5 v2 generations based on Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge microarchitectures Some of the main benefits of this generation compared to the previous one are improved power efficiency higher core counts and bigger last level caches LLCs Following the already used nomenclature Xeon E5 26xx v3 series allows dual socket operation One of the new features of this generation is that Xeon E5 v3 models with more than 10 cores support cluster on die COD operation mode allowing CPU s multiple columns of cores and LLC slices to be logically divided into what is presented as two non uniform memory access NUMA CPUs to the operating system By keeping data and instructions local to the partition of CPU which is processing them thus decreasing the LLC access latency COD brings performance improvements to NUMA aware operating systems and applications 39 E7 48xx 88xx v3 series Haswell EX edit Main article List of Intel Haswell based Xeon microprocessors Haswell EX 22 nm Expandable Introduced in May 2015 Xeon E7 48xx v3 and Xeon E7 88xx v3 series provide higher core counts higher per core performance and improved reliability features compared to the previous Xeon E7 v2 generation Following the usual SKU nomenclature Xeon E7 48xx v3 and E7 88xx v3 series allow multi socket operation supporting up to quad and eight socket configurations respectively 40 41 These processors use the LGA 2011 R1 socket 42 Xeon E7 48xx v3 and E7 88xx v3 series contain a quad channel integrated memory controller IMC supporting both DDR3 and DDR4 LRDIMM or RDIMM memory modules through the use of Jordan Creek DDR3 or Jordan Creek 2 DDR4 memory buffer chips Both versions of the memory buffer chip connect to the processor using version 2 0 of the Intel Scalable Memory Interconnect SMI interface while supporting lockstep memory layouts for improved reliability Up to four memory buffer chips can be connected to a processor with up to six DIMM slots supported per each memory buffer chip 40 41 Xeon E7 48xx v3 and E7 88xx v3 series also contain functional bug free support for Transactional Synchronization Extensions TSX which was disabled via a microcode update in August 2014 for Haswell E Haswell WS E3 12xx v3 and Haswell EP E5 16xx 26xx v3 models due to a bug that was discovered in the TSX implementation 40 41 43 44 45 46 Broadwell based Xeon editMain article Broadwell microarchitecture Server processors E3 12xx v4 series Broadwell H edit Introduced in June 2015 Xeon E3 12xx v4 is the first Xeon series based on the Broadwell microarchitecture It uses LGA 1150 socket which was introduced with the desktop Core i5 i7 Haswell processors As before the main difference between the desktop and server versions is added support for ECC memory in the Xeon branded parts The main benefit of the new microarchitecture is the new lithography process which results in better power efficiency Skylake based Xeon editMain article Skylake microarchitecture Server processors E3 12xx v5 series Skylake S edit Introduced in October 2015 Xeon E3 12xx v5 is the first Xeon series based on the Skylake microarchitecture It uses new LGA 1151 socket which was introduced with the desktop Core i5 i7 Skylake processors Although it uses the same socket as consumer processors it is limited to the C200 server chipset series and will not work with consumer chipsets like Z170 As before the main difference between the desktop and server versions is added support for ECC memory in the Xeon branded parts 1st generation Xeon Scalable Skylake SP editKaby Lake based Xeon editMain article Kaby Lake E3 12xx v6 series edit Introduced in January 2017 Xeon E3 12xx v6 is the first Xeon series based on the Kaby Lake microarchitecture It uses the same LGA 1151 socket which was introduced with the desktop Core i5 i7 Kaby Lake processors As before the main difference between the desktop and server versions is added support for ECC memory and improved energy efficiency in the Xeon branded parts Coffee Lake based Xeon editMain article Coffee Lake Coffee Lake E Server Workstation edit Processorbranding Model Cores Threads Base CPUclock rate Max Turbo clock rate GPU max GPUclock rate L3cache note 1 TDP Memorysupport Price USD Xeon E 2186G 6 12 3 8 GHz 4 7 GHz UHD P630 1 20 GHz 12 MB 95 W Up to 64 GB note 2 DDR4 2666ECC memorysupported 5062176G 3 7 GHz 80 W 4062174G 4 8 3 8 GHz 8 MB 71 W 3702146G 6 12 3 5 GHz 4 5 GHz 12 MB 80 W 3502144G 4 8 3 6 GHz 8 MB 71 W 3062136 6 12 3 3 GHz N A 12 MB 80 W 3192134 4 8 3 5 GHz 8 MB 71 W 2812126G 6 6 3 3 GHz UHD P630 1 20 GHz 12 MB 80 W 2862124G 4 4 3 4 GHz 8 MB 71 W 2452124 3 3 GHz 4 3 GHz N A 2172104G 3 2 GHz N A UHD P630 1 20 GHz 65 W 193Coffee Lake E Refresh Server Workstation edit Processorbranding Model