October – December 2006

Intel Roadmap Directions 2006A Resource Guide for

CIOs and IT Professionals

Continuing its initiatives to constantly increase performance of

desktop, mobile and server platforms, Intel now ushers in a path-

breaking technology that is sure to change the world of

computers.

Intel has launched the industry's first Quad-Core processors

that provide breakthrough performance and capabilities.

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processors for the ultimate in powerful,

dense and energy efficient servers and Intel® Core™2 Extreme

Quad-Core processors for desktop platforms. This edition of the

Intel Roadmap Directions gives you more information on the new

Multi-Core microarchitecture for servers, desktops and shows you

how they will impact the performance of your IT infrastructure.

Redefining performance with Multi-CoreIT managers are continually faced with providing more

services to more users, meeting higher performance

expectations, storing and managing ever-growing amounts

of data, maintaining availability and stability, and improving

security. To meet many of these challenges, they’ve turned

to Intel® Itanium® 2 processors and Intel® Xeon® processors.

And now a transformative technology such as the Intel®

multi-core processor-based platform has come along to

dramatically push performance to a new level, solve pressing

challenges, and provide new avenues for innovation. Today’s

multi-core server processors are a critical industry inflection

point. By the end of the decade, Intel envisions them

delivering a 10X performance gain.

Multi-Core processors are essential to maintaining

the performance gains we’ve grown accustomed to

from computers as we continually ask them to do

more for us. An Intel-sponsored Harris Interactive

survey* found that 9 out of 10 users reported

problems while trying to perform multiple

processor-intensive tasks. Problems include

computer freezes, time lags, function shut downs,

chopping off screens and audio distortion.

Intel multi-core platforms will enhance computing experience

by:

Improving performance of today’s existing multi-threaded

applications

Boosting overall system performance while remaining

within acceptable power and thermal envelopes

Increasing responsiveness of applications in multi-tasking

environments

Enabling new applications and humanlike intelligence in

desktop, laptop, and other small form factors that may

require high performance computing-like performance

Improving ease-of-use with more humanlike interfaces

Expanding the ways we can use our computers to mine

and synthesise information, as well as create, innovate,

and communicate

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For more information visit http://www.intel.com/multi-core/

Leading Performance, Lower Cost, High Volume

Intel® Core™

microarchitectureEnergy Efficient Performance

Socket compatible to

45nm Quad-CoreIT Investment protection

4 Processing CoresBreakthrough Performance

Large L2 CachesQuick access to data

Up to 1333 MHz FSBHigh Bandwidth

Front Side Bus

Interface

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Inside Quad-Core processors

Introducing the world’s first

Quad-Core processorsFour Cores. One Processor. Outstanding Performance.

Intel brings you the world's first quad-core processor for

standard high volume two-processor server platforms. Intel

offers IT departments further leaps in performance and

performance/watt, building on proven industry leadership by

breaking the current performance records held by the

Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 series.

Breakthrough performance from the world's first quad-core

processor for mainstream servers — faster, more powerful,

and more efficient, the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor

5300 series is the industry's first quad-core processor for

dual processor (DP) servers and workstations. Built on Intel®

Core™ microarchitecture, these processors deliver industry

leading performance and virtualization, and offer:

Maximises performance and

performance/watt for greater performance per square foot

for data center infrastructures and highly dense deployments

• Increases performance and threading headroom for multi-

threaded applications and heavy multi-tasking scenarios, plus

helps boost system utilisation through virtualization and

application responsiveness.

Better performance on

multiple application types and user environments, while

reducing cooling challenges, enabling more capable, denser

data center deployments.

Increases efficiency of L2

cache-to core data transfers, maximising main memory to

processor bandwidth and reducing latency. • Up to 4 MB of

L2 cache can be allocated to one core.

Fast, dedicated front-

side buses for increased throughput.

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Quad-core processing:

Intel® Core™ microarchitecture:

Large 8 MB of on-die L2 cache:

1066 and 1333 MHz system bus:

The Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor

5300 series:~

The Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5300 series is Intel's

premier solution for the growing computing and data needs

of many business-critical applications, and provides the most

headroom (threads and performance) for virtualised server

environments of any dual processor standard high volume

server platform. Combined with the Intel® 5000 chipset

family and Fully Buffered DIMM (FBDIMM) memory

technology, the new Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor

5300 series-based platforms are expected to deliver

breakthrough performance with better power efficiency,

delivering up to 1.5 times the performance compared to

leading Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5100 series in the

same power envelope and up to 2.5 times the performance

compared to the best published results of AMD Opteron*

Model 2220 .1

The Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor is the world’s first

quad-core desktop processor, delivering the latest in

cutting edge processor technology.

