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Specifications
Essentials
| Description | Intel® Xeon® Processor L5530 (8M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 5.86 GT/s Intel® QPI) |
| Code Name | Nehalem EP |
| Launch Date | Q3'09 |
| Processor Number | L5530 |
| # of Cores | 4 |
| # of Threads | 8 |
| Cache | 8 MB SmartCache |
| Instruction Set | 64-bit |
| Embedded Options Available | No |
| Lithography | 45 nm |
| VID Voltage Range | 0.75V -1.35V |
| Recommended Price | N/A |
| Clock Speed | 2.40 GHz |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 2.66 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 5.86 GT/s QPI |
| QPI Links | 2 |
| Max TDP | 60 W |
Memory
| Max Memory Size | 144 GB |
| Memory Types | DDR3 800/1066 |
| Memory Channels | 3 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| Physical Address Extensions | 40-bit |
| ECC Memory Supported | Yes |
Data Protection
| AES New Instructions | No |
Advanced Technologies
| Virtualization Tech (VT-x) | Yes |
| Intel 64 | Yes |
| Idle States | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech | Yes |
| Turbo Boost Tech | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Tech | Yes |
| Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
| VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Yes |
| Demand Based Switching | Yes |
Package
| Package Size | 42.5mm x 45mm |
| Sockets Supported | FCLGA1366 |
| Processing Die Size | 263 mm2 |
| # of Processing Die Transistors | 731 million |
Platform Protection
| Execute Disable Bit | Yes |
| Trusted Execution Tech | No |
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