Cores Threads Base CPUclock rate Max Turbo clock rate GPU max GPUclock rate L3cache note 3 TDP Memorysupport Price USD Xeon E 2288G 8 16 3 7 GHz 5 0 GHz UHD P630 1 20 GHz 16 MiB 95 W Up to 128 GB note 4 DDR4 2666ECC memorysupported 5392286G 6 12 4 0 GHz 4 9 GHz 12 MiB 4502278G 8 16 3 4 GHz 5 0 GHz 16 MiB 80 W 4942276G 6 12 3 8 GHz 4 9 GHz 12 MiB 3622274G 4 8 4 0 GHz 8 MiB 83 W 3282246G 6 12 3 6 GHz 4 8 GHz 12 MiB 80 W 3112244G 4 8 3 8 GHz 8 MiB 71 W 2722236 6 12 3 4 GHz N A 12 MiB 80 W 2842234 4 8 3 6 GHz 8 MiB 71 W 2502226G 6 6 3 4 GHz 4 7 GHz UHD P630 1 20 GHz 12 MiB 80 W 2552224G 4 4 3 5 GHz 8 MiB 71 W 2132224 3 4 GHz 4 6 GHz N A 193Comet Lake based Xeon editMain article Comet LakeCascade Lake based Xeon editMain article List of Intel Cascade Lake based Xeon microprocessors Variants edit Server Cascade Lake SP Scalable Performance meaning multi physical processors configuration Cascade Lake AP Advanced Performance Workstation Cascade Lake W Enthusiast Cascade Lake XCooper Lake based Xeon editMain article Cooper Lake microprocessor The 3rd generation Xeon SP processors for 4S and 8S Ice Lake based Xeon editMain article Ice Lake microprocessor The 3rd generation Xeon SP processors for WS 1S and 2S Rocket Lake based Xeon editMain article Rocket LakeSapphire Rapids based Xeon editMain article Sapphire Rapids microprocessor Introduced in 2023 the 4th generation Xeon Scalable processors Sapphire Rapids SP and Sapphire Rapids HBM and Xeon W 2400 and W 3400 series Sapphire Rapids WS provide large performance enhancements over the prior generation Features edit CPU edit Further information Golden Cove microarchitecture Up to 60 Golden Cove CPU cores per package AVX512 FP16 TSX Suspend Load Address Tracking TSXLDTRK Advanced Matrix Extensions AMX Trust Domain Extensions TDX a collection of technologies to help deploy hardware isolated virtual machines VMs called trust domains TDs In Field Scan IFS a technology that allows for testing the processor for potential hardware faults without taking it completely offline Data Streaming Accelerator DSA allows for speeding up data copy and transformation between different kinds of storage QuickAssist Technology QAT allows for improved performance of compression and encryption tasks Dynamic Load Balancer DLB allows for offloading tasks of load balancing packet prioritization and queue management In Memory Analytics Accelerator IAA allows accelerating in memory databases and big data analyticsNot all accelerators are available in all processor models Some accelerators are available under the Intel On Demand program also known as Software Defined Silicon SDSi where a license is required to activate a given accelerator that is physically present in the processor The license can be obtained as a one time purchase or as a paid subscription Activating the license requires support in the operating system A driver with the necessary support was added in Linux kernel version 6 2 I O edit PCI Express 5 0 Direct Media Interface 4 0 8 channel DDR5 memory support up to DDR5 4800 up to 2 DIMMs per channel On package High Bandwidth Memory 2e memory as L4 cache on Xeon Max models Compute Express Link 1 1Emerald Rapids based Xeon editMain article Emerald RapidsSupercomputers editBy 2013 Xeon processors were ubiquitous in supercomputers more than 80 of the TOP500 machines in 2013 used them For the fastest machines much of the performance comes from compute accelerators Intel s entry into that market was the Xeon Phi the first machines using it appeared in June 2012 and by June 2013 it was used in the fastest computer in the world The first Xeon based machines in the top 10 appeared in November 2002 two clusters at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and at NOAA The first Xeon based machine to be in the first place of the TOP500 was the Chinese Tianhe IA in November 2010 which used a mixed Xeon Nvidia GPU configuration it was overtaken by the Japanese K computer in 2012 but the Tianhe 2 system using 12 core Xeon E5 2692 processors and Xeon Phi cards occupied the first place in both TOP500 lists of 2013 The SuperMUC system using eight core Xeon E5 2680 processors but no accelerator cards managed fourth place in June 2012 and had dropped to tenth by November 2013 Xeon processor based systems are among the top 20 fastest systems by memory bandwidth as measured by the STREAM benchmark 47 An Intel Xeon virtual SMP system using ScaleMP s Versatile SMP vSMP architecture with 128 cores and 1 TiB RAM 48 This system aggregates 16 Stoakley platform Seaburg chipset systems with total of 32 Harpertown processors See also editAMD Epyc AMD Opteron Intel Itanium Intel Xeon Phi brand name 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