Intel Xeon E5 v2: IBM and Dell reveal their servers

Intel used its IDF developers conference to introduce new processors including Xeon E5 v2. Several manufacturers therefore seize the opportunity to show their products including IBM with its NextScale or Dell server with powerful workstations.

Intel showed us last week's Intel "Avoton" Atom processors, tailored to the microservers. Meanwhile, the depth we had also unveiled the successors of the Xeon E5, logically baptized Xeon E5-2600 v2 whose performance (energy, computing, power) Are all improved.

Engraved in 22nm Trigate, so they represent the very best at Intel for several applications, deduplication network virtualization through storage. Today, 80% of storage servers in the world run on the Xeon E5-v1.

First server from IBM

Big Blue did not wait long before unveiling its first product based on the Xeon E5-2600 v2: the NextScale, capable of carrying 84 x86 and 2016 cores in a standard 19-inch rack. In each map servers NextScale M4 N × 360 (pictured below), we can accommodate 1-2 Xeon E5 v2, 256 GB RAM, 2 HDDs or four SSDs.

Let us recall that the Xeon E5-2600 v2 versions are available in 4, 6, 10 and 12 cores with consumption ranging from 40W to 130W depending on the model and the number of cores.

Dell workstation

It is much more discreetly that Dell announced an ultra-muscular workstation: Precision T7610. It is boosted by an Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processor supporting up to 24 cores (12 per processor) and up to 256GB, 1866MHz ECC memory. It will cost about 3500 dollars to offer this racing machine.