• Faster performance enabled by Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem
• Automatically increase processor frequency and utilize Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) as needed 
• Efficiently manage energy expense by scaling power consumption to workload, enabled by Intel® Intelligent Power Technology 
• Next generation Intel® Virtualization Technology enables best-in-class virtualization performance, superb scalability, enhanced flexibility, and simplified server management 
• Intel® Data Center Manager (Intel® DCM) software development kit provides power and thermal monitoring and management for servers, racks and groups of servers in data centers. Management Console Vendors (ISVs) and System Integrators (SIs) can integrate Intel® DCM into their console or command-line applications and provide high value power management features to IT organizations

• Up to 64 GB/s for three times the memory bandwidth over previous memory technology
• Up to 144GB supports higher performance for data-intensive applications 

Intel® Xeon® processor 3000 sequence

• Intelligent Xeon processor-based servers adapt to your diverse workloads, automatically delivering peak performance when your business needs it
• Dependable Intel® Xeon processor-based servers protect your critical business information by providing error correcting memory and support for redundant storage capabilities.
• With the increasing dependence on computers, the Internet, and digital data, an Intel® Xeon-based server offers the performance and headroom to keep your employees productive as your business grows

The Intel® Xeon® processor 3000 series-based platforms unleash the computing power of Intel® Xeon® processors. Based on the next-generation Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem, these processors provide your business with exceptional performance and power efficiency at a very affordable cost.

The Intel Xeon 3000 processor-based servers protect critical business information and offer the performance and headroom to make employees and businesses more productive, making them ideal for small and medium business owners looking for ways to support rapid business growth on small technology budgets.

Features and benefits

Intel® Xeon® processor W3500 series

Designed for single processor workstations, the Intel® Xeon® processor W3500 series, with intelligent performance features delivers the scalable performance necessary for premium single processor workstation experience: enabling digital content creation, engineering, and financial users to create new ideas faster than ever before.

DDR3 memory support up to 1333 MHz

• Supports up to twenty-four GB dual-channel unregistered DDR3 Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory which checks and corrects system memory errors

Flexible memory configuration options with support for up to six non-ECC or ECC unregistered DIMMs

Intel® Xeon® processor 3400 series

Designed for needs of entry-level servers, the Intel® Xeon® processor 3400 series adapts to application behavior by automatically adjusting processing power to deliver maximum performance, protecting valuable assets from data