New Intel® Xeon® Processor Increases Server Efficiency and Capabilities

Even the world's largest data centers are running at or near capacity. The problem isn't so much physical space as it is the capacity to power and cool data centers with the cost of electricity rising. At the same time, the number of data center employees is holding steady at best.

In order to dramatically reduce operating costs, IT organizations are refreshing existing data centers and turning to more efficient servers that use less energy and take up less space. The key is to get greater performance from these servers.

The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, built on a new generation Intel microarchitecture codenamed Nehalem, relies on three pillars to give data center administrators the efficiency and flexibility they need today.

First, the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series features intelligent performance that optimizes the server's performance to fit the requirements of the business and the application. Second, automated energy efficiency reduces the operating costs of servers running Intel Xeon processor 5500 series by scaling energy usage to the workload and getting the most performance per watt of energy consumed. Finally, the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series helps data center administrators take advantage of virtualization with best-in-class performance and manageability in virtualized environments.