Intel® Server Boards S5000PSL and S5000XSL TPS

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3.1Intel® 5000P / 5000X Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

The Memory Controller Hub (MCH) is a single 1432-pin FCBGA package, which includes the following core platform functions:

ƒSystem Bus Interface for the processor sub-system

ƒMemory Controller

ƒPCI-Express Ports including the Enterprise South Bridge Interface (ESI)

ƒFBD Thermal Management

ƒSMBUS Interface

This section provides a high-level overview of some of these core functions as they pertain to this server board. Additional information can be obtained from the Intel S5000 Server Board Family Datasheet and the Intel 5000 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub Datasheet.

3.1.1System Bus Interface

The MCH is configured for symmetric multi-processing across two independent front side bus interfaces that connect to the Dual- Core Intel® Xeon® processors. Each front side bus on the MCH uses a 64-bit wide 667, 1066, or 1333-MHz data bus. The 1333-MHz data bus is capable of transferring data at up to 10.66 GB/s. The MCH supports a 36-bit wide address bus, capable of addressing up to 64 GB of memory. The MCH is the priority agent for both front side bus interfaces, and is optimized for one processor on each bus.

3.1.2Processor Support

The server board supports one or two Dual Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5000 sequence, with system bus speeds of 667 MHz, 1066 MHz, and1333 MHz, and core frequencies starting at 3.73 GHz. Previous generations of the Intel® Xeon® processor are not supported on this server board.

Note: Only Dual Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5000 Sequence that support system bus speeds of 667 MHz, 1066 MHz and 1333 MHz are supported on this server board. See the following table for a list of supported processors.

Table 2. Processor Support Matrix

 

Processor Family

System Bus Speed

Core Frequency

Cache

Watts

Support

 

 

 

 

Intel® Xeon® Processor 5030

667MHz

2.67 GHz

2x 2 MB

95

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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