PRESS RELEASE
Taipei, Taiwan, September 11th 2013 - GIGABYTE Technology, an innovation leader in the development of high technology and advanced features in server computing, is happy to announce today, in coordination with Intel's official launch, the full support of the new Intel Xeon processors E5-1600 V2 & 2600 V2 product families. Across GIGABYTE's entire line of server and workstation motherboards, racks and high performance computing modules designed on the socket 2011, the high value features of this new generation of processors are now available to server and network infrastructure builders looking for hardware excellence.
Intel® Xeon® Processors E5-1600 V2 & E5-2600 V2 Product Families
Deployable through a simple BIOS update, the support of Intel Xeon processors E5-1600 V2 & 2600 V2 product families delivers the benefits of the 22nm tri-gate process technology to the high end server industry. Those benefits include, among others, higher frequencies, higher core counts (up to 12 cores / 24 threads) and larger last-level caches, but especially a much more varied mix of core/frequencies with notably the introduction of a new dual socket workstation segment. This new die shrink also allows for overall energy efficiency increase, with up to 30% average decrease in idle power consumption.
Moreover, this new generation sees the enablement of 1866 MHz memory frequency when the previous generation was limited to 1600MHz, which will bring a new performance edge to industries relying heavily on in-memory storage.
Finally, virtualization applications will benefit from increased performance thanks to the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) technology, and more security features are included in the mix as well, such as the Intel® Platform Protection Technology with OS Guard, and Intel® Data Protection Technology with Secure Key.
Faster Memory, with GIGABYTE Only
Always eager to go beyond the industry standards, GIGABYTE's engineering has enabled through its capabilities in design, PCB layout and BIOS fine-tuning the support of 1866 MHz memory frequency running at higher DIMM population (8 DIMMs per socket) where Intel's standard and the rest of the market's products will typically operate memory speed downgrade and support 1866 MHz at lower DIMM population only (4 DIMMs per socket). GIGABYTE therefore offers at launch on its 2011 socket based products this unique feature which will benefit to high density and memory intensive applications, such as high frequency trading, telecommunication networks, mobile data transfers, and so on.
Compatible Lineup
Find more information on our Intel Xeon E5-1600 V2 & 2600 V2 based products on GIGABYTE's website.
About GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd. (TPE: 2376), headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is known as a leading brand in the IT industry with branch offices located in 24 countries around the world. Founded in 1986, GIGABYTE started as a small research and development team and has since taken a position as one of the in the world's top motherboard manufacturers. In addition to motherboards and graphics cards, GIGABYTE further expanded its product portfolio to include notebook and desktop PCs, servers & datacenter equipment, networking products, mobile handsets, and home entertainment devices to serve each facet of the digital life in the home and office. Everyday GIGABYTE aims to "Upgrade Your Life" with innovative technology, exceptional quality, and unmatched customer service. In 2011, GIGABYTE celebrates its 25th anniversary. Through a quarter of century, we have committed to quality excellence and serviced our clients with enthusiasm and professionalism. We will continue to navigate into the future at full sail.
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