The World?s Best Microprocessor
Gets Even Better
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 14, 2006 ? Intel Corporation today kicked off the
computer industry?s multi-core PC era by delivering four computing ?brains?
inside a single microprocessor with the introduction of the Quad-Core Intel?
Xeon? 5300 and Intel Core? 2 Extreme quad-core processor families. These
products deliver immense speed and responsiveness for general purpose servers,
workstations, digital media creation, high-end gaming and other market segments
that crave absolute performance.
Intel began the transition to multi-core technology four years ago with
Intel? Hyper-threading technology, followed by the introduction of the
industry?s first dual-core PC processors in April of last year. Intel recently
refreshed its entire product line in just 100 days by introducing more than
thirty new desktop and server processors based on the
revolutionary Intel? Core? microarchitecture, a more powerful yet energy
efficient design.
?Today?s
announcement ushers in another new era in computing. The capabilities of
quad-core microprocessors will bring new possibilities for science,
entertainment, and business.? said Paul Otellini, president and CEO, Intel.
?I?m incredibly proud of what Intel?s employees have achieved with these new
products.?
Intel has made this next step in the computer?s
ongoing evolution as fast and easy as possible throughcontinued investment in silicon process and
manufacturing technology, innovative and
tailored product design, and a myriad of software developer
tools and programs.
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series
Extending the leadership established by the Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series
processors, the new Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series sets new world
records1 on key industry standard benchmarks:
? A Dell PowerEdge 2950 server running BEA JRockit JVM
delivered a record breaking SPECjbb2005 result of 210,0652 BOPS,as much as 61
percent better than the next result.
? Using the SPECint*_rate_base2000 benchmark, which
measures integer throughput, Fujitsu-Siemens PRIMERGY TX300 S3 set a new world
record with a score of 2003, up to63 percent better than the previous record.
? A HP ProLiant ML370
G5 Server running TPC-C Benchmark, which measures database performance,
shattered the previous record by as much as 42 percent with a score of 240,7374
tpmC at $1.85/tpmC.
? An IBM System x3650 server running the LS-DYNA
3-vehicle-collision workload, a leading HPC benchmark, set a new record for a
single node performance5.
In addition, OEMs have published record-breaking1
results on SAP-SD 2-Tier6, SPECWeb 20057, SPECfp
_rate_base20008, Fluent9 and SPECapc 3dsmax Rendering10
benchmarks. The chips deliver up to 2.5 times the performance of the fastest
competing processor11 for the ultimate in powerful, dense and energy-efficient
general purpose servers.
Quad-core Intel Xeon Processor 5300 series servers
provide more headroom for server virtualization than any other two-processor,
standard, high-volume server platform. The new
processors deliver up to 50 percent faster11 performance within the
same thermal envelope and at the same cost as the previous generation Dual-Core
Intel Xeon processor 5100 series launched less than five months ago.
FourIntel Xeon processors
are launching today at clock speeds ranging from 1.60GHz to 2.66GHz, with front
side bus (FSB) speeds ranging from 1066MHz to 1333MHz, and thermal design power (TDP) of either 80 watts or a performance optimized
120 watt option. In the
first quarter of 2007, Intel will launch two more
quad-core Xeon processors ? a low voltage version for ultra-dense deployments with a TDP
of only 50 Watts and a processor designed for single socket workstations and
servers.
Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700
The world?s best desktop
processor for multimedia applications, the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core
processor QX6700 is up to 80 percent faster12 than the company?s
current Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor X6800.
This is the world?s first quad-core desktop processor available for
unmatched, highly threaded performance. Ideal for today’s games with incredible
performance for tomorrows highly threaded games; the Intel Core 2 Extreme
quad-core processor QX6700 is available at 2.66GHz with a 1066MHz FSB. The processor
runs on Intel?s existing 975X Express chipset family.
The company plans to offer a
mainstream quad-core processor starting in the first quarter of next year under
the brand name Intel Core 2 Quad processor. The processor will be an ideal choice
for processor intensive, highly threaded programs such as entertainment, gaming
and multimedia activities.
Pricing and Availability
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor X5355 2.66GHz
1333MHz 8MB 120W $1172
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5345 2.33GHz 1333MHz 8MB 80W
$851
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5320 1.86GHz 1066MHz 8MB 80W
$690
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5310 1.60GHz 1066MHz 8MB 80W
$455
Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700
2.66GHz 1066MHz 8MB 130W
$999
Intel, the world leader in
silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to
continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about
Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom.
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Disclaimer:
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 on performance tests and on the performance of
Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm
or
call (U.S.) 1-800-628-8686 or 1-916-356-3104.
1 World record claims based on comparison
using published results on Dual processor systems based on x86 architecture.
2 SPECjbb2005 configuration details: Dell
PowerEdge 2950 Server platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355,
8GB (8x1GB) FB-DIMM memory, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64
Edition, BEA JRockit (R) JVM 5.0 P27.1.0. Measured at 210,065 bops and 105,032
bops/jvm. Comparison
platform: Same platform and
configuration as above but with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5160.
Measured at 130,589 bops and 130,589 bops/jvm. Both results submitted to www.spec.org for review as of November 13, 2006.
3 SPECint_rate_base2000 configuration
details: Fujitsu Siemens PRIMERGY RX300 S3 Server platform with two Quad-Core
Intel Xeon Processor X5355, 8GB (8x1GB) FB-DIMM memory, Microsoft Windows 2003
Enterprise Edition. SPEC binaries built with Intel C/C++ Compiler 9.1. Measured
at 200. Result submitted to www.spec.org for review as of November 13, 2006.Comparison platform:Dell PowerEdge 2950 Server platform
with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5160, 8GB (8x1GB) FB-DIMM memory,
Microsoft Windows Server* 2003. SPEC binaries built with Intel C/C++ Compiler
9.1. Referenced as published at 123. Results at http://www.spec.org/osg/cpu2000/results/res2006q2/cpu2000-20060501-05940.html
4 TPC-C configuration details: HP ProLiant
ML370 G5 platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355, (2 processors
/ 8 cores / 8 threads), 64GB (16x4GB) FB-DIMM memory, Microsoft Windows Server*
2003 Enterprise x64 Edition, Database Software Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Enterprise x64 Edition. Referenced
as published at 240,737 tpmC; $1.85/tpmC; Availability Date as listed in the
submitted report is February 1, 2007. Comparison platform: Same platform and configuration as above but with two Dual-Core
Intel Xeon processor 5160. (2 processors / 4 cores / 4
threads) Referenced as published at 169,360 tpmC; $2.93/tpmC; Availability Date
as listed in the submitted report is Nov 22, 2006. Both results at www.tpc.org.
5 LS-DYNA configuration details: IBM System
x3650 server platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355, 12GB
(12x1GB) FB-DIMM memory; Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4, Nahant update
4, EM64T, LS-DYNA mpp970s. Result submitted to www.topcrunch.org for review as of Nov 9, 2006
6 SAP-SD configuration details: HP
ProLiant BL480c platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355,
32GB (8x4GB) FB-DIMM memory, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, SQL Server
2005 database, SAP ECC Release 6.0. Measured at 1806 SD users. Results at http://www11.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/index.epx.
7 SPECWeb2005 configuration details: Fujitsu Siemens PRIMERGY TX300 S3 Serverplatform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor X5355, 32GB (8x4GB) FB-Dimm memory, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ES U4,Rock Web Server v1.4.0. Measured at
18,160. Results submitted to www.spec.org for review as of November 14, 2006.
8 SPECfp_rate_base2000 configuration details:
Fujitsu Siemens PRIMERGY RX300 S3 Server platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355, 8GB
(8x1GB) FB-DIMM memory, 64-Bit SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 Kernel
2.6.16.21-0.8-smp on an x86_64. SPEC binaries built with Intel C/C++ Compiler
9.1. Measured at 104. Result submitted to www.spec.org for review as of November 13, 2006.
9 Fluent configuration details: IBM System
x3650 server platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355, 12GB
(12x1GB) FB-DIMM memory; Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4, Nahant update
4, EM64T, Fluent version 6.3. Result submitted to www.fluent.com for review as of Nov 9, 2006
10 SPECapc 3ds max 8 ? Rendering configuration details: HP xw8400
workstation platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355, 2.66 GHz
with 8MB L2 Cache, 1333 MHz system bus, 4GB (4x1GB) 667MHz FB-DIMM memory,
Windows XP Professional SP2 OS, NVIDIA Quadro FX4500 graphics card. Results
submitted to www.spec.org as of
Nov 13, 2006 with a score of 9.92.
11 Up to 2.5x better than competing x86
architecture based platform claim based on published SPECint_rate_base2000
results: Intel Xeon configuration details: Fujitsu Siemens PRIMERGY RX300 S3
Server platform with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355, 2.66GHz 8M L2
Cache, 1333 FSB, 8GB (8x1GB) FB-DIMM memory, Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise
Edition. SPEC binaries built with Intel C/C++ Compiler 9.1. Measured at 200.
Result submitted to www.spec.org for review as of November 13, 2006.Comparison AMD Opteron*
platform details: Tyan
Thunder K9QE (S4985) Server platform with two Dual-Core AMD Opteron? processor
Model 2220SE, 2.80GHz with 2x1MB L2 cache, 8x512MB, DDR2-667. SuSE Linux
Enterprise Server 9 SP3 (64-bit), SPEC binaries built with PathScale
EKOPath(TM) Compiler Suite, Release 2.3. Referenced as published at 78.3. For
more information see http://www.spec.org/osg/cpu2000/results/res2006q3/cpu2000-20060721-06584.html
12 Performance measured using 3D Ray
Tracing on POV-Ray 3.7 Beta 16, comparing the Intel? Core? Extreme processor
QX6700 to Intel? Core? Extreme Processor X6800. Actual performance may
vary. See http://www.intel. com/performance/desktop/extreme/3d_ray_tracing.htm for more information.