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BladeCenter RefreshBladeCenter RefreshEnterprise High PerformanceEnterprise High Performance
Technical PresentationTechnical Presentation
Javier Suarez, e-TechServices
December, 2010
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BladeCenter H Refresh: More function at lower cost!
What’s being announced… 1 BCH model
8852 – 4Tx: 2980W power supply model, new blowers Ultra efficient 2980W power supply option for BladeCenter H… ~95% efficient,
compared to 90% current gen Enhanced blowers and power supply upgrade options will be available
2980W power supply option (part # 68Y6601) Enhanced cooling module option (part # 68Y6650)
Customer importance… Enables use for high performance 130W blades Ultra efficient power supply reduce energy bills by 5% Power and cooling upgrade options provides investment protection
IBM imperative… More function at lower cost, with no price premium Industry leading 95% power supply efficiency Cooling upgrade to support future higher performance blades Support for 130W blades
Dates to remember… Announce: 7/6/10 GA: 9/13/10
New ultra efficient power supply, and cooling enhancements to support latest blade servers
Legacy New
Power supply rating (W) 2880 2980
Efficiency 89.5% 94.5%
AC Input (W) 7039 6667
Power saved (W) - 372
Rate / KWh - $0.10
$ saved / year / chassis - $489
$ saved per 3 years $1,468
New BCH delivers…
More function at a lower cost
5% lower energy bills
Best in class 95% efficient PSUs
Over 12% perf per watt advantage over HP
Robust design with no single point of failure
5% lower
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Maximum Density and Energy Efficiency
High PerformanceDistributed, Small
Office, Easy to Configure
Ruggedized RuggedizedHigh Performance
BladeCenter E BladeCenter H BladeCenter S BladeCenter T BladeCenter HT
Dimensions7U, 12.0” (305mm) H
17.5” (444mm) W 28.0” (711mm) D
9U, 15.75” (400mm) H17.4” (442mm) W28.0” (711mm) D
7U, 12.0” (305mm) H17.5” (442.9mm) W 28.0” (711mm) D
8U, 13.75” (349mm) H17.4” (442mm) W20.0” (508mm) D
12U 21.0” (528mm) H17.4” (442mm) W27.6” (706mm) D
Max # Blades 14 (vertical) 14 (vertical) 6 (vertical) 8 (horizontal) 12 (vertical)
Power Supplies2,000W OR 2320W
200 – 240 V AC2,980W
208 – 240 V AC
675W110 – 127 V AC
1,350W200 – 240 V AC
1,300W208 – 240 V AC-48 – -60 V DC
3,160W 208 – 240 V AC
2,535W-48 – -60 V DC
Fabric Bandwidth 1Gb Enet, 8Gb FC 10Gb+ 1Gb Enet, 8 Gb FC 1Gb Enet, 8 Gb FC 10Gb+
Switch Modules 4 Standard Speed4 Standard Speed
4 High Speed4 Bridge
4 Standard Speed 4 Standard Speed4 Standard Speed
4 High Speed4 Bridge
Front USB Ports 1 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 2.0) 2 (USB 1.1) 4 (USB 2.0)
Additional Features
Most dense,energy-efficient solution
in the market
Built-in chassis virtualization
2 HDD shuttles w/ 6, 3.5” SAS or SATA drives
each (wired for future 2x 12,
2.5”)
NEBS3 / ETSITelco Alarm Panel
(DB15)Optional front bezel air
filtration
NEBS3 / ETSITelco Alarm Panel
(DB15)Embedded Compact
FlashOptional front bezel air
filtration
Machine Type 8677 8852 8886 8720 (AC)8730 (DC)
8740 (DC)8750 (AC)
IBM BladeCenter Chassis Feature Compare
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3Q09 2Q10 3Q10 4Q10
Off
ice
Ent
erpr
ise
BCS
7U, 6 BladeIntegrated / Shared Storage110/220VOffice enablement KitDatacenter-in-a-box
BCH
9U, 14 BladeHigh SpeedMax IO PortsAll BladesWorkhorse
BCE
7U, 14 BladeMost EfficientMost DenseLowest Cost“The original”
BladeCenter Chassis Information
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2014
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Important information for customers with existing BladeCenter E chassis: The BladeCenter E chassis has been refreshed with a new 2320W power supply model. There is an upgrade kit for customers with existing chassis. If using a chassis with 2320W PS, there are no limitations. If using the existing 2000W PS, support will vary depending on the exact number of blades and processor configurations you choose.
