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PowerEdge R610 Technical Guide 26
Feature 5500 Series 5600 Series
Intel
®
Hyper-Threading
Technology
Yes Yes
Socket LGA1366 LGA1366
6.2 Features
Key features of the Intel Xeon processor 5500 and 5600 series include:
• Two, four, or six cores per processor
• Two point-to-point QuickPath Interconnect links at 6.4 GT/s
• 1366-pin FC-LGA package
• 32 nm and 45 nm process technology
• No termination required for non-populated processors (must populate CPU socket 1 first)
• Integrated QuickPath DDR3 memory controller 64-byte cache line size RISC/CISC hybrid
architecture
• Compatible with existing x86 code base
• MMX™ support—Execute Disable Bit Intel Wide Dynamic Execution
• Ability to executes up to four instructions per clock cycle
• Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) capability
• Support for CPU Turbo Mode (on certain processors)—increases processor frequency if
operating below thermal, power, and current limits for streaming SIMD (Single Instruction,
Multiple Data) Extensions 2, 3, and 4
• Intel 64 Technology Intel VT-x and VT-d Technology for virtualization support Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep
®
Technology
• Demand-based switching for active processor power management as well as support for ACPI
P-States, C-States and T-States
• Support for DDR3L, 1.35v DIMMs for even lower system power (5600 series)
• Support for memory sparing (5600 series)
• AES-NI (hardware encryption assist) for more efficient encryption for uses such as online
transactions SSL (5600 series)
• Intel TXT (Trusted Execution Technology) provides hardware assisted protection against
emerging software attacks (5600 series)
6.3 Supported Processors
For the latest information on supported processors for the PowerEdge R610, visit Dell.com.
Table 9. Supported Processors
Model Speed Power Cache Cores QPI Speed
X5680 3.33GHz 130W 12M 6 6.4GT/s
X5670 2.93GHz 95W 12M 6 6.4GT/s
X5660 2.80GHz 95W 12M 6 6.4GT/s
X5650 2.66GHz 95W 12M 6 6.4GT/s
L5640 2.26GHz 60W 12M 6 5.86GT/s