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* For directional guidance only. This is not a server selection guide. Actual server sizing is a relatively complex effort involving workload characterization including such considerations as type of application, size of workload, number of users, type of transaction, SLA response times, targeted utilization, level and estimation accuracy of workload baseline/peak/growth, physical or managerial constraints, need to maintain a single state at all times to ensure all users see the same results at any given time, cost to migrate to a scale-out alternative, and system availability requirements.
1 On 4S system using 32 GB DIMMSAll dates, product features and plans are subject to change without notice.
Accelerating Mission Critical Transformation
Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-4800 Based Platforms Are More
Capable
Xeon®
5600Xeon® E7-
4800%
BetterBenefits
12/24 40/80 3.3XMore thread-sensitive compute performance per
socket
12 30 2.5X More performance via reduced latency
2 4 2XSignificant perf. boost for big workloads, perf.
headroom, consolidation & growth
288GB 2 TB 7XMore performance for big datasets via reduced hard
drive accesses
18 64 3.6XMemory cost savings & expandability thru use of
lower cost DIMM densities
3-6 6-11 2XGreater I/O density for I/O constrained applications
and future expansion
StandardClass
Mission Critical
Highest class of availability reduces downtime risks to business and IT
CPU Sockets
Max Memory Slots
Max I/O Slots
Max Memory Capacity
Max Cores & Threads
RAS Features
Max Cache (last level)
For more details see the Intel Xeon E7 8800/4800/2800 product families and Intel Xeon 5600 processor series product briefs at Intel’s IT Center website: http://www.intel.com/itcenter
Intel ® Xeon® processor E7-4800 based servers havemore performance, scaling, and reliability
Bold text denoted new feature for Xeon® E7 Family* Feature requires OS support, check with your OS vendor for support plansSome features require OEM server implementation and validation and may not be provided in all server platforms
Advanced reliability features work to maintain data integrity
• DIMM error rates can be as high as 8% per year1
• Up to 33% of servers can experience memory errors annually1
Memory Usage is Accelerating
Memory Errors are Not Rare Events
Downtime Cost $
• Business impacts
• IT prevention and response costs
64GB
128GB
2TB4-socket Xeon®
system memory capacity
2003 2007 2011
Xeon 4S Servers Protect Against Memory Failures
• >2X the memory RAS features2
• Greater data protection
• Increased system uptime
Address System Memory Failure Risks
1 Source: DRAM Errors in the Wild: A Large-Scale Field Study. http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~bianca/papers/sigmetrics09.pdf2. Xeon 7500 processors have >2X the RAS features of the Xeon 5600 processor series. See table on slide entitled “Provide Mission Critical Class Reliability”
Intel® Xeon ® Processor E7-8800/4800/2800 product families mitigate the growing risk of memory errors
Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products. See notes section for configuration details. For more information go to http://www.intel.com/performance .
Source: Submitted or published, results as of April 5th 2011. see http://www.intel.com/performance/server/xeonE7/summary.htm for full list of benchmarks and configuration details.
Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems,components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplatedpurchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.
Reduce Costs with Interoperable,Industry Standard Xeon Processor
Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific
computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you
in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.
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Source: Published results as of Aprtl 5th 2010. See backup slides for details.
20112006
18 Racks of Intel® Xeon®
Dual Core Servers
1 Rack of Intel® Xeon®
E7-4800 Family Servers
Server Refresh Benefits
Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.
Source: Intel measurements as of March 2011 of Xeon E7-4800 and single-core 4-socket systems. Performance comparison using SPECint_rate_base2006. Results have been estimated based on internal Intel analysis and are provided for informational purposes only. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. For detailed calculations, configurations and assumptions refer to the legal information slide in backup.
Up to 18X Performanceor
93% Estimated Annual Energy Reduction
AND Latest Features:Intel Virtualization, Security, Power
Intel IT Xeon Refresh EstimatorNow Available: www.intel.com/go/xeonestimator
• This tool helps the user justify server refresh based on the latest Xeon based servers• Compare your existing server environment against various potential new environments• See the benefits in terms of TCO, ROI, Consolidation, and Performance Gains
Intel IT Server Sizing Toolhttp://www.intel.com/itcenter/tool/serversizing/demo.htm
• Based on Intel IT ERP methodology, it helps you determine the right size server foryour ERP environment.
• Adjust key variables in the decision based on your unique environment• Compare various server configurations to model various scenarios simultaneously
Performance, Reliability, SecurityFor your Most Data Demanding Workloads
Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software,
operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product
when combined with other products.
1 sPECint*_rate_base2006 benchmark comparing next generation Intel® Xeon® processor E7-4870 (30M cache, 2.40GHz, 6.40GT/s Intel® QPI, codenamed Westmere-EX) scoring 1,010 (includes Intel Compiler XE2011 improvements accounting for about 11% of the performance boost) to X7560 (24M cache,