Processor solution E5 - 2660 from the companyIntel is great for creating entry-level and middle-class servers. This chip was released in 2012, and to this day decisions based on it continue to be relevant. This material will be devoted to this model.
Servers based on Intel processors are divided as follows:
Technical Specifications Intel E5 - 2660can operate in single-chip or dual-processor configuration. As a result, based on it, you can only assemble servers of primary or secondary level.
The following delivery option is typical for the Xeon E5 - 2660:
The above list is enough forafter buying this silicon solution, start using it for its intended purpose. The remaining components of the server system come bundled either with the motherboard or with the computer case. Also, it is extremely rare to find such a chip in the version of delivery TRAIL. In this case, thermal grease and cooler were excluded from the previous list.
The first delivery option represented the greatestinterest for small and medium collectors of server systems, and the second - for large ones. Due to the large volume of equipment purchased in the latter case, the cooling systems were purchased at wholesale prices. As a result, the VOX delivery option was more expensive than the TRAIL and the cooling system purchased separately.
Процессор E5-2660 предназначен для установки в socket lga2011. The code name of the architecture that underlies this silicon product is SandyBridge-EP. The composition of the processor solution includes 8 real 64-bit cores, which are converted into 16 threads at the software level with the help of HyperTrading technology. This chip due to technology TurboBust is able to change its clock frequency depending on the complexity of the processed software and the temperature of the semiconductor base. The minimum nominal frequency in this case is 2.2 GHz. The maximum nominal frequency is 3.0 GHz.
CPU model E5-2660 manufactured by technologywith tolerances of 32 nm. The dimensions of the semiconductor base are 52.5 mm X 45.0 mm. The heat pack of the chip is 95W. The highest temperature value is set by the manufacturing company at around 73 0C. In reality, in nominal mode, this parameter does not exceed 55. 0C. The voltage supplied to the processor can be in the range of 0.6 V to 1.35 V.
The Intel Xeon E5-2660 processor has a substantiallyincreased cache size on each of 3 levels. Due to this, it increases performance and speed and it is this factor that allows this processor unit to cope with server tasks. The most difficult organized cache at the first level. In this case, it consists of 8 segments of 64 kb each and this totals 512 kb in total. Each such segment is physically assigned to a specific computing resource and can directly interact only with it. Additionally, it should be noted that each such segment is divided into 2 parts of 32 kb each. One of them can only store data, and the second - instructions.
Второй уровень кэша состоит тоже из 8-ми частей 256 kb each Its total size is 2 MB. As in the case of the first level, each such cluster is tied to a specific kernel and can only store its data and instructions. The third level of fast memory is common to all computing components of the processor and its total size is 20 MB. This chip can communicate with DDR3 standard RAM. The permissible clock frequencies of the microcircuits are 800, 1066, 1333 and even 1600 MHz. The controller is included in the CPU by the developers and it can function in 4-channel mode. The maximum amount of addressed RAM is 384 GB. The capacity of the memory subsystem is declared by the manufacturer at 51.2 Gb / s. For the successful functioning of the server system, this value is more than enough.
Initially, the price for the E5-2660 was setmanufacturer at around 1329 dollars for the delivery option TRAIL and 1333 dollars for the BOX. Since the start of sales of this chip in 2012, a lot of time has passed by the standards of computer technology and the generations of processor devices and computing platforms have repeatedly changed. As a result, this chip is currently no longer relevant and when building a new server, it is better to use the LGA2011 socket - v3 and the corresponding CPU models. This processor can only be used in cases where it is necessary to repair the server based on the LGA2011 computing platform. To date, it can be bought on the Internet, and the cost of it dropped to 50-70 dollars. Only one major drawback inherent in this modification of the CPU is the high price. But there are much more advantages in this case:
Sufficient levels of performance andperformance has E5-2660. But now it has been replaced by more recent chips of a new generation. You can only buy it to repair outdated servers. In other cases, the purchase of such a chip is not justified.
