Intel introduces its new Xeon processor that is codenamed Nehalem-EX that will “deliver a number of new technical advancements and boost enterprise computing performance.”
The Xeon Nehalem-EX features up to 8 core inside a single chip supporting 16 threads and 24Mb of cache.
The Nehalem-EX Advantage
- Intel Nehalem Architecture built on Intel’s unique 45nm high-k metal gate technology process
- Up to 8 cores per processor
- Up to 16 threads per processor with Intel® Hyper-threading
- Scalability up to eight sockets via Quick Path Interconnects and greater with third-party node controllers
- QuickPath Architecture with four high-bandwidth links
- 24MB of shared cache
- Integrated memory controllers
- Intel Turbo Boost Technology
- Intel scalable memory buffer and scalable memory interconnects
- Up to 9x the memory bandwidth of previous generation
- Support for up to 16 memory slots per processor socket
- Advanced RAS capabilities including MCA Recovery
- 2.3 billion transistors