Bringing unprecedented performance across a wide

range of applications and benchmarks, the Intel® Core™2

Extreme processor provides another giant leap forward

on the road to multi-core and parallel computing.Today’s

multimedia applications, such as 3D modeling and

video/audio editing and rendering, focus on threaded

computing for performance and demonstrate amazing

scalability with quad-core processors.

Intel® Core™2 Extreme

Quad-Core processor— World’s

First Quad-Core for the

Desktop.

For more information visit http://www.intel.com/quad-core/

Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5160 (3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz)

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor X5355 (2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz)

Single-Core Intel® Xeon® processor (3.80 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache)

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor X5355›

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Intel® Xeon® processors at a glanceThe breakthrough performance, energy efficiency, and reliability of Intel® Xeon

processor-based server systems make them the ideal choice for all of your data

demanding and standard enterprise infrastructure applications, virtualization and

consolidation projects or high-density data center deployments.

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Breakthrough performance

50% better than current

generation Intel® Xeon®

processor 5160

Mainstream processors at

80W in same power envelope

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Breakthrough performance from the world's

first quad-core processor for mainstream

servers.

Up to 3X more performance and more Best available performance/watt for a server: 2.5x the performance and nearly 3 timesthan 3X power efficiency over Get up to 50% more performance than Intel® more performance per watt than theprevious single-core Intel® Xeon® Xeon® processor 5100 series in the same previous Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processorprocessor-based servers . envelope 7000 series, supporting more users and

data transactions within a cooler data center .

Leading performance on 20+standard Industry ’s first quad-core technology further Up to 1.5x better performance than the2-way benchmark applications. extends Xeon ’s performance/server and competition with the help of the16 MB

performance/watt advantage over competing shared L3 cache .Up to 48% more performance/chassis servers at mainstream pricing.and as much as 33% lower cost than More cache memory and threads percompeting blades . Stable and reliable: Common technology platform processor than dual or competing

that scales from dual-core to quad-core featuring multi-core processors are ideal forLowers power consumption up to 15% more server reliability and advanced technology demanding applications in virtualizedversus AMD Opteron* dual-core features than competitive offerings. environments.processor- based servers .

Up to 4x the system scalability enablesbetter performance for applicationsrequiring reliable, large-scale computingsolutions .

Proactive data protection and Outstanding IT value with twice the Advanced redundancy and error checkingimproved security through advanced cores enhance virtualization capacity and provide features such as memory mirroring andredundancy and error checking higher data center density, at pricing similar to and sparing help proactively protect datafeatures. dual-core platforms. and improve security. Intel® Cache Safe

Technology allows continued operation inMost virtualization headroom in a 2-way platform: the event of rare L3 cache errors.Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor-based serverseffectively double the virtualization capacity Scalability, hardware-assisted virtualization,available in a dual-processor footprint, providing and the broadest industry virtualizationmore density and headroom for server software support combine to help optimisevirtualization than any other 2-way standard data-center effectiveness.high-volume server platform.

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3-4 slots PCIe* 3-4 slots PCIe* 7 slots (4P)PCIe*scalable to 48 slots

ECC, Memory RAS ECC, Memory RAS RAS PLUS Memory Hot Swap, Intel®Cache Safe Technology

Advantages overprior generation

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IT Benefits

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high-performing infrastructure applications

Features

Intel® Core™2 Duo processors –

world’s best desktop processors^

Up to 40% faster . Over 40% more energy efficient .2 2

Based on the industry-leading, 64-bit Intel® Core™

microarchitecture, this revolutionary processor provides the

breakthrough performance you need to handle concurrent

compute and data-intensive business tasks — in addition to

demanding graphics-based business software, video

conferencing, imaging and IP-based business applications.

The multitasking responsiveness of the Intel Core 2 Duo

processor also provides the power you need to run PC

management and security applications in the background

without reducing user productivity. Plus, improved

energy efficiency lets you deploy systems in a smaller

footprint that saves valuable space while improving

workplace ergonomics.

