Intel E5-2609 BX80621E52609 User Manual
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BX80621E52609
product brief
Up to 80 Percent Higher Performance
The Intel Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400/1600
product families deliver up to 80 percent higher
performance
product families deliver up to 80 percent higher
performance
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than their predecessors (see Table 1 on page
2). They provide more cores, cache, and memory capacity,
along with bigger, faster communication pathways to
move data more quickly. Two key technologies deliver
additional high-value performance boosts:
• faster performance for peak workloads. Intel®
along with bigger, faster communication pathways to
move data more quickly. Two key technologies deliver
additional high-value performance boosts:
• faster performance for peak workloads. Intel®
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
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automatically increases
processor frequencies to take advantage of power and
thermal headroom. This second-generation technology
provides higher frequencies and greater intelligence so
you gain even more performance when you need it, with
greater energy efficiency.
thermal headroom. This second-generation technology
provides higher frequencies and greater intelligence so
you gain even more performance when you need it, with
greater energy efficiency.
• up to 2x performance gains for floating point
operations.
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Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX)
provides new instructions that can significantly improve
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performance for applications that rely on floating
point or vector computations. Up to 70 percent additional
performance can be realized by using the 4-socket Intel
Xeon processor E5-4600 product family in the same
form factor.
point or vector computations. Up to 70 percent additional
performance can be realized by using the 4-socket Intel
Xeon processor E5-4600 product family in the same
form factor.
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Eliminating Network Bottlenecks
The Intel Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400/1600
product families open the floodgates for faster
communications in dense virtual environments, both within
the server and with external network and storage devices.
product families open the floodgates for faster
communications in dense virtual environments, both within
the server and with external network and storage devices.
• Intel® Integrated I/O for up to 2x higher bandwidth.
The Intel Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400/1600
product families are the first Intel Xeon processors to
have PCI Express* 3.0 integrated on the processor die.
They reduce latency by up to 30 percent,
product families are the first Intel Xeon processors to
have PCI Express* 3.0 integrated on the processor die.
They reduce latency by up to 30 percent,
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provide up
to 80 PCIe lanes per 2-socket server (160 lanes per
4-socket server), and support the PCIe 3.0 specification,
which improves bandwidth by as much as 2x.
4-socket server), and support the PCIe 3.0 specification,
which improves bandwidth by as much as 2x.
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• Putting data right where you need it —fast.
Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology enables direct data
transfers from storage to cache. It more than
doubles I/O performance
transfers from storage to cache. It more than
doubles I/O performance
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and reduces the need
for performance-sapping memory accesses. Data
flows faster to keep processor cores more productive
and your applications more responsive.
flows faster to keep processor cores more productive
and your applications more responsive.
Strengthening Security in the Enterprise—
and the Cloud
and the Cloud
The Intel Xeon processor E5-4600/2600/2400/1600
product families provide a better foundation for protecting
your business, especially when deploying sensitive
applications on shared infrastructure.
• Faster, stronger, enterprise-wide data protection. Intel®
product families provide a better foundation for protecting
your business, especially when deploying sensitive
applications on shared infrastructure.
• Faster, stronger, enterprise-wide data protection. Intel®
Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel®
AES-NI)
AES-NI)
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accelerates and strengthens encryption to
enable faster and more secure online transactions and
improved data protection. By improving performance and
reducing overhead, it allows you to implement encryption
pervasively to protect your business using compatible
software from leading vendors, such as Oracle*, Microsoft*,
and McAfee*.
improved data protection. By improving performance and
reducing overhead, it allows you to implement encryption
pervasively to protect your business using compatible
software from leading vendors, such as Oracle*, Microsoft*,
and McAfee*.
The Intelligent Choice
for evolving data centers
Intel® Xeon® Processor
E5-4600/2600/2400/1600 Product Families
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-4600/2600/2400/1600
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Product Families
IT organizations around the world are driving higher value into their businesses by virtualizing
their data centers to reduce costs and adding automation to improve service levels, efficiency,
and agility. Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers provide the foundation for this innovation.
They account for the majority of all servers in today’s virtualized data centers and clouds, and
they also power many of today’s highest-performing workstations.
their data centers to reduce costs and adding automation to improve service levels, efficiency,
and agility. Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers provide the foundation for this innovation.
They account for the majority of all servers in today’s virtualized data centers and clouds, and
they also power many of today’s highest-performing workstations.