HX5 is not supported on the BladeCenter E chassis. Use the BladeCenter H chassis instead.
For more information on Blades & Management Modules to Chassis Interoperability, see the Interoperability Guide - IBM BladeCenter
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IBM BladeCenter H
Enterprise high performance chassis with most bandwidthKey Features– High density 9U, 14 blade chassis supports full portfolio of blade servers– New power supplies for industry leading energy efficiency– New enhanced cooling modules to support latest high performance blade servers– High speed fabric with 8 data channels to every blade, of which 4 are 10Gb– Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM) provides additional connectivity to blade servers
Customer Benefits– Energy Efficiency
• 95% efficient power supplies, enabling savings of over $500/year per chassis over legacy power supplies• Up to 12% more energy efficient than HP cClass chassis, enabling greater compute performance in same power envelope
– Performance• Blazing fast 10G fabric support, including Virtual Fabric• Up to 25% higher I/O bandwidth per blade over HP• Unlike competition, no I/O sacrifices required when deploying high speed switches• Support for latest high performance blades, including 130W skews
– Reliability & Management • Best-in-class reliability, including redundant I/O and power connectors for no single point of failure• Automatic failover provided by BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
Who will benefit– Target Workloads: Enterprise workloads– Target Industries: All Sectors and GB, including FSS, media and Industrial – Target Customers: Customers running compute intensive applications and simulations; require 10G fabric
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HX5 & Westmere support in BladeCenter H chassis
* Over current risk in an event when an active power supply is pulled while chassis in operation. Could cause shutdown.
** Measured Results
*** Paper Analysis
Shipping todayBCH-4TX
New blowers & PSUsNew MTM
BC-H 4SX BC-H 4TX
2900W 2980W 2980W High Efficiency
Legacy blowers
Enhanced blowers
Legacy blowers
Enhanced blowers
Enhanced blowers
HX5 w/o MAX5 (95W & 105W)***
14* 14* 14 14 14
HX5 + MAX5 (95W, 105W)*** 7* 7* 7 7 7
HX5 + MAX5 (130W)*** 6* 6* 7 7 7
HS22 & HS22V **(WSM-EP, up to 95W)
14* 14* 14 14 14
HS22 & HS22V **(WSM-EP, 130W)
No support 12* No support 14 14
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Upgrading to 2980W PSUs: Installation Guideline
To Upgrade an old BladeCenter H With 4 x 2980W Power Supplies, order two sets of option PN 68Y6601 (qty = 2)
AMM is required to install 2980W power supplies, with latest AMM code
Upgrading power supplies with Chassis off
– Shutdown blade servers & chassis
– Install 2980W PSUs
– Reconnect & restart BladeCenter H chassis
Upgrading Power Supplies While Chassis Is Running – NOT supported
Recommend to upgrade ALL power supplies to high-efficiency 2980W
– Having both 2900W and 2980W PSU pair is supported, provided they are in separate power domains
For latest-level firmware, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support
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Retrofitting BladeCenter H – Enhanced Cooling Modules
To Upgrade an old BladeCenter H With enhanced blowers, order 1x option PN 68Y6650
AMM Is Required To Install enhanced blowers, with latest firmware
Upgrading Power Supplies While Chassis Is Running
– Blowers Must Be Replaced One At A Time
– Order Of Replacement Does Not Matter
– AMM Will Complain About Mismatch During Upgrade But Blades and Switches Will Operate As Normal
– AMM May Need To Be Reset If AMM Status Does Not Return To Normal After Upgrade Is Completed
– All blowers in a chassis must be of the same type
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Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter
Traditional 1Gb solution
10Gb solutionor CEE/FCoE
Nothing in Between!
1Gb Port
10Gb Port
4 Virtual functions per 10Gb port
Create and maintainAny Bandwidth between1Gb and 10Gb!
Virtual Fabric adds new levels of flexibility
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HR
Acc’ting
SupplyChain
Database
Virtual N
ICs
Virtual G
roups
Management Choice: CLI, Switch Interface orOpen Fabric Manager*
Up to 8 Virtual Portsper adapter
Map each Virtual adapter to port groups
Configure few ports asVirtual CNANo separate HBA needed!
