Performance & Power Use

Stability & Power Efficiency

Starting with 65nm manufacturing, Intel is establishing a stable roadmap around lower power processors while competition is driving power up

Superior Value / Watt

Balanced innovation, a new power efficient microarchitecture and Intel's industry leading software tools optimize both performance and performance per watt for 64-bit, multi-core environments

Optimal Utilization & Density

Delivering a unique set of Intel tools, technologies and products helps businesses fine tune their data center performance per square foot with the choice of power or performance optimized processors

Advancing Performance /Watt

  • Mainstream Dual-Core Pricing: 95W Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processors starting below ~$200
  • With Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 series will boost server performance per watt by up to 3x over last year's products1
  • First to 65nm manufacturing ensures mainstream Dual-Core supply

Improved Density & Stability

  • Mainstream processor thermals going down, with a 40% reduction in processor with Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 series vs. prior generation Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors.2
  • Platform compatible processors offer choice and investment protection
  • New 31W Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor LV 2 GHz offer best high density rack and blade solutions, when power is #1 concern

Improved Utilization

  • Ideal for Virtualization, Intel servers enable you to get more done with each server, increasing performance/ft2
  • Intel® Software Tools optimize both commercial and custom software for 64-bit, multi-core environments
  • Fit more servers into your racks using advanced management tools available in the Intel® Power Toolkit

1 - Source: Intel internal projections. Data subject to change without notice. Intel internal data based on SPECint™_rate_base2000 benchmark results. Performance Per Watt for this workload was computed by dividing system power internal estimates and measurements.

2 - Prior generation Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® TDP of 135W vs new Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 series of 80W