Built-in manageability, proactive security and energy-

efficient performance in one complete system.

PCs with Intel vPro technology let you shift your focus

from managing PCs to accelerating business success. For the

first time you can patch software, diagnose problems and

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Intel® vPro™ Technology powered by

Intel® Core™2 Duo processors

manage PCs even when they are turned off, or when the

operating system is unavailable . All with the responsive

performance of Intel’s latest dual-core processor, the Intel

Core 2 Duo processor.

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With Intel® vPro™ technology, you can remotely inventory,

diagnose, and repair PCs—even those that are powered off—

reducing costly deskside visits and increasing user uptime .

Intel® vPro™ technology helps third-party security software

identify more threats before they reach the OS. You can

isolate infected systems more quickly and update PCs

regardless of their power state.

Experience performance up to 40% faster and more than

40% more energy efficient with the new Intel® Core™2 Duo

desktop processor. Now, critical IT tasks that keep PCs

protected and managed no longer compromise the user's

foreground experience.

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Manageability:

Security:

Performance:

This first iteration of vPro is focused on improving the management of corporate desktops; its primary feature is

the latest version of Intel’s Advanced Management Technology (AMT) and Virtualization Technology . On the

surface, AMT appears to offer little beyond what has been available with previous management capabilities (for

example, Wired for Management and Desktop Management Interface). But AMT provides new value by bringing to

the desktop remote management techniques that previously have only existed on servers – including secure

remote access to asset and diagnostic tools, even when the machine is powered off, and the implementation of

virtual software appliances to enhance the security and reliability of corporate PCs.

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– Gartner*#

“The initial analysis has shown promising results. Intel® AMT is allowing us to manage the PCs

remotely, even in Out-Of-Band (OOB) situations.”

– Shashi Kalathil, President, Broadband & Retail, Business, VSNL*

For more information visit http://www.intel.com/core2duo/

Intel® Core 2 Duo processor E6700›

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Intel® Pentium T Technology and

Intel® 945G Express Chipset

Intel® Pentium D 960 and Intel® 945G Express Chipset

Intel® Core 2 Duo E6700 and Intel® P965 Express Chipset

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your business needsPC manageability, data security and multitasking

performance have never been more important. Your business

has demanding business requirements, and Intel provides a

broad range of choices. PCs with Intel® vPro technology

provide professional-grade capabilities designed with the IT

demands of large to medium businesses in mind: built-in

manageability, proactive security, and the responsive dual-

core performance of an Intel® Core 2 Duo processor.

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For powerful dual-core responsiveness in multitasking

environments, choose PCs with Intel® Pentium® D processors.

When value is your primary requirement, PCs with Intel®

Pentium® 4 processors supporting Hyper-Threading

Technology provide the solid performance to handle routine

business tasks.

Choices to help you meet

the largest of business

challenges

From highest performance and

built-in manageability to systems

designed for solid value, the family

of PCs with Intel® technology is

ready to meet the demands of your

business.

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processor 600

or 500sequence

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Productivity

Benefits

Storing confidential information

Running 64-bit software

Internet access and email5

Sharing large files

Running many programs at once

Background security scanning

Drawing and graphics applications

Voice communication (VoIP)6

Expand capabilities over time

Low noise environment

Continuous data protection

Data-intensive manipulation

Video conferencing

Enterprise deployment

Reducing PC support and maintenance costs

Intel® Stable Image Platform Program 7

Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology

with Intel® Core™2 Duo processorUp to 2X the performance . Up to 28% power savings .8 9

The Intel® Core™2 Duo processor delivers low power and

efficient breakthrough mobile performance and

responsiveness for demanding business users and

consumers alike to concurrently execute multiple threads and

run multiple intense applications simultaneously.

Enabling revolutionary dual-core performance, improved

battery life, and enhanced wireless connectivity, the new

Intel® Centrino Duo mobile technology - now available with

Intel® Core 2 Duo processor engine comes in a variety of

laptops designed to meet the needs of your mobile lifestyle .

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“Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T7600 leaves no

doubt that it will be the fastest mobile processor

we have seen in our test lab so far."

