Chipset; Overview; Intel 5500 Chipset Features; Intel Quickpath Interconnect - Dell POWEREDGE R510 Technical Manualbook

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8 Chipset

8.1 Overview

The PowerEdge R510 motherboard incorporates the Intel 5500 chipset-24D IOH from Intel to perform memory
control, provide two QPI bus to two processors, and provide an ESI interface to the South Bridge chip. The
memory interface is optimized for 800/1066/1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM memory with ECC when running with
Intel 5500 Chipset-EP processors.

8.2 Intel 5500 Chipset Features

The following high-level features are supported by Intel 5500 chipset:
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Package: FCBGA9
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Intel QuickPath interconnect: 2 ports
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ESI interface: x4 lanes
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Virtualization technology
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24 PCIe Gen2 lanes
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Integrated Management Engine
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JTAG support

8.2.1 Intel QuickPath Interconnect

Intel QuickPath Interconnect features include:
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Point-to-point cache-coherent interconnect
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Fast/narrow unidirectional links
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Concurrent bi-directional traffic
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Error detection via CRC
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Error correction via Link level retry
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Intel Interconnect BIST (Intel IBIST) toolbox built-in
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Packet-based protocol

8.2.2 System Memory Interface

System memory interface features include:
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Memory controller integrated in CPU package
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3 channels per processor (6 total)
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3 DIMMs/channel supported (18 total)
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Max memory of 192-GB supported (At launch)
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Single Rank, Dual Rank, and Quad Rank DIMMs supported
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Support UDIMM and RDIMM
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DDR3 speeds of 800/1066/1333 supported
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512 Mb, 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb Technologies/Densities supported
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No memory riser support
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