User Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction
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1-2 Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and the capability of the 5000V chipset, the X7DVL-3/
X7DVL-i motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for dual
processor-based servers with confi guration options optimized for communications,
presentation, storage, computation or database applications. The 5000V chipset
supports a single or dual Intel Xeon 64-bit Quad Core/Dual Core processor(s)
with front side bus speeds of up to 1.333 GHz. The chipset consists of the 5000V
Memory Controller Hub (MCH), and the Enterprise South Bridge 2 (ESB2).
The 5000V MCH chipset is designed for symmetric multiprocessing across two
independent front side bus interfaces. Each front side bus uses a 64-bit wide, 1333
MHz data bus that transfers data at 10.7 GB/sec. The MCH chipset connects up
to six Fully Buffered DIMM modules, providing a total memory size of up to 16 GB.
The MCH chipset also provides one x8 PCI-Express interface to the ESB2. In ad-
dition, the 5000V chipset offers a wide range of RAS features, including memory
interface ECC, x4/x8 Single Device Data Correction, CRC, parity protection, memory
mirroring and memory sparing.
The Xeon Quad Core/Dual Core Processor Features
Designed to be used with conjunction of the 5000V chipset, the Xeon Quad Core/
Dual Core Processor provides a feature set as follows:
The Xeon Dual Core Processors
*L1 Cache Size: Instruction Cache (32KB/16KB), Data Cache (32KB/24KB)
*L2 Cache Size: 4MB/2MB (per core)
*Data Bus Transfer Rate: 8.5 GB/s
*Package: FC-LGA6/FC-LGA4, 771 Lands