FCoE SoftwareLicense Upgrade
CNA
CNA
Create Virtual groups and Assign one uplink per group
2.5Gb
5Gb
2.5Gb
10Gb
FCoE Ready
Simplifies Deployment
Reduces Management
Assigns Bandwidth in 100Mb Increments
Virtual NIC, IO Convergence, iSCSI all-in-one solution
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• Virtualization• Database• Simulations
• Database• CRM / ERP / BI• Virtualization/SCON
• Virtualization• HPC
• General purpose• Business applications
Workload PositioningWorkload PositioningWorkload PositioningWorkload Positioning• >40 VMs per server• >60 virtual desktop
users • Leadership database
• 40 – 60 VMs per server• Max database• Enterprise apps
• 15 – 35 VMs per server• 10 – 60 virt desktop
users
• <15 VMs per server• <15 virtual desktop
users
Sample Applications
Proc: Xeon 4C / 6C / 8CMem: 16 DIMM / 128GB (2S) 32 DIMM / 256GB (4S)HDD: 2 NHS SSDs per node
• Scalable for CPU / mem• FlexNode
Key Features
2 Sockets
Memory scaling for enterprise Virtualization
2S HX5+MAX5
• Scalable for CPU / mem• FlexNode
• Integrated HW RAID 0/1• SSDs
• Hot-swap drives• Balanced performance
Key FeaturesKey FeaturesKey FeaturesProc: Xeon 4C / 6C / 8CMem: 16 DIMM / 128GB (2S) 32 DIMM / 256GB (4S)HDD: 2 NHS SSDs per node
Proc: Xeon 4C / 6CMem: 18 DIMM / 144GBHDD: 2 NHS SSDs
Proc: Xeon 4C / 6CMem: 12 DIMM / 96GBHDD: 2 hot-swap
Sample ApplicationsSample ApplicationsSample Applications
2 - 4 Sockets2 Sockets2 Sockets
Scalable, Enterprise Performance Blade
Mainstream virtualizationNo-compromise general purpose
2S/4S HX5HS22VHS22
Consolidation
Infr. App.
Bus. App.
Enterprise applications
Database
HS22
Consolidation
Infr. App.
Bus. App.
Enterprise applications
Database
HS22V Consolidation
Infr. App.
Bus. App.
Enterprise applications
Database
2S/4S HX5 Consolidation
Infr. App.
Bus. App.
Enterprise applications
DatabaseHX5+MAX5
Blade Portfolio for Virtualization / Consolidation
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IBM BladeCenter HS22No compromise, workhorse blade with breakneck speed
System Specifications
2x next-generation Intel Xeon 5600 series CPUs
12x DDR3 VLP DIMMs2x hot-swap SFF SAS, SATA or 2x hot-
swap SSDLow voltage memoryUP to 8 physical I/O ports (up to 12 ports
w/ virtual fabric)Optional RAID 5 with battery backed
cache Internal USB for embedded hypervisor IMM, uEFI, and IBM Systems Director
HS22 offers outstanding performance, flexible configuration options and simple management in an efficient server to run a broad range of workloads.
Built for Performance Process SAP sales orders up to 27% faster and run
up to 30% more virtual machines versus prior generation Intel Xeon processors
Consume up to 15% less power with energy efficient 1.35 volt DIMMs
Designed for Versatility Provide choice of energy efficient 1.35 volt memory
vs. staying with 1.5 volt memory shipping today Fill empty slots in the 125K+ chassis install base,
without having to rip and replace hardware
Outstanding RAS Leverage hot swap drives to easily replace storage
devices on the blade without application down-time
Higher availability than competition with no single point of failure in blade or chassis
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2x hot-swap drive bays(SAS, SATA or Solid State)
2x Intel Xeon 5600 or 5500 Series Processors
12x VLP DDR3 Memory(96GB Max / 1333MHz Max)
Internal USB(Embedded Hypervisor)
2x IO Expansion Slots
(1x CIOv + 1x CFFh)
Dual and redundant power & I/O connectors
Optional RAID 5 w/ battery-backedwrite-back cache
HS22 Hardware Overview
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IBM BladeCenter HS22VHigh density, high performance blade optimized for virtualization
System Specifications
2x next-generation Intel Xeon 5600 series CPUs
18x DDR3 VLP DIMMs (288GB of RAM)2x 1.8” SSDsLow voltage memoryUP to 8 physical I/O ports (up to 12 ports
w/ virtual fabric)Optional RAID 5 with battery backed
cache Internal USB for embedded hypervisor IMM, uEFI, and IBM Systems Director
HS22V is optimized for virtualization with maximum memory capacity, CPU and I/O in a 30mm blade design
Optimized for Virtualization Fit up to 50% more average VMs on blade server via
18 DIMM slots using DDR3-1333 registered memory
Model bundled with a Virtual Fabric Adapter for easy deployment of Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter
