Intel X7460 AD80582KH067007 Data Sheet
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Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series Datasheet
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Introduction
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Introduction
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The Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series is a four or six core product for multi-
processor servers. The processor is a single die based on Intel’s 45 nanometer process
technology combining high performance with the power efficiencies of a low-power
microarchitecture. The processor maintains the tradition of compatibility with IA-32
software. Some key features include on-die, 32 KB Level 1 instruction data cache per
core and 3 MB of shared Level 2 cache per two processor cores with Advanced Transfer
Cache Architecture. The Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series will be available with
12 MB or 16 MB of on-die level 3 (L3) cache. The processor’s Data Prefetch Logic
speculatively fetches data to the L2 cache before an L1 cache requests occurs, resulting
in reduced bus cycle penalties and improved performance. The 1066 MTS Front Side
Bus (FSB) is a quad-pumped bus running off a 266 MHz system clock making
8.5 GBytes per second data transfer rates possible.
processor servers. The processor is a single die based on Intel’s 45 nanometer process
technology combining high performance with the power efficiencies of a low-power
microarchitecture. The processor maintains the tradition of compatibility with IA-32
software. Some key features include on-die, 32 KB Level 1 instruction data cache per
core and 3 MB of shared Level 2 cache per two processor cores with Advanced Transfer
Cache Architecture. The Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series will be available with
12 MB or 16 MB of on-die level 3 (L3) cache. The processor’s Data Prefetch Logic
speculatively fetches data to the L2 cache before an L1 cache requests occurs, resulting
in reduced bus cycle penalties and improved performance. The 1066 MTS Front Side
Bus (FSB) is a quad-pumped bus running off a 266 MHz system clock making
8.5 GBytes per second data transfer rates possible.
Enhanced thermal and power management capabilities are implemented including
Intel® Thermal Monitor (TM1), Intel® Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) and Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep® Technology. TM1 and TM2 provide efficient and effective cooling in high
temperature situations. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows trade-offs to be
made between performance and power consumption. This may lower average power
consumption (in conjunction with OS support).
Intel® Thermal Monitor (TM1), Intel® Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) and Enhanced Intel
SpeedStep® Technology. TM1 and TM2 provide efficient and effective cooling in high
temperature situations. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology allows trade-offs to be
made between performance and power consumption. This may lower average power
consumption (in conjunction with OS support).
Processor features include Advanced Dynamic Execution, enhanced floating point and
multi-media units, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2), Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
(SSE3) and Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 (SSE4). SSE4 extends the Intel
multi-media units, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2), Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
(SSE3) and Streaming SIMD Extensions 4 (SSE4). SSE4 extends the Intel
®
64
instruction set to accelerate applications that involve graphics, video, 3D imaging, and
Web services. Advanced Dynamic Execution improves speculative execution and branch
prediction internal to the processor. The floating point and multi-media units include
128-bit wide registers and a separate register for data movement. SSE3 instructions
provide highly efficient double-precision floating point, SIMD integer, and memory
management operations.
Web services. Advanced Dynamic Execution improves speculative execution and branch
prediction internal to the processor. The floating point and multi-media units include
128-bit wide registers and a separate register for data movement. SSE3 instructions
provide highly efficient double-precision floating point, SIMD integer, and memory
management operations.
The Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series supports Intel
®
64 as an enhancement to
Intel's IA-32 architecture. This enhancement allows the processor to execute operating
systems and applications written to take advantage of the 64-bit extension technology.
Further details on Intel 64 and its programming model can be found in the Intel
systems and applications written to take advantage of the 64-bit extension technology.
Further details on Intel 64 and its programming model can be found in the Intel
®
64
and IA-32 Intel
®
Architectures Software Developer's Manual.
In addition, the Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series supports the Execute Disable Bit
functionality. When used in conjunction with a supporting operating system, Execute
Disable allows memory to be marked as executable or non-executable. This feature can
prevent some classes of viruses that exploit buffer overrun vulnerabilities and can thus
help improve the overall security of the system. Further details on Execute Disable can
be found at
functionality. When used in conjunction with a supporting operating system, Execute
Disable allows memory to be marked as executable or non-executable. This feature can
prevent some classes of viruses that exploit buffer overrun vulnerabilities and can thus
help improve the overall security of the system. Further details on Execute Disable can
be found at
The Intel® Xeon® Processor 7400 Series supports Intel
®
Virtualization Technology for
hardware-assisted virtualization within the processor. Intel Virtualization Technology is
a set of hardware enhancements that can improve virtualization solutions. Intel
Virtualization Technology is used in conjunction with Virtual Machine Monitor software
enabling multiple, independent software environments inside a single platform. Further
details on Intel Virtualization Technology can be found at
a set of hardware enhancements that can improve virtualization solutions. Intel
Virtualization Technology is used in conjunction with Virtual Machine Monitor software
enabling multiple, independent software environments inside a single platform. Further
details on Intel Virtualization Technology can be found at