Intel Tops Off 64-Bit Server Platform Portfolio

Intel Tops Off 64-Bit Server Platform Portfolio

Intel Corporation today added to its portfolio of 64-bit offerings with a platform that increases application performance, improves server uptime and the ability to manage large sets of data, and can lower utility costs. Targeted at the mid-tier enterprise market segment, the platform consists of five new processors for servers that use four or more processors, and a new chipset.

The platform, codenamed “Truland,” includes 64-bit Intel® Xeonâ„¢ processors MP (multiprocessor) that span value to performance configurations, and the Intel® E8500 chipset. Architected for dual-core technology, the new chipset prepares customers for the forthcoming transition to multiple cores and new innovations such as Intel® Virtualization Technology.

“This year, Intel celebrates 10 years in the multiprocessor server market segment that began with the Intel® Pentium® processor and today adds a sixth generation of the Intel Xeon processor MP,” said Pat Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group. “Over the past 10 years, Intel has helped to fundamentally change the mid-tier server market segment from expensive, proprietary machines, to affordable, powerful and innovative servers based on standards. Intel has played a leading role in delivering leading edge performance and innovation at superior value.”

For the first time in any MP server platform, Intel has combined Intel® Extended Memory 64 Technology1, PCI Express, DDR2-400 Memory and Demand Based Switching with Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology. Collectively, these features help to expand memory addressability, increase server performance and improve reliability.

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