Introduction

Servers, workstations, and storage solutions based on the new Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family deliver the best combination of performance, built-in capabilities, and cost-effectiveness to make data centers more flexible and efficient. From virtualization and cloud computing solutions to design automation or real-time financial transactions, you’ll be delighted by better than ever performance no matter what tasks you face.

Your investment in industry standard technology from Intel combined with innovative solutions from partners help future-proof your data center with infrastructure that grows with your business.

Technology to scale innovative private cloud services
Today’s private clouds enable greater business agility and efficiency by delivering innovative and scalable services that drive value back into the organizations they serve. Building and managing these services require systems that scale to meet your ever changing needs, while delivering solutions to the challenges IT managers face every day. Server and storage platforms based on the Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family are built to be at the heart of today’s data centers and enable powerful, versatile private cloud solutions.

New Intel® Xeon® processor E5: a new performance sweet spot
The Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family support key cloud requirements that make your data center agile and more responsive to changing business needs. Maintaining industry leadership for power efficiency and continuing Intel Xeon processor performance advancements, the Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family gives you additional performance when you need it for single- and multi-threaded applications, including increased floating-point performance for technical computing workloads.

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor model

E5-1620

Processor base frequency

3.6 GHz

Processor family

Intel® Xeon® E5 Family

Processor cores

4

Processor socket

LGA 2011 (Socket R)

Component for

Server/workstation

Processor lithography

32 nm

Processor series

Intel Xeon E5-1600

Processor threads

8

Processor operating modes

64-bit

Processor boost frequency

3.8 GHz

Processor cache

10 MB

Processor cache type

Smart Cache

L3 cache speed

3.6 GHz

Thermal Design Power (TDP)

130 W

Box

N

Cooler included

N

VID Voltage Range

0.6 - 1.35 V

Stepping

M1

Bus type

QPI

CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)

38

Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)

51.2 GB/s

Processor codename

Sandy Bridge EP

Processor code

SR0LC

Processor ARK ID

64621

Memory

Maximum internal memory supported by processor

375 GB

Memory types supported by processor

DDR3-SDRAM

Memory clock speeds supported by processor

800,1066,1333,1600 MHz

Memory channels

Quad-channel

ECC

Y

Features

Execute Disable Bit

Y

Idle States

Y

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Y

Market segment

Server

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes

40

PCI Express slots version

3.0

Supported instruction sets

AVX

CPU configuration (max)

1

Embedded options available

N

PCI Express CEM revision

3.0

Harmonized System (HS) code

8542310001

Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)

5A992C

Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS)

G077159

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Processor special features

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)

Y

Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)

N

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

Intel Flex Memory Access

N

Intel® Smart Cache

Y

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)

Y

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Y

Intel Trusted Execution Technology

Y

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 frequency

3.8 GHz

Intel Enhanced Halt State

Y

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Y

Intel Demand Based Switching

Y

Intel 64

Y

Intel Identity Protection Technology version

0.00

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Y

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Y

Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Y

Operational conditions

Tcase

64 °C

Technical details

Born on date

Q1'12

Launch date

Q1'12

Processor cache

10240 KB

Processor core voltage

0.60 - 1.35 V

Product name

Intel Xeon E5-1620 (10M Cache, 3.60 GHz, 0.0 GT/s Intel QPI)

Product type

Processor

Status

Discontinued

Maximum memory

375 GB

Processor brand name

Intel Xeon

Supported memory types

DDR3-SDRAM

Last change

63903513

Product family

Intel Xeon Processor E5 Family

Bus speed

0 QPI

Weight & dimensions

Processor package size

52.5mm x 45mm

Other features

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)

VT-d,VT-x

Maximum internal memory

375 GB

Maximum internal memory

384000 MB

Cache memory

10 MB