– TomsHardware.com*

Experience

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Twice the multitasking processor performance

Saving up to 28 percent more power compared to previous

generation Intel-based laptop PCs

Over twice the overall performance on gaming and

graphics applications

Hotspots galore—reach more than 90,000 worldwide,

verified for Intel Centrino mobile technology

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For more information visit http://www.intel.com/apac/centrinoduo/

Breakthrough capabilities for today’s mobile computing experience .10

FEATURES BENEFITS

Revolutionary mobile performance

Intel® Core™2 Duo processor engine World's best mobile processor, optimising performance and power savings.

Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost Doubles the execution speed for instructions used widely in multimedia and graphics applications.

Power-Optimised 667 MHz Increased data bus bandwidth for faster data transfer.

Front Side Bus

Intel® 64 The new Intel® Core™2 Duo processor has performance headroom for the future and is now

enabled with 64-bit computing to take advantage of 64-bit operating systems like Microsoft Vista*.

Enhanced Intel® Deeper Sleep with Saves power by flushing cache data to system memory during periods of inactivity to lower CPU

Dynamic Cache Sizing voltage.

Support for Intel® Mobile Voltage Uses next-generation processor power architecture to lower thermal design power, enabling

Positioning (Intel® MVP VI) smaller laptops.

Improved Interference Immunity Enables enhanced wireless network performance with higher throughput in areas with wireless

signal overlap.

Flexible Roaming with Enhanced Ensures the best possible connection and maintains the connection with maximum stability.

AP Selection

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Intelligent Power Capability

enabling improved battery life

Flexible form factor

Enhanced wireless technology

Recommended Mobile Solutions

Processor performance

Light weight and thin designs

Multitasking

High-definition video and audio

Edit and share photos and videos

Battery life

3D gaming

Enhanced wireless communication capabilities

Basic Good Better Best

Get the right PC that satisfies your every need.

Choose from innovative, reliable, compatible

laptop technologies with extended

capabilities that help you manage and better

protect your laptop PC fleet for maximum

business advantage.

Intel® Centrino®

mobile technology

with Intel® Pentium® M

processor 700 sequence

Great mobile

performance.

A mobile solution that letsyou stay connected whenyou’re on-the-go.

Intel® Centrino® Duo

mobile technology

with Intel® Core 2 Duo

processor

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Revolutionary mobile

performance.

Powerful dual-corecapabilities for amazinglyquick responsiveness,immersive entertainmentexperience and supporta range of operatingsystems up to 64-bit.

Intel® Centrino®

mobile technology

with Intel® Core Duo

processor

™

Enhanced mobile

performance.

Low power enhancementscapabilities, a smart way ofimproving your mobilityworld.

Intel® Architecture Platform Roadmap

This latest Intel® architecture building block roadmap update is intended to provide you recommendations for your

Desktop deployments.

Client Roadmap

Desktop Processor Roadmap

User Segment Processor Number

Performance E6000 sequence~Intel® Core™

Mainstream 900 sequence

800 sequence

1

Entry-Level 500 sequence

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~

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2 Duo processor with Intel® Dual-Core Technology,

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology , Intel® Active Management

Technology , Intel® Virtualization Technology Execute Disable Bit

and Intel® 64

Intel® Pentium® D processor featuring dual-core processing with

2x2 MB L2 cache, Intel® Virtualization Technology, Intel® 64,

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology and Execute Disable Bit

Intel® Pentium® D processor featuring dual-core processing with

2x MB L2 cache, Intel® 64, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

and Execute Disable Bit

Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology , Intel® 64 and

Execute Disable Bit

Intel® Celeron® D processor with Intel® 64 and Execute Disable Bit 300 sequence

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Intel® Architecture Platform Roadmap

This latest Intel® architecture building block roadmap update is intended to provide you recommendations for your

Mobile deployments.

Client Roadmap

User Segment Processor and Number Chipset Wireless Solution

Performance Intel® Centrino Duo mobile Mobile Intel® 945 GM, Intel® PRO Wireless

with ICH7M

sequence

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technology with Intel® Core™2 Duo PM Express Chipsets LAN 3945a/b/g

processor T7000 and T5000 (802.11a/b/g)

Mainstream Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology Mobile Intel® 945 GM, Intel® PRO Wireless

with Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2000 PM Express Chipsets 3945a/b/g

sequence with ICH7M (802.11a/b/g)

Intel® Core™

Intel® Celeron® M processor 400 Intel® 940 GML Express

Chipset

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LAN

Value Intel® Centrino® mobile technology Mobile Intel® 945 Intel® PRO/Wireless

with Solo processor Express Chipsets LAN 2200b/g

T1000 and U1000 sequence Family (802.11b/g)

or better

sequence

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Mobile Processor Roadmap

Intel® Architecture Platform Roadmap

This latest Intel® architecture building block roadmap update is intended to provide you recommendations for your

Server deployment.

