Intel Quad-core Intel Xeon E7320 BX80565E7320 User Manual
Product codes
BX80565E7320
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Application Responsiveness and Reliability with Intel®
7300 Series Chipsets with Data Traffic Optimizations
The Intel® 7300 Chipset with data traffic optimizations improve data movement
across Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7300 series-based servers by increasing
interconnect bandwidth, optimizing system bandwidth, increasing memory capacity,
and improving network traffic processing while reducing I/O latency as compared to
previous platforms. All these platform advancements help to match the improved per-
formance of the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7300 series. The Intel 7300 Chipset
has 28 lanes of PCI Express* with support for third-party expanders for additional I/O.
across Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7300 series-based servers by increasing
interconnect bandwidth, optimizing system bandwidth, increasing memory capacity,
and improving network traffic processing while reducing I/O latency as compared to
previous platforms. All these platform advancements help to match the improved per-
formance of the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7300 series. The Intel 7300 Chipset
has 28 lanes of PCI Express* with support for third-party expanders for additional I/O.
New platform features enabled by the Intel 7300 Chipset
with data optimization include:
with data optimization include:
Dedicated High-Speed
Interconnects (DHSI)
Interconnects (DHSI)
• DHSI is an independent point to point interconnect between
each of the four processors and the chipset. DHSI has
increased the memory bandwidth by up to 2x over
previous-generation multi-processor platforms.
increased the memory bandwidth by up to 2x over
previous-generation multi-processor platforms.
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64 MB Snoop Filter
• Significantly reduces data traffic on the DHSI providing
lower latencies and greater available bandwidth. The
snoop filter manages data coherency across processors
with a directory of the current cached data, eliminating
unnecessary snoops and boosting available bandwidth.
snoop filter manages data coherency across processors
with a directory of the current cached data, eliminating
unnecessary snoops and boosting available bandwidth.
Fully Buffered DIMM
(FBDIMM) technology
(FBDIMM) technology
• Provides 4x the memory capacity
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(up to 256 GB based
on 8 GB Fully Buffered DIMM).
• Increases memory speed to 1066 MT/s.
Intel® I/O Acceleration
Technology (Intel® I/OAT)
with next-generation
improvements (using
Intel® NIC)
Technology (Intel® I/OAT)
with next-generation
improvements (using
Intel® NIC)
• Improves CPU utilization and lowers latency through features
like low latency interrupts, MSI-X (next-generation interrupt
handling) and stateless offloads.
handling) and stateless offloads.
• Direct Cache Access (DCA) leverages Intel QuickData
Technology in the Intel 7300 Chipset, a platform solution
designed to maximize the throughput of server data traffic
and achieve faster, scalable, and more reliable I/O.
designed to maximize the throughput of server data traffic
and achieve faster, scalable, and more reliable I/O.
Reliable Uptime
The Intel 7300 Chipset also builds in enhanced reliability to support continuous server
availability and help prevent unplanned downtime.
availability and help prevent unplanned downtime.
Reliability Feature
Benefit
Memory ECC
Detects and corrects single-bit errors.
Enhanced Memory ECC
Retry double-bit errors.
Memory Sparing
Predicts a failing DIMM and copies the data to a spare memory
DIMM, maintaining server availability and uptime.
DIMM, maintaining server availability and uptime.
Memory Mirroring
Data is written to two locations in system memory so that
if a DRAM device fails, mirrored memory enables continued
operation and data availability.
if a DRAM device fails, mirrored memory enables continued
operation and data availability.
Memory CRC
Address and command transmissions are automatically
retried if a transient error occurs.
retried if a transient error occurs.
Symmetric Access
to all CPUs
to all CPUs
Enables a system to restart and operate if the primary
processor fails.
processor fails.
Intel offers a complete line of industry-leading single- and multi-port Gigabit and
Fast Ethernet controllers. For more information go to:
Fast Ethernet controllers. For more information go to:
http://www.intel.com/design/
network/products/lan/controllers/82575EB.htm
(1 GbE) and
http://www.intel.com/
design/network/products/lan/controllers/82598.htm
(10 GbE).