Dell
8 Chipset
8.1 Overview
Introduction of the new Intel Xeon processor 5600 series includes a stepping revision of the Intel 5520 and 5500 chipset, which is required to enable the full 5600 series feature set. Dell servers shipped with the new chipset revision have the symbol II in the System Revision Field visible through OpenManage™ Server Administrator (OMSA) and the iDRAC GUI. They are physically marked with a 12 x 6mm rectangular label containing the symbol II. The memory interface is optimized for 800/1066/1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM memory with ECC when running with Intel Xeon processor 5600 series.
8.2 Intel 5500 Chipset Features
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Package: FCBGA9
Intel QuickPath interconnect: 2 ports
ESI interface: x4 lanes Virtualization technology 24 PCIe Gen2 lanes Integrated Management Engine JTAG support
8.2.1Intel QuickPath Interconnect
Intel QuickPath Interconnect features include:
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Error detection via CRC
Error correction via Link level retry
Intel® Interconnect BIST (Intel® IBIST) toolbox
8.2.2System Memory Interface
System memory interface features include:
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Memory controller integrated in CPU package 3 channels per processor (6 total)
3 DIMMs/channel supported (18 total) Max memory of
Single Rank, Dual Rank, and Quad Rank DIMMs supported Support UDIMM and RDIMM
DDR3 speeds of 800/1066/1333 supported
512 Mb, 1 Gb, 2 Gb, and 4 Gb Technologies/Densities supported No memory riser support
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