SUPER MICRO Computer X8SIL user manual Chipset Overview, Intel 3400/3420 Chipset Features

X8SIL/X8SIL-F User’s Manual

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The X8SIL/X8SIL-F supports the Intel® Xeon® 3400 processor series. Built upon the functionality and the capability of the single-chip Intel 3400 chipset, the X8SIL/ X8SIL-F motherboard provides the performance and feature set required for single-processor-based systems with configuration options optimized for entry- level server platforms.

The high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) featured in the Intel 3400/3420 (Ibex Peak) chipset enables the X8SIL/X8SIL-F motherboard to offer a high-speed Direct Media Interface (DMI) for chip-to-chip true isochronous communication with the processor. This feature allows the X8SIL/X8SIL-F to achieve up to 10 Gb/s of software-transparent data transfer on each direction, achieving better performance than comparable systems. The X8SIL/X8SIL-F also features a TCO timer (to en- able the system to recover from a software/hardware lock), ECC Error Reporting, Function Disable and Intruder Detect.

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Intel 3400/3420 Chipset Features

Direct Media Interface (up 10 Gb/s transfer, Full Duplex)

Intel® Matrix Storage Technology and Intel Rapid Storage Technology

Dual NAND Interface

Intel I/O Virtualization (VT-d) Support

Intel Trusted Execution Technology Support

PCI Express 2.0 Interface (up to 5.0 GT/s)

SATA Controller (up to 3G/s)

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)

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