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he giant microprocessor chipmaker(INTEL Technology) for computing market released a new series of Xeon Family. It boast its economical power management at-speed functionality.

The Intel® Xeon® processor 5000 series are Intel dual core products for dual processor (DP) servers and workstations. The Intel Xeon processor 5000 series are 64-bit server/workstation processors utilizing two physical Intel® NetBurst® microarchitecture cores in one package.

The Intel Xeon processor 5000 series include enhancements to the Intel® NetBurst® microarchitecture while maintaining the tradition of compatibility with IA-32 software.

Some key features include Hyper Pipelined Technology and an Execution Trace Cache. Hyper Pipelined Technology includes a multi-stage pipeline depth, allowing the processor to reach higher core frequencies. The Intel Xeon processor 5000 series contain a total of 4MB of L2 Advanced Transfer Cache, 2MB per core. The 1066MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) is a quad-pumped bus running off a 266MHz system clock making 8.5 GBytes per second data transfer rates possible. The 667MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) is a quad-pumped bus running off a 166MHz system clock making 5.3 GBytes per second data transfer rates possible.

The new product is build from 45nm fab process technology for ultra-low power consumption in Intel's wafer fab facility.


The standard package of the new developed chip will be on Ball-Grid-Array (BGA) package.

A download of the brief product description can be found here: Xeon Processor 5500 Series