Intel Launches Next-Generation Xeon E5-2600 Processor Line

Data Center Power: These new Xeons can sport up to eight cores per CPU and address 768GB of RAM, making these CPUs especially powerful when placed in dual- and quad-CPU server configurations.

High Performance Per-Watt Ratio: The Xeon E5-2600 series promises to deliver more than 50 percent power efficiency over its predecessor, the Xeon 5600 series.

Intel Inside: No surprises here, Intel has included Turbo Boost 2.0, hyper-threading, virtualization and Intel Advanced Vector Extension capabilities, all of which work together to squeeze out as much computing power from each CPU as possible, whether it’s hosting a cloud service or crunching financial figures.

Intel Integrated I/O: When Xeons are placed in servers that use Intel’s own Ethernet controllers and other I/O adapters, data can be actively rerouted around the system and CPU, allowing for a more efficient use of data and processing power when dealing with large volumes of network information. Short and sweet: less congestion, larger bandwidth capabilities.

Integrated I/O with PCI Express 3.0: Xeon CPUs now can handle “triple the movement of data” between the components in a PCI Express slot and the back into the CPU, according to Intel. That means fewer bottlenecks and faster translation of information inside the the guts of the computer. (As a reminder, PCI Express slots can carry everything from advanced rendering graphics cards to Fibre Channel interfaces.)

Encryption Capabilities: These Xeons feature Intel’s Advanced Encryption Standard New Instruction, which allows for complex encrypted data to be decrypted in hardware on the fly, allowing for super-speed in either protecting information or making it available once it is encrypted.