Built for Performance Up to two 1.8” SSDs and hardware RAID 0,1 provide
increased durability and data protection Up to 60% performance boost with next generation
Intel Xeon processors Enables 2DPC@1333MHz performance vs 800Mhz Enables 50% greater memory capacity over the HP’s
LP DIMM
Energy Efficient Design Consume up to 15% less power with energy efficient
1.35 volt DIMMs
P-state capping provides more proactive and precise planning of the existing power allocation to maximize compute cycles
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IBM BladeCenter HS22VHigh density, high performance blade optimized for virtualization + energy efficiency
Dual & Redundant Power/IO
Same I/O as HS22(1x CIOv + 1x CFFh)
18x VLP DDR3 Memory(144GB Max / 1333MHz
Max)
2x Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors (Supports some 5500
series)
2x 1.8” SSD NHS RAID 0/1
Internal USB (Embedded Hypervisor)
Additional FeaturesIMM & UEFIP-State CappingTPM 1.2Light Path DiagnosticsPCI Expansion Blade
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IBM BladeCenter HS22VHigh density, high performance blade optimized for virtualization + energy efficiency
Dual & Redundant Power/IO
Same I/O as HS22(1x CIOv + 1x CFFh)
18x VLP DDR3 Memory(144GB Max / 1333MHz Max)
2x Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processors (Supports some 5500 Series)
2x 1.8” SSD NHS RAID 0/1
Internal USB (Embedded Hypervisor)
Additional FeaturesIMM & UEFIP-State CappingTPM 1.2Light Path DiagnosticsPCI Expansion Blade
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eX5 portfolio: more workload capability, new entry point, more choices
The fifth generation extends Enterprise X-Architecture
IBM BladeCenter HX5
IBM System x3690 X5
IBM System x3850 X5
Extending the value of the Enterprise X-Architecture to a blade server.
New entry point for enterprise x86 technology.
Delivering more workload capability than ever.
Four generations of enterprise x86 leadership in a scalable 4U/4S format.
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Two-socket blade that scales to a 4-socket blade Up to 40 DIMMs per 2-socket system with MAX5 Eight I/O ports per 2-socket system 130W CPUs in 4S config for max performance
IBM BladeCenter HX5
A scalable blade server that enables standardization for 2- and 4-socket server needs, delivering faster time to value and greater productivity in high-density environments.
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HX5 4-Socket BladeTop view of 4-socket system shown
2x Intel Xeon 7500Series CPUs
4x IO Expansion Slots(2x CIOv + 2x CFFh)
32x VLP DDR3 Memory (16 per node)4x SSD drives (1.8”)(2 per node)
2x 30mm nodes
HX5 Configurations 2S, 16D, 8 I/O ports, 30m 4S, 32D, 16 I/O ports, 60mm
Additional Features Internal USB for embedded hypervisor Dual & redundant I/O and Power IMM & UEFI
Scale Connector
16x memory buffers(8 per node)
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Bringing the goodness of eX5 to blades… Snaps onto base blade (sold as a bundle w/ base HX5) Enables more memory than any other blades
Blade leadership! Up to 30% more VMs than max competition blade Flexible configurations & unmatched memory capacity,
scaling from 1-socket, 32D 2-socket, 40D Targeted for Virtualization & DB for customers that
need a blade form factor
Never before seen levels of scaling… 2-socket, 30mm building block 2-socket 4-socket w/ logical partitioning
Max compute density! Up to 32 cores in a 1¼ U equivalent space Modular scalability in 2-socket increments to get to 4-socket Targeted for database, and compute intensive simulations
HX5 Blade HX5 Blade with MAX5
Common Building Block
Maximum performance and flexibility for database and virtualization in a a blade
IBM BladeCenter Scalable Blades
2P, 30mm
2-socket, 16DIMM8 I/O ports30mm
4-socket, 32DIMM16 I/O60mm
2-socket, 40DIMM8 I/O 60mm
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Maximize memoryMAX5 enables eX5 systems to support twice the DIMMs per system, exceeding x86 limitations
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More memory can deliver: Improved database performance Greater server utilization
BladeCenter HX5 with MAX52-socket, 40 DIMMs
More memory enables companies to support: More virtual machines Larger virtual machines Bigger databases
It’s not just about the processors…it’s about the system.