Server Roadmap

Server Segment Processor Clock Speed

High-end / Dual-Core Intel Itanium 2 1.60 GHz with 24 MB L3 cache,

Enterprise MP 9050

Mid-range / Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® 2 1.60 GHz with 8 MB L3 cache, 400 / 533 MHz FSB

Performance MP and DP processor 9030 or better

Entry-level / Dual-Core 3.00 GHz with 2x2 MB L2 cache,

Value DP and UP 5050

2.40 GHz with 4 MB , 1066

3060

® ® 400 / 533 MHz FSB

processor

Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 3.40 GHz with 16 MB L3, 2x1 MB L2 cache,

processor 7140M 800 MHz FSB or better

Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 3.00 GHz with 4 MB L3 cache, 2x1 MB L2 cache

processor 7120M 800 MHz FSB or better

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 2.33 GHz with 8 MB L2 cache, 1333 MHz FSB

processor E5345

Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 3.00 GHz with 4 MB L2 cache, 1333 MHz FSB

processor 5160

Intel® Xeon® 667 MHz FSB

processor

Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® L2 cache MHz FSB

processor

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Server Processor Roadmap

Client and server table - OEMs and other brandsΔ

OEM Intel Centrino Duo mobile

technology and Intel Centrino

mobile technology based

Mobile PCs

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Intel Itanium 2 processor

based Servers

® ®Intel® Core™2 Duo

processor based

Desktop PCs

Intel Pentium D processor

800/900 sequence based

Desktop PCs

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with HT Technology 600/500

sequence based Desktop PCs

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Quad-Core and Dual-Core

Intel Xeon processor

based Servers (5300 and

5100 series)

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TravelMate* 3012WTMi, C202TMi,

3270 Series, Aspire* 5550 Series /

5570 / 5571 Series

Veriton* 6900 Pro /

Veriton* 1000,

Acer* Power 2000

Veriton* 6900 Pro,

Acer* Power 945G SeriesAcer* Power 2000 / 945GZ Series

Altos* G540 (Tower),

R720 Rack 2u, R520 Rack 1u,

R910 MP Rack 4u

Latitude* D820 / D620 / D520 /

D420

Optiplex* 745DT /

390MTOptiplex* GX520 / GX620 Optiplex* 210L / 320

PowerEdge* 6800 / 2900 /

2800

HCL Infiniti* Powerlite* 6010 /

6010G1 / 6020 / 9100TR / 9100HL

Infiniti* Global line* 4800MA (4) /

5080, 6080, 5085 and

6085 (8) / 5160, 6160 (16) /

6320 (32)

Infiniti* Tru* BL 1235 /

BL 1230 / BL 1240

Infiniti* Tru* BL 1230 / 1235 /

1240 / 4115 / 1090

Infiniti* Pro* BL 1235 / 1240 / 1230 /

1200 / 1205 / 4115 / 1090

HCL Infiniti* Global line*

2700 ST / 2700 SO /

2700 AO

ThinkPad* X60 / T60 / R 60 / Z61M /

Z61T, Lenovo 3000 seriesThinkCenter* M 55SFF

ThinkCenter* M 55E /

Lenovo 3000 series

ThinkCenter* M55E and A55 series /

Lenovo 3000 series

SGI Altix* 450 / 350 / 3700 Bx2,

1300 Cluster, 1350 Cluster

Zenith* Director*,

Zenith* Presidio-Vu*Zenith* Corporate PC 7D Zenith* PC

Wipro LittleGenius* 7120Wipro NetPower* 10220 /

10440

Wipro SuperGenius*

30106 / 153XX /

154XX

Wipro SuperGenius* 15206 /

153xx / 154xx / 111xx / 218xx

Wipro SuperGenius* 604 / 218xx /

111xx

Wipro NetBlade* Z 2701,

Wipro NetPower* Z 2501 /

Z 2503 / Z 2105 (1U Rack) /

Z 2205 (2U Rack)

HP Compaq* Business Notebook

6320Nx, 6310Nx, 7400Nx, 7300Nx,

6400Nc, 8440Nw, 8430Nc, 8420Nx

9440Nw, 9420Nx, 2400Nc,

4400tc, 4400Nc

Integrity* rx1620 / rx2620 /

rx4640 / rx7640 / rx8640

Integrity* Superdome* (32 /

64 / 128)

HP Compaq* Business

Desktop dc7700 /

dx2700

HP Compaq* Business Desktop

dc7600 / dx7200 / dx2280

HP Compaq* Business Desktop dc7600 /

dx7200 / dx2180 / d290 / dx2060

Proliant* DL360G5 /

DL380G5 / DL 140G3 /

DL350G5, DL370G5,

2PG4, BL460C, BL480C

xSeries 3400 / 3500, x3950,

x3550, x3650,

Blade Centre HS20 / HS21

Privilege* 1000 / 1010PRODiiGY* G965 /

946GZ / GZIS

PRODiiGY* GTP / 945G / GGC2 /

946GZ / GZIS

PRODiiGY* 915GV / GGC2 / P4M890 /

945G / 945GZSiiRUS* Classic DP XXIX / XXX

SiiRUS* Classic DP XIV / SiiRUS*

Enterprise QP II

~ Intel processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor series, not across different processor sequences. See http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number for details.

› Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design or

configuration may affect actual performance. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the

performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm

» As of September 19, 2006, Dates subject to change without notice. Measured SPECint_rate using system power.

◊ Source 8-18-06 www.ibm.com. IBM eServer* Series x*460 configuration available through this website.

^ For more information on why Intel® Core™2 Duo processors are the world’s best overall processors, please visit www.intel.com/core2duo

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# RAC Core Research Note G00139722

i Comparisons are based on Intel internal measurements May 3, 2006 with previous 64-bit Intel® Xeon® processor-based platforms.

ii Data Source: Intel Internal measurement September 21, 2006. Performance chart compares an internal server side Java application benchmark measuring business operations completed per hour on pre-production platform with two Dual-Core Intel Xeon

Processor 5160, 3.00 GHz (4M L2 Cache, 1333 MHz FSB, 8GB (8x1GB FB-DIMM memory) vs. two Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 53xx, 2.67 GHz with 2x4M L2 Cache, 1333 MHz system bus, 8GB (8x1GB) FB-DIMM memory.

iii Data Source: Intel internal estimates or measurements as of September 21, 2006. Actual Results may vary. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For

more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products, visit http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm.

iv Source (AMD 940, AMD Opteron* 285 and Xeon 5100): Published or submitted results as of May 23, 2006. See http://www.intel.com/performance as of September 21, 2006. AMD Opteron* socket F 2000 series publications as of September 20, 2006.

Actual results may vary. Buyers should consult other sources of information to evaluate the performance of systems or components they are considering purchasing. For more information on performance tests and on the performance of Intel products,

visit http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm.

v Source (AMD 940, AMD Opteron* 285 and Xeon 5100): Published or submitted results as of May 23, 2006. See http://www.intel.com/performance as of September 21, 2006. AMD Opteron* socket F 2000 series publications as of September 20, 2006.

Actual results may vary.

vi Measured by Principle Technologies* as of May 23, 2006. For configuration detail, go to http://principletechnologies.com/clients/reports/Intel/

vii Performance measured using Intel internal TPC-C* SQL* 2005, SAP™ SD, and SPECjbb™ 2005 benchmarks. Intel internal, early platform measurements (17 July 2006) comparing system configurations of 4x Intel® Xeon® Processor 7140M Platform, 3.40

GHz w/ 16M L3/ Intel® E8501Chipset / 800 MHz FSB to 4x Intel® Xeon® Dual-Core processors 3.00 GHz w/ 2x2M L2 / Intel® E8501Chipset/ 800 MHz FSB.

viii Scalable to 32P dual-core versus 8P for Opteron Model 8000* For power reduction, TDP specification listed is compared between the prior generation and current generation Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 7000 Sequence (7120M 95W vs. 7041

165W)[FJJ2]. Performance tests and ratings are measured using specific computer systems and/or components and reflect the approximate performance of Intel products as measured by those tests. Any difference in system hardware or software design

or configuration may affect actual performance. For further information see: http://www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon_mp/index.htm .

1 50% performance claim based on performance with measured SPECint_rate_base2000 results. Published/measured results as of Sept 21, 2006. 150% over Opteron performance claim based on SPECint_rate_base2000 benchmark. Quad-Core Intel Xeon

processor 5100 series is Intel internal measured data and the Opteron data is based on best published data as of Sept 19, 2006. For more information about server performance, visit www.intel.com/performance/server.

2 Performance based on SPECint*_rate_base2000 (2 copies), and energy–efficiency based on Thermal Design Power (TDP), comparing Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 to Intel® Pentium® D Processor 960. Actual performance may vary. See

www.intel.com/performance for more information.

3 Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) requires the platform to have an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software. The platform must also be connected to a power source and an active LAN port.

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5 Internet and e-mail access require a high-speed or dial-up network interface and connection through an Internet Service Provider.

Hyper-Threading Technology (HT Technology) requires a computer system with an Intel® processor supporting HT Technology and an HT Technology enabled chipset, BIOS and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware

and software you use. See www.intel.com/products/ht/hyperthreading_more.htm for more information including details on which processors support HT Technology.

§ Intel® 64 requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers, and applications enabled for Intel® 64. Processor will not operate (including 32- bit operation) without an Intel® 64-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary

depending on your hardware and software configurations. See http://www.intel.com/info/em64t for more information including details on which processors support Intel® 64, or consult with your system vendor for more information.

ø Processors employ Intel® advanced Smart Cache (shared cache). Features 4MB Smart Cache per core pair.

Δ Model numbers and configurations of OEMs are subject to change without notice and may be available at their sole discretion.

Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, virtual machine monitor (VMM) and for some uses, certain platform software enabled for it. Functionality, performance or other benefits will vary

depending on hardware and software configurations. Intel Virtualization Technology-enable BIOS and VMM applications are currently in development.

6 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capability requires a high-speed Internet connection, PC headset or speakers and microphone as well as third-party software. VoIP connectivity is provided by third-party service providers and specific features may

require you to purchase additional services. Internet services and/or VoIP services may not be available in all areas and are subject to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

7 Intel® Pentium® D processor 945 only.

8 As measured by SPEC* CPU2000* (SPECfp*_rate_base2000 and SPECint*_rate_base2000) comparing Intel® Pentium® M Processor 780 and 750 with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7600 and T5600. Actual performance may vary. See

http://www.intel.com/performance/mobile/benchmarks.htm for important additional information. SPEC, SPECint, SPECfp, SPECrate, SPECweb, SPECjbb are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See: http://www.spec.org for more

information on the benchmarks.

9 As measured by MobileMark* 2005 Office productivity workload. Actual performance may vary. See http://www.intel.com/technology/eep/platforms.htm for important additional information.

10 System performance, battery life, high-definition quality and functionality, and wireless performance and functionality will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware and software configurations. References to enhanced performance as

measured by SySMark* 2004, PCMark* 2005 and 3DMark* 2005 refer to comparisons with previous generation Intel® Centrino® mobile technology platforms. References to improved battery life as measured by MobileMark* 2005, if applicable, refer to

previous generation Intel Centrino mobile technology platforms. Wireless connectivity and some features may require you to purchase additional software, services or external hardware. Availability of public wireless LAN access points is limited, wireless

functionality may vary by country and some hotspots may not support Linux-based Intel Centrino mobile technology systems. See www.intel.com/products/centrino/ for more information.

11 Based on power utilization measured by average power of Intel components of pre-production Intel® Core™2 Duo processor-based laptop as compared to an Intel® Pentium® M processor-based notebook. Actual performance may vary. See

http://www.intel.com/technology/eep/platforms.htm for important additional information.

12 As measured by 3DMark*05 comparing Intel® Pentium® M Processor of comparable frequency with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7600 and T5600. Actual performance may vary. See http://www.intel.com/performance/mobile/benchmarks.htm for

important additional information.

13 Throughput will vary depending on specific hardware and software configurations, usage and environment.

14 Certain boxed Intel desktop processors have support for Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology. See the Processor Spec Finder at http://processorfinder.intel.com or contact your Intel representative for more information.

15 Enabling Execute Disable Bit functionality requires a PC with a processor with Execute Disable Bit capability and a supporting operating system. Check with your PC manufacturer on whether your system delivers Execute Disable Bit functionality.

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PRO and Intel Speedstep are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

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