Key Technologies; Overview; Detailed Information; Intel 7510 Chipset - Dell PowerEdge M910 Technical Manual

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Key Technologies

2.1 Overview

The PowerEdge M910 implements a number of new technologies:
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Intel Xeon E7-2800, E7-4800, and E7-8800 product family
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Intel 7510 Chipset

The PowerEdge M910 also implements the following key technologies:
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FlexMem Bridge
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IO Hub (IOH) with Intel
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DDR3 memory
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PCI Express Generation 2
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Optional Redundant SD media for embedded hypervisor
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Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6) Express

2.2 Detailed Information

2.2.1 Intel 7510 Chipset
The 7510 chipset is designed to support Intel Xeon E7-2800, E7-4800, and E7-8800 product family,
Intel Xeon processor 6500 and 7500 series 4S family, Intel
memory technology, and PCI Express Generation 2 (PCIe G2).
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Intel Processors

Key features of the Intel Xeon E7-2800, E7-4800, and E7-8800 product family include:
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Up to ten cores per processor
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Up to 30MB shared L3 cache
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32 nm process technology
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Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) and AESNI (AES New Instructions)
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RAS DDDC (Double Device Data Correct)
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Intel HyperThreading (2 threads/core)
Key features of the Intel Xeon processor 6500 and 7500 series include:
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Up to eight cores per processor
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Four full-width, bidirectional point-to-point Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) links at 6.4
GT/s
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Four Intel Scalable Memory Interconnects (SMI) at 6.4 GT/s
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Socket: LS, LGA 1567 package
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No termination required for non-populated processors (must populate processor socket 1 first)
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64-byte cache line size
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RISC/CISC hybrid architecture
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Compatible with existing x86 code base
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Optimized for 32-bit code
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MMX support
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Execute Disable Bit
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Intel Wide Dynamic Execution (Executes up to four instructions per clock cycle)
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Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) capability (2 threads/core)
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Support for CPU Turbo Mode on certain SKUs (Increases processor frequency if operating
below thermal, power, and current limits)
PowerEdge M910 Technical Guide
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QuickPath Architecture
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QuickPath Interconnect (QPI), DDR3
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