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Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 Product Family

High performance computing

Intel Xeon

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 Product Family

Intel® Xeon® processors are the foundation of high-performance computing. They provide groundbreaking server performance to a wide-range of real-world applications ranging from life science research, to computer aided modeling, to financial services.  These processors deliver groundbreaking performance to meet HPC challenges and scale for growth while maximizing energy-efficiency through Intel process technology.

High performance computing performance

    Matrix multiplication

Matrix Multiplication Based on LINPACK*

The LINPACK Benchmarks are a measure of a system's floating point computing power. Introduced by Jack Dongarra, they measure how fast a computer solves a dense n by n system of linear equations Ax = b, which is a common task in engineering.

The aim is to approximate how fast a computer will perform when solving real problems. It is a simplification, since no single number can reflect the overall performance of a computer system.  Nevertheless, the LINPACK benchmark performance can provide a good correction over the peak performance provided by the manufacturer.

Benchmark Description Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LINPACK_benchmarks

Configuration Details: Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 Product Family

Intel Internal Testing November 2011

Intel-Optimized SMP LINPACK 10.3.5 on Linux* x86_64

Intel® Xeon® Processor X5690 Platform

Intel® Xeon® 5600 platform with two Intel® Xeon® processor X5690 (6-Core, 3.46 GHz, 12 MB L3 cache, 6.4 GT/s, B1-stepping), Enhanced Intel  SpeedStep® Technology enabled, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology enabled, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology disabled, 48 GB memory (12x 4 GB DDR3-1333 REG ECC), 160 GB SATA 7200RPM HDD, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Server 6.1 with kernel 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64. Source: Intel internal testing as of Nov 2011. Score: 159.36 Gflops. (TR#1236)

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690 Platform

Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 with two Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2690 (8-core 2.9 GHz, 20M L3 cache, 8.0 GT/s, 135W, C1-stepping), Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology enabled, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology enabled, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology disabled, 64 GB memory (8x 8 GB DDR3-1600 REG ECC), 160 GB SATA 7200RPM HDD, Red Hat* Enterprise Linux Server 6.1 with kernel 2.6.32-131.0.15.el6.x86_64. Source: Intel internal testing as of Nov 2011. Score: 347.69 Gflops. (TR#1236)

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1. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations, and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.


2. Relative performance for each benchmark is calculated by taking the actual benchmark result for the first platform tested and assigning it a value of 1.0 as a baseline. Relative performance for the remaining platforms tested was calculated by dividing the actual benchmark result for the baseline platform into each of the specific benchmark results of each of the other platforms and assigning them a relative performance number that correlates with the performance improvements reported.


3. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology: See the Processor Spec Finder at http://ark.intel.com or contact your Intel representative for more information.


4. Requires a system with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. Intel Turbo Boost Technology and Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 are only available on select Intel® processors. Consult your PC manufacturer. Performance varies depending on hardware, software, and system configuration. For more information, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html.


5. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires a computer system with a processor supporting Intel HT Technology and an Intel HT Technology-enabled chipset, BIOS, and operating system. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software used. For more information including details on which processors support Intel HT Technology, visit www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/hyper-threading/hyper-threading-technology.html.


6. Intel® processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families. See www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html for details.


7. Intel® products are not intended for use in medical, life-saving, life-sustaining, critical control, or safety systems, or in nuclear facility applications. All dates and products specified are for planning purposes only and are subject to change without notice.