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FlexNode benefits include:
Scheduled Provisioning: Run scale-out apps by day on a 2P system and scale-up jobs by night on 4P system
Help reduce software licensing costs: Execute partitions to optimize software licensing costs when priced per system core.
Boost security: Isolate workloads to help improve security and assure quality of service.
Two 2P SystemsOne 4P System
IMMIMM
FlexNode - feature allows a single System to dynamically become two distinct Systems or back again
AMMAMM
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eX5 FlexNode automatic node failover Automatic node failover makes eX5 multi-node systems the most reliable
What is it… If one node in a multi-node system experiences a fatal error and a shutdown, the
system will reboot as a single-node After reboot the remaining system continues to operate without the failed node
Customer value… Greater uptime: Automatic reboot brings the eX5 system back online faster than
manual intervention. Monolithic multi-socket systems down until the fatal error resolved. Simpler management: Easier identification of the failure
Automatic reboot
Back up and running!Back up and running! Down until help arrives!Down until help arrives!
Competitors’ 4-socket systems
Total system failure
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MAX5 doubles memory capacity
Expand memory capacity Up to double the number of memory DIMMs
than the competitors No impact to memory latency Over five times the memory capacity in two
sockets vs. today’s leading two-socket systems MAX5 memory may be partitioned to CPUs or
pooled
With embedded memory controllers, memory capacity is tied to processors
But not with MAX5…
Provides the memory customers have needed for database and virtualization – up to 100% more virtual machines
Allows higher memory capacity to be reached with less expensive DIMMs for more economical high end implementations
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MAX5 for HX5
24x VLP DDR3 memory
6x memory buffers
HX5+MAX5 Configurations 2S, 40D, 8 I/O ports, 60m
MAX5
HX5
FireHawk6 SMI lanes4 QPI ports3 scalability ports
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HX5 is the optimal blade platform for database, virtualization and simulation
Reduce cost per database transaction by 23% with 4-socket HX5
• HX5 delivers 2x the memory bandwidth as Dell M910
• Support for high performance 130W CPUs in 4-socket
• 15% greater performance with HALF the memory and 30% lower price over Dell
Reduce cost for compute and memory intensive simulations by 13%
• 66% greater performance per chassis with HX5 over Dell & HP
• Fit 6 more servers per chassis, reduce IT footprint
HX5+MAX5 can save you money starting at 30 VMs per server
• 1 HX5+MAX5 does the work of 2 HP WSM-EP servers
• MAX5 expansion cuts cost for 60 virtual machine solution by over 22%
• 25% more memory DIMMs per CPU over alternative NEH-EX blades
• 66% greater memory capacity over WSM-EP blades
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AMD Opteron 4x 6176 (48 cores) Intel Xeon 4x X7560 (32 cores)
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Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm Copyright © 2010, Intel Corporation. * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
HX5 Offers Virtualization Performance Advantage
Source: IBM x3850X5 4P w/ Intel X7560 32 Cores – 71.85@49 tileshttp://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vmmark/VMmark-IBM-2010-04-20-x3850X5.pdfDell PE R815 4P w/ AMD 6176 48 Cores – 59.74@41 tilesSource: IBM Intel X5680 12 Cores - 38.39@27 tileshttp://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vmmark/VMmark-Dell-2010-08-09-R815.pdf
4P Intel Xeon X7560 server (32 cores) outperforms a 4P AMD Magny Cours server (48 cores) by ~20%! Intel core micro-architecture plus hyper-threading have more capacity for virtualization work with Intel 6-core and 8-core cpus than the AMD 12-core cpus Intel hyper-threading technology more than makes up for the lower core count
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Why Intel’s cores are better!
Feature Intel Benefit Intel AMD4 Instructions per clock 33% higher sustained
throughput (vs. 3 inst./clock)Yes No
Intel® Hyper-Threading 2 Threads per cores Yes No
Higher Clock Frequency Up to 58% higher core clock (3.33GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Yes No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology Increases clock frequency when thermal conditions allow
Yes No
Core Power Gates C6 state: reduces core power to ~0W
Yes No
Better Micro-architecture (branch prediction, memory dis-ambiguation, too many other “small” features to list)
More efficient , higher performance cores
Yes No
All cores are NOT created equal"Their per-core performance is higher than mine," admits AMD’s Fruehe.
Michael Feldman … HPCwire Editor … 3/29/10
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Intel Xeon 5600 Shows Significant Performance Benefits Over AMD Opteron 6100
14%Better
Performance
*Table based on specint2006rate scores (www.spec.org)
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