The new Intel Xeon 5500 'Nehalem' CPUs and accompanying 'Tylersburg' chipset represents the most dramatic revision of the x86 architecture in recent history. By fundamentally redefining the basic layout of the x86 node Intel improves performance for compute and I/O applications.
Key features of the Intel Nehalem architecture:
- Memory connected directly to each CPU socket, bringing data closer to the processing engines
- QuickPath Interconnect or QPI. Designated CPU-to-I/O link sized to deliver large data sets to CPU-RAM complex
- PCI Express generation 2 I/O expansion slots to accommodate high performance cluster fabrics such as 10 Gigabit Ethernet or Quad Data Rate (QDR) InfiniBand.
Resources
Relion 1700/2700 Datasheet
Relion 1702 Datasheet
Intel Xeon 5500 Whitepaper
Intel Xeon 5500 Datasheet
About QuickPath Technology
New Additions to the Relion Server Series, Featuring Xeon 5500 Series
Relion 1701 is a fully featured, versatile yet compact server for enterprise infrastructure applications or a compute node for HPC clusters which require local storage or add-on cards.
Technical Specs and Configurations
Relion 2701 provides full complement of RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) features with more local storage and additional expansion slots enabled by the 2U form factor.
Technical Specs and Configurations
Relion 1702 with unique "twin" form factor is optimized for high density compute clusters where valuable rack units are to be filled with CPUs and RAM.