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When you want performance–rich computing look for advanced Intel® microarchitecture that has revolutionized desktop and mobile PCs, workstations, and servers. This state–of–the–art technology with intelligence built-in delivers innovative features that have set new standards for energy–efficient performance.

And now, the Intel® Xeon® processor family offers a solution to meet all your business and workflow needs. Intel® Xeon® processors—the next generation of intelligent server and workstation processors—automatically regulates power consumption to combine industry–leading energy efficiency and scalability with intelligent performance that adapts to your workload. Likewise, the Intel® Core™ processor family for desktop and mobile PCs are not just faster, they're smarter—delivering fast performance that adapts to your individual computing needs. With a range of performance levels, it's easy to find one that's right for you.

Desktop benchmarks

Desktop benchmarks

Mobile benchmarks

Mobile benchmarks

Workstation benchmarks

Workstation benchmarks

Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series:

Server benchmarks

Server benchmarks

Benchmarks Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series

Discover how the Intel® Xeon® processor 7500 series attains up to 20:1 server consolidation with at most a one year¹ payback.

Benchmarks Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series

Discover how the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series attains 15:1 server consolidation² with a five month³ payback.

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¹ “Up to 20:1 server consolidation performance with as low as <1 year payback” claim estimated based on comparison between 4S MP Intel® Xeon® processor 3.33Ghz (single-core with Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, 8M Cache, 800MHz FSB, formerly code named Potomac) and 4S Intel® Xeon® processor X7560 (24M Cache, 2.26GHz, 6.4GT/s Intel® QuickPath Interconnect, formerly code named Nehalem-EX) based servers. Calculation includes analysis based on performance, power, cooling, electricity rates, operating system annual license costs and estimated server costs. This assumes 42U racks, $0.10 per kWh, cooling costs are 2x the server power consumption costs, operating system license cost of $900/year per server, per server cost of $36,000 based on estimated list prices, and estimated server utilization rates. All dollar figures are approximate. SPECint*_rate_base2006 performance and power results are measured for Intel® Xeon® processor X7560 and Intel® Xeon® processor 3.33GHz based servers. Platform power was measured during the steady state window of the benchmark run and at idle. Performance gain compared to baseline was 20x (truncated).

² Intel consolidation based on replacing 15 four-year-old single-core Intel® Xeon® processor 3.8 GHz with 2M cache based servers with one new Intel Xeon processor X5600-based server while maintaining performance as measured by SPECjbb2005* business operations per second. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information, visit www.intel.com/performance/server.

– Baseline platform: Intel® server platform with two 64-bit Intel® Xeon® processor 3.80Ghz with 2M L2 Cache, 800 FSB, 8x1GB DDR2-400 memory, 1 hard drive, 1 power supply, Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Ent. SP1, Oracle* JRockit* build P27.4.0-windows-x86_64 run with 2 JVM instances.

– New platform: Intel server platform with two six-core Intel® Xeon® processor X5670, 2.93 GHz, 12MB L3 cache, 6.4QPI, 12GB memory (6x2GB DDR3-1333), 1 hard drive, 1 power supply, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64 bit SP2, Oracle* JRockit* build P28.0.0-29 run with 2 JVM instances.

³ Five month ROI claim estimated based on comparison between 2S single-core Intel® Xeon® processor 3.80 with 2M L2 Cache and 2S Intel® Xeon® processor X5670 based servers. Calculation includes analysis based on performance, power, cooling, electricity rates, operating system annual license costs and estimated server costs. This assumes 8kW racks, $0.10 per kWh, cooling costs are 2x the server power consumption costs, operating system license cost of $900/year per server, per server cost of $7200 based on estimated list prices and estimated server utilization rates. All dollar figures are approximate. Performance and power comparisons are based on estimated server side java benchmark results (Intel Corporation Jan 2010). Platform power was estimated during the steady state window of the benchmark run and at idle. Performance gain compared to baseline was 15x.

– Baseline platform: Intel® server platform with two 64-bit Intel® Xeon® processor 3.80Ghz with 2M L2 Cache, 800 FSB, 8x1GB DDR2-400 memory, 1 hard drive, 1 power supply, Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 Ent. SP1, Oracle* JRockit* build P27.4.0-windows-x86_64 run with 2 JVM instances.

– New platform: Intel server platform with two six-core Intel® Xeon® processor X5670, 2.93 GHz, 12MB L3 cache, 6.4QPI, 12GB memory (6x2GB DDR3-1333), 1 hard drive, 1 power supply, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64 bit SP2, Oracle* JRockit* build P28.0.0-29 run with 2 JVM instances.

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