Intel "Penryn" Xeon 5400 Processors available now!

As part of Pogo Linux's ongoing effort to provide solutions that are sensitive to power usage, the company is proud to offer its customers the latest release of power-saving Xeon processors from Intel, also known as "Penryn". Penryn Xeons are Intel's first product on a 45 nanometer architecture. The processors use halfnium as an insulator to help minimize the electricity leakage that occurs when power jumps off of the metal path on a circuit. Pogo Linux has updated all servers which use Intel Xeon processors to reflect the immediate availability of the Penryn 45nm Xeons. The company will soon launch two new servers featuring the new Intel "San Clemente" chipset, which saves power by using DDR memory instead of power-intensive fully buffered memory.

Ion Servers Rack Form Factor CPU & Chipset Storage Memory Spec Ion 1200 NEW! 1U • 2x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon • Intel 5000V Chipset • Up to 2x SATA Hard Drives • 6x DDR 667 FBD DIMM Slots • Up to 16GB Memory Ion 1201 1U • 2x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon • Intel 5000P Chipset • Up to 4x Hot-Swap SCSI or SAS/SATA Hard Drives • 8x DDR 667 ECC/Reg DIMM Slots • Up to 32GB Memory Ion 2200 NEW! 2U • 2x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon • Intel 5000P Chipset • Up to 8x Hot-Swap SCSI or SAS/SATA Hard Drives • 16x DDR2 ECC FBDIMM SlDots • Up to 64GB Memory Ion 4400 NEW! 4U • Up to 4x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon • Intel 7300 Chipset • 4x to 8x Hot-Swap SAS or SATA Hard Drives • 32x DDR2 ECC FBD DIMM Slots • Up to 256GB Memory

Linux Storage Server Rackmount Form Factor CPU & Chipset Storage Memory Spec Ion 120-4 1U • 2x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon • Intel 5000P Chipset • 4x SATA Hard Drives • Up to 4TB Raw Storage • 16x DDR FBD DIMM Slots • Up to 32GB Memory Ion 220-12 2U • 2x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon • Intel 5000P Chipset • 12x Hot-Swap SATA Hard Drives • Up to 12TB Raw Storage • 8x DDR2 FBD DIMM Slots • Up to 16GB Memory Ion 320-16 3U • 2x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon • Intel 5000P Chipset • 16x Hot-Swap SAS or SATA Hard Drives • Up to 16TB Raw Storage • 8x DDR2 FBD DIMM Slots • Up to 16GB Memory Storageware SAS 330 3U • 2x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon • Intel 5000P Chipset • 16x Hot-Swap SAS Hard Drives • Up to 16TB Raw Storage • 8x DDR2 FBD DIMM Slots • Up to 16GB Memory

Blade Servers Form Factor CPU & Chipset Storage Memory Spec Katana 2000 Blade Server 4U • Up to 10 blades • 1x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon Processor • Intel 3000 Chipset • 1x SATA Hard Drive per Blade • Up to 8GB DDR Memory per Blade NEW! Katana 3000 Blade Server 7U • Up to 10 blades • 2x Intel Dual or Quad Core Xeon Processor • Intel 5000 Chipset • Up to 2x 3.5" SATA Hard Drive per Blade • 8x DDR2 667 ECC FBD DIMM Slots per Blade • Up to 32GB Memory per Blade

FAQ about Intel Penryn Xeon processors and Intel San Clemente chipset:

1. What's the difference between the Penryn and the San Clemente?

Penryn refers to Intel processors made with 45 nanometer wafers. San Clemente is a chipset from Intel that uses DDR memory instead of Fully Buffered Memory. San Clemente can accept Penryn processors and older Xeon processors in the same LGA771 socket form factor. Both were launched on November 12, 2007.

2. How much faster are the new Intel Penryn Xeon processors?

According to Intel, the Penryn Xeons will be about 28% faster than their previous generation in SPECint_rate2006 and about 30% faster on SPECfp_rate2006.

3. How many cores are in the Penryn Xeons?

All the Penryn Xeons are available as dual core and quad core.

4. What's special about the Penryn Xeons from past Xeons?

The Penryn processors include new instructions, known as Penryn New Instructions and new fabrication materials, most significantly hafnium. Cache sizes have also been increased: up to 6MB on dual core versions and up to 12MB on quad core versions.

Outside resources for more information on the Penryn Xeon processors:

"Intel ready for 2008 with Penryn"

"Intel 45nm Hi-k silicon technology"