Datasheet

Intel
®
Xeon
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Processor 5600 Series Datasheet Volume 2 7
Introduction
1 Introduction
The Intel
®
Xeon
®
processor 5600 series is the next generation DP server/workstation
processor based on the Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5500 Series architecture, and utilizing
32 nm process technology. The Intel Xeon processor 5600 series upgrades Intel
®
5500
platforms, and provides the following new features and capabilities:
• Up to 6-core operation (up to 12 threads per socket with Intel
®
Hyper-Threading
Technology)
• 12 MB of shared Last-Level Cache
• Support for DDR3L (1.35 V) DIMMs
• Platform security capabilities using Intel
®
Trusted Execution Technology (Intel
®
TXT)
• Advanced Encryption Standard - New Instructions (AES-NI)
• Support for hardware-based 2X memory refresh via DDR_THERM2# pin
• Memory sparing support
This document provides Intel Xeon processor 5600 series content, and is intended to
supplement the functional descriptions and register documentation found in the Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor 5500 Series Datasheet, Volume 2.
1.1 References
Material and concepts available in the following documents may be beneficial when
reading this document:
Table 1-1. References
Document Reference # Notes
Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual
• Volume 1: Basic Architecture
• Volume 2A: Instruction Set Reference, A-M
• Volume 2B: Instruction Set Reference, N-Z
• Volume 3A: System Programming Guide, Part 1
• Volume 3B: Systems Programming Guide, Part 2
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Notes:
a. Document is available publicly at http://www.intel.com.
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Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Optimization Reference Manual 248966
Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series Datasheet, Volume 2 321322
Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series Datasheet, Volume 1 323369
Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series Specification Update 323372