Intel Ships New Processors For Communications, Storage Markets

Intel has announced expanded offerings for embedded market segments with new processors with a new chipset and a carrier-grade server. The processors, based on Intel’s high-k, metal gate transistor formula and manufactured on the company’s 45-nanometer (nm) process, include the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5400 Series and Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5200 Series.

These new processors, coupled with the new Intel 5100 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) chipset, comprise the first 45nm CPU platforms for thermally constrained bladed applications.

The processors take advantage of Intel’s Hafnium-based, high-k metal gate transistor formula. These 45nm CPU-based platforms, based on the Intel 5100 MCH chipset, are suitable for 200 watt maximum power envelope specifications such as AdvancedTCA and also for NEBS Level-3 requirements.

“We’re acutely aware of the performance demands and power consumption concerns of our customers and reached a remarkable 67% more compute performance-per-watt when we validated the Intel 5100 MCH chipset-based 45nm quad-core platform,” said Sanat Rao, Marketing Director (Emerging Markets) of Intel’s Embedded and Communications Group. “In addition, the 45nm quad-core processors also allow for a 22% performance gain over previous-generation platforms within the same thermal profile, making it an excellent choice for compute-intensive applications such as IMS and platforms for storage, routers and security.”

Intel is offering extended lifecycle support for 7 years for the Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5200 series (E5240, E5220, L5238) and the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5400 series (E5440 and L5408).