Dell™ PowerEdge™ R710 Technical Guidebook
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mODel sPeeD POWeR cache cORes
E5530 2.40GHz 80W 8M 4
E5520 2.26GHz 80W 8M 4
L5520 2.26GHz 60W 8M 4
E5506 2.13GHz 80W 4M 4
L5506 2.13GHz 60W 4M 4
E5504 2.00GHz 80W 4M 4
E5502 1.86GHz 80W 4M 2
mODel sPeeD POWeR cache cORes
X5570 2.93GHz 95W 8M 4
X5560 2.80GHz 95W 8M 4
X5550 2.66GHz 95W 8M 4
E5540 2.53GHz 80W 8M 4
E5530 2.40GHz 80W 8M 4
E5520 2.26GHz 80W 8M 4
L5520 2.26GHz 60W 8M 4
E5506 2.13GHz 80W 4M 4
L5506 2.13GHz 60W 4M 4
E5504 2.00GHz 80W 4M 4
E5502 1.86GHz 80W 4M 2
D. Processor Congurations
Single CPU Configuration
The PowerEdge R710 is designed such that a single processor placed in the CPU1 socket will function
normally, however PowerEdge R710 systems require a CPU blank in the CPU2 socket for thermal reasons.
The system will be held in reset if a single processor is placed in the CPU2 socket.
Performance Enhancements
Intel Xeon® 5500 Series Processor (Nehalem-EP)
Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology
Increases performance by increasing processor
frequency and enabling faster speeds when
conditions allow
Higher performance
on demand
All cores
operate
at rated
frequency
Normal
Core 1
Core 1
Core 2
Core 3
All cores
operate
at higher
frequency
4C Turbo
Core 0
Core 1
Core 2
Core 3
Fewer cores
may operate
at even higher
frequencies
<4C Turbo
Core 0
Core 1
Frequency
Intel® Hyper-Threading
Technology
Increases performance for threading applications
delivering greater throughput and responsiveness
Higher performance
for threaded workloads
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
Improves application responsiveness
Delivers higher processor frequency on demand
Cores / Threads
2
(2 socket/HT on)
Core
0
IDLE
IDLE
IDLE
Core
0
IDLE
IDLE
IDLE
up to 10%
for 2 software
threads
Ben e f i t
up to 6%†
for 16 concurrent
software threads
16
(2 socket/HT on)
BASE Freq
TURBO Freq
2.93 GHz
3.33 GHz
2.93 GHz
3.20 GHz
Core
0
Core
2
Core
1
Core
3
Core
0
Core
2
Core
1
Core
3
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