ADDING MULTIMEDIA Internet: Meet Your New Processor

New Intel Server Processors Boost Speed, Efficiency, Add More Intelligence,
Adapt to Energy Usage Needs
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Intel Corporation introduced 17 enterprise-class processors today, led by the
Intel Xeon processor 5500 series. They are Intel`s most revolutionary server
processors since addressing the market with the Intel Pentium Pro processor
almost 15 years ago.

The new enterprise-class chips can automatically adjust to specified energy
usage levels, and speed data center transactions and customer database queries.
They also will play a key role in scientific discoveries by researchers who use
supercomputers as their foundation for research, all whilst delivering great
energy efficiency for reduced electricity costs.

The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, previously codenamed "Nehalem-EP," offers
several breakthrough technologies that radically improve system speed and
versatility. Technologies such as Intel Turbo Boost Technology, Intel
Hyper-Threading Technology, integrated power gates, and Next-Generation Intel
Virtualization Technology (VT) improved through extended page tables, allow the
system to adapt to a broad range of workloads.

"The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series is the foundation for the next decade of
innovation," said Patrick Gelsinger, senior vice president and general manager
of Intel`s Digital Enterprise Group. "These chips showcase groundbreaking
advances in performance, virtualization and workload management, which will
create opportunities to solve the world`s most complex challenges and push the
limits of science and technology."

Fifteen Billion Connected Devices

As use of the Internet expands toward Intel`s vision of 15 billion connected
devices, the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series will also power an upcoming
transformation for the Internet`s infrastructure. The high-tech industry has
rallied around a goal to run applications from optimized processors and
computing hardware that are available on-demand and scalable to the masses.
Often called cloud computing, this vision could flourish helped by the
adaptability, capability and intelligence of the Intel Xeon processor 5500
series.

Greatest Intel Xeon Performance Leap in History1

With over 30 new world records2 the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series establishes
new standards for two-socket performance while delivering gains of more than
double the previous-generation Intel Xeon processor 5400 series.

Fujitsu`s PRIMERGY* server platforms set records for SPECint*_rate_base2006 and
SPECfp*_rate_base2006 with scores of 240 and 194, respectively. The HP ProLiant
DL370 G6 server, on the TPC*-C benchmark, shattered the previous record with a
score of 631,766 tpmC using the Oracle 11g database. Using the SAP*-SD
benchmark, the IBM System x* 3650 M2 server set a record with a score of 5100 SD
users. Cisco delivered an outstanding result on SPEComp*Mbase2001, a high
performance computing benchmark which helps evaluate performance of OpenMP
applications, that was 154 percent better than previous generation 5400 series.
On the SPECpower*_ssj2008 benchmark, which measures energy-efficient performance
of servers, a Xeon 5500 series-based Verari Systems VB1305 server platform
smashed the previous world record with a score of 1943 ssj_ops/watt. Using the
VMmark* benchmark, which measures virtualization performance, several Xeon 5500
series-based platforms shattered the previous record by as much as 150 percent
versus the previous-generation Intel Xeon processor 5400 series, including a
Dell* PowerEdge R710 platform score of 23.55@16 tiles.

Dynamic Leaps in Intelligence

Whether businesses are running high-capacity transactions or simulations, or
researchers are striving to discover new energy resources or distant galaxies,
computers based on the adaptable Intel Xeon processor 5500 series will play a
big impact. Equipped with triple the memory bandwidth of previous server
processors, Intel Xeon processor 5500 series-based platforms effortlessly manage
a variety of workloads and conditions. A new feature, Intel Turbo Boost
Technology, increases system performance based on the user`s workload and
environment, dynamically boosting the clock speed of one or more of the
individual processing cores.

The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series also offers automated energy efficiency
enhancements, providing users with greater control of their energy expenditures.
This includes a processor idle power level of only 10 watts, enabling a 50
percent reduction3 in system idle power compared to the previous generation. New
integrated power gates, based on Intel`s unique high-k metal gate technology,
allow idle cores to power down independently.

The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series also takes intelligent power to a new level
with up to 15 automated operating states. These create significant improvements
in chip power management by adjusting system power consumption based on
real-time throughput and without sacrificing performance.

These and other more intelligent capabilities of the processors also maximize
total cost of ownership for users interested in a smooth transition to the Intel
Xeon processor 5500 series from their current systems. In this time of economic
challenges, customers can replace older Intel Xeon servers with the Intel Xeon
processor 5500 series and receive an estimated payback in as little as 8 months.

New Embedded Processors Unveiled

The L5518 and L5508 are versions of Intel Xeon processors that were tailored
specifically for communications market segments. These processors include
options ideal for applications in thermally constrained environments, such as
blades and appliances for communication infrastructure, security, storage,
medical applications, carrier-grade rackmount servers, router modules and even
submarine technology. The L5518 offers 2.13 GHz and a power level of 60 watts.
The L5508 offers 2.00 GHz and a power level of 38 watts. New communications and
embedded processors feature 7-year extended lifecycle support; these new chips
will enable the technology of the future, such as WiMAX, video-on-demand and
holographic communications.

New Component Products

Intel is also announcing new server boards that offer a higher degree of
integrated components. In addition, the company is announcing the Intel 82599 10
Gigabit Ethernet Controller, featuring advanced virtualization technology and
unified networking support, which greatly improves network I/O performance in
virtualized datacenters. It is optimized to support the increased bandwidth
provided by platforms based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, which
provides more than 250 percent the I/O throughput of previous-generation servers
to best meet the needs of the most demanding virtualization applications.

Also available today is the Intel Data Center Manager software development kit
that enables management console vendors to extend platform power control and set
rack and datacenter level power policies dynamically, responding to changing
server workloads to ensure that racks do not exceed those power levels.

For server applications, processor frequencies peak at 2.93 GHz with DDR3 memory
speeds up to 1333 MHz and power levels of from 60 to 95 watts. Under certain
conditions, Intel Turbo Boost Technology can provide operating frequencies up to
3.33 GHz, depending on the processor and system configuration. Workstation
frequencies go up to 3.20 GHz with power levels of 130 watts, and up to 3.46GHz
using Intel Turbo Boost Technology depending on the workload and environment.
Each processor contains up to 8MB of level 3 cache.

Starting today, more than 230 unique systems based on the Intel Xeon processor
5500 series are expected to be announced by more than 70system manufacturers
around the world - including a new Intel customer, Cisco, along with Dell,
Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Sun Microsystems and others.

Many software vendors are also supporting Intel Xeon processor 5500 series-based
platforms, including Citrix, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, Red Hat, SAP AG,
Sun Microsystems and VMware. To learn more about how Intel and major software
vendors deliver outstanding platforms, please visit
www.intel.com/business/software/testimonials/xeon5500.htm.

The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series ranges in price from $188 to $1,600 in
quantities of 1,000. The single-socket Intel Xeon processor 3500 series ranges
from $284 to $999 in quantities of 1,000. The L5518 and L5508 embedded
processors for communications market segments are priced at $530 and $423,
respectively, in quantities of 1,000. For more details on the Intel Xeon
processor 5500 series, visit www.intel.com/xeon. For more details on world
records and other claims, visit
www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon/summary.htm?iid=perf_server_lhn+dp_sum.

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1. Source: Intel. March 2009. Performance measured on Intel Xeon processor
based machines. Performance based on TPC*-C uses best published or measured
results as of March 30. For more information, visit
www.intel.com/performance/server/index.htm.

2. World record claim based on comparison of two socket server platforms based
on x86 architecture. Performance results based on published/submitted results as
of March 30, 2009. Platform configuration details are available at
www.intel.com/performance/server/xeon/summary.htm

3. Configuration details for 50 percent lower idle power: Intel internal
measurements of 221W at idle with Supermicro 2xE5450 (3.0GHz 80W) processors,
8x2GB 667MHz FBDIMMs, 1x700W PSU, 1x320GB SATA hard drive vs. 111W at idle with
Supermicro software development platform with 2xE5540 (2.53GHz Nehalem 80W)
processors, 6x2GB DDR3-1066 RDIMMs, 1x800W PSU, 1x150GB 10k SATA hard drive.
Both systems were running Windows 2008 with USB suspend select enabled and
maximum power savings mode for PCIe link state power management. Measurements as
of February.

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
www.intel.com/performance/resources/limits.htm or call (U.S.) 800-628-8686 or
916-356-3104.

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