Intel L5630 BX80614L5630 User Manual
Product codes
BX80614L5630
Intel® Intelligent Power Technology
Within a single server, Intel Intelligent Power Technology minimizes
power consumption when server components are not fully utilized.
power consumption when server components are not fully utilized.
• Integrated Power Gates (see Figure 3) allow individual idling
cores to be reduced to near-zero power independent of other oper-
ating cores, reducing idle power consumption to 10 watts, versus
16 or 50 watts in prior-generations of Intel processors.
ating cores, reducing idle power consumption to 10 watts, versus
16 or 50 watts in prior-generations of Intel processors.
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This feature
reduces server idle power consumption by up to 50 percent versus
the previous generation of two-socket server processors.
the previous generation of two-socket server processors.
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• Automated Low-Power States automatically put processor and
memory into the lowest available power states that will meet the
requirements of the current workload (see Figure 4). Processors are
enhanced with more and lower CPU power states, and the memory
and I/O controllers have new power management features.
requirements of the current workload (see Figure 4). Processors are
enhanced with more and lower CPU power states, and the memory
and I/O controllers have new power management features.
Intel® Virtualization Technology
Next-generation Intel Virtualization Technology enhances virtualiza-
tion performance with new hardware-assist capabilities across all
elements of your server:
tion performance with new hardware-assist capabilities across all
elements of your server:
• Processor: Improvements to Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel
VT-x) provides hardware-assisted page-table management, allowing
the guest OS more direct access to the hardware and reducing com-
pute-intensive software translation from the VMM. Intel VT-x also
includes Intel VT FlexMigration and Intel VT Flex-Priority, which are
capabilities for flexible workload migration and performance optimiza-
tion across the full range of 32-bit and 64-bit operating environments.
the guest OS more direct access to the hardware and reducing com-
pute-intensive software translation from the VMM. Intel VT-x also
includes Intel VT FlexMigration and Intel VT Flex-Priority, which are
capabilities for flexible workload migration and performance optimiza-
tion across the full range of 32-bit and 64-bit operating environments.
• Chipset: Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel VT-d)
helps speed data movement and eliminates much of the performance
overhead by giving designated virtual machines their own dedicated
I/O devices, thus reducing the overhead of the VMM in managing
I/O traffic.
overhead by giving designated virtual machines their own dedicated
I/O devices, thus reducing the overhead of the VMM in managing
I/O traffic.
Figure 4. Automated Low-Power States adjusts system power
consumption based on real-time load.
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Figure 3. Integrated Power Gates enable idle cores to go to near-zero
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Memory, System, Cache, I/O
Voltage (rest of processor)
Voltage (cores)
Automatic Operation or Manual Core Control
• Network Adapter: Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity
(Intel VT-c) further enhances server I/O solutions by integrating exten-
sive hardware assists into the I/O devices that are used to connect
servers to the data center network and storage infrastructure. Two
technologies comprise Intel VT-C: Virtual Machine Device Queues,
which accelerates thoughput and reduces the load on the VMM and
server processors; and PCI-SIG SR-IOV, which delivers near-native
throughput and provides dedicated, direct connectivity between
VMs and hardware resources.
sive hardware assists into the I/O devices that are used to connect
servers to the data center network and storage infrastructure. Two
technologies comprise Intel VT-C: Virtual Machine Device Queues,
which accelerates thoughput and reduces the load on the VMM and
server processors; and PCI-SIG SR-IOV, which delivers near-native
throughput and provides dedicated, direct connectivity between
VMs and hardware resources.
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What is the 5000 Sequence?
At Intel, our processor series numbers are intended to help clarify
processor features, capabilities and intended usages. Intel offers
four processor number sequences for server applications:
processor features, capabilities and intended usages. Intel offers
four processor number sequences for server applications:
Intel® Xeon® processor 3000 sequence
One-processor servers for small business, entry, or first server,
based on the Intel Xeon processor.
One-processor servers for small business, entry, or first server,
based on the Intel Xeon processor.
Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 sequence
Two-processor general-purpose, standard high-volume servers,
HPC systems, and workstations based on Intel Xeon processors.
Two-processor general-purpose, standard high-volume servers,
HPC systems, and workstations based on Intel Xeon processors.
Intel® Xeon® processor 7000 sequence
Greater performance and scalability with 4- to 32-processor
enterprise servers. These processors are designed for virtualization
and data-demanding enterprise applications.
Greater performance and scalability with 4- to 32-processor
enterprise servers. These processors are designed for virtualization
and data-demanding enterprise applications.
Intel® Itanium® processor 9000 sequence
Maximum scalability and RAS features for mission-critical workloads
with 2- to 512-processor servers based on the Intel Itanium processor.
Maximum scalability and RAS features for mission-critical workloads
with 2- to 512-processor servers based on the Intel Itanium processor.
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