Sandy Bridge serversMarc van Schijndel

Country Manager ttec

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Sandy Bridge Improvements

✔ Sandy Bridge core designed with core count flexibility to meet changing market requirements

✔ Up to 8 cores/16 threads

✔ Core and frequency optimized stacks

✔ Additional memory capacity – up to 4 channels with 3 DPC and 1600 Mhz support

✔ Integrated PCI Express 3.0 for improved bandwidth and connectivity

✔ Up to 40 lanes per socket

✔ Improved power efficiency

✔ Adds Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions for HPC and workstations

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Sandy Bridge Improvements

Architectural Changes

Change from Previous Gen. HPC Benefits

Intel® AVX Double the FLOPS Improved compute

Cores Higher Core count – up to 8 sensitive application

Cache Scaling Increased cache size- up to 2.5MB per core perf.

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Sandy Bridge Improvements

Processor Changes Change from Previous Gen. HPC Benefits

Memory Additional memory channels Support up to 1600MHz Improved perf for BW sensitive applications

Intel® QPI Up to 100% Faster QPI. Optional Support for S2S Node Controller and 4S Designs

Ability to Scale. Solve larger problems

PCI Express* 40 lanes PCIe3 per socket** with less programming complexity.

Platform Changes Change from Previous Gen. HPC Benefits

Patsburg Integrated 3Gb/s SAS/SATA Lower cost. Lower latency between

PCI Express* PCI Express 3.0 peripherals and nodes.

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EP/EN Processors

Product Name E5-2600 series E5-2400 series

Platform Name Sandy Bridge-EP Sandy Bridge-EN

Socket Name "R" socket (2011 pins) "B2" socket (1356 pins)

Max DIMM Slots per CPU 12 6

Max DIMM Speed 1600 MT/s 1600 MT/s

PCIe 3.0 Lanes per CPU 40 24

Max Power Usage (TDP) 150 Watts 95 Watts

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Intel Xeon Processors

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Power Efficiency

✔ Digital VRMs

✔ More Precise Dynamic Voltage Control for Stability

✔ Lower System Noise on Power Rails

✔ More Power Efficient

✔ Lower Loss on Power Planes

✔ Optimized Power Connector Locations

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UEFI/Node Manager

● UEFI BIOS

✔ Faster Boot Times

✔ Boot Drives Larger than 2 TB

✔ Supports More Option ROMs

✔ Debug Shell

● Node Manager and Datacenter Manager Control with Supermicro’s NMView Console

✔ NM Support on all X9 DP Motherboards with IPMI Support

✔ Can Manage a Server, Rack, or an entire Datacenter with

One Program

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X8->X9 Comparison

CPU X8 X9

Cores per CPU 6 8

Watts per CPU 130 150

QPI links 1 2

QPI link speed 6.4 GT/s 8.0 GT/s

Memory

Max memory speed 1333 1600

Mem bandwidth improvement -- 130%

Max channels of mem per CPU 3 4

Max DIMMs per channel 3 3

Total slots per DP board 18 24

Total memory capacity possible 384 GB 768 GB

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X8->X9 Comparison

Storage X8 X9

SAS integrated into chipset No Yes

Max SATA2 ports 6 12

Max SATA3 ports 0 2

Max SAS ports from chipset 0 8

SAS2 ports from LSI controller 8 8

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X8->X9 Comparison

I/O X8 X9

Max PCIe 2.0/3.0 lanes per board 72 80

Max I/O slots per board 9 11

USB 3.0 ports onboard No Up to 4 ports

Networking

20% power savings on 1 GbE No Yes

Type of 10 GbE connector SFP+ RJ-45 and SFP+

Fastest Infiniband available onboard 40 Gbps (QDR) 56 Gbps (FDR)

UIO/WIO

Max number of PCIe lanes on lefthand riser x24 x48

Max number of PCIe lanes on righthand riser x8 x16

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X8->X9 Comparison

Firmware/Software X8 X9

UEFI BIOS supported No Yes

Node Manager supported (allows use of NMView) 3 SKUs All SKUs with IPMI

Avg. HPC application performance improvement -- 57%

Avg. Enterprise app performance improvement -- 41%

Avg. Tech Computing app performance improvement -- 82%

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Architecture at a Glance

● EP E5-4600 Product Family Features ✔ Cost Optimized Design Improvements over EX ✔ Excellent Price Per Watt/Price Performance ✔ Advanced Ring Architecture Implementation ✔ Supports Four Socket Configurations Six and Eight Core Versions ✔ Intel® QuickPath Interconnect with 2 x 8GT/s links ✔ DDR3 Memory Controller ✔ Up to 40 lanes Integrated PCI-E 3.0 per socket (160 Lanes 4S) Applications ✔ Enterprise Computing✔ High Performance Computing

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Architecture at a Glance

Features EP 4S Intel® Xeon® E5-4600

EX Intel® Xeon® E7-4800

Number of Cores/threads Up to 8/16 Up to 10/20

QuickPath Interconnect 2 4

Number of DIMMs (4S up to) 48 64

PCI-E lanes (4S up to) 160 (PCI-E 3.0) 72 (PCI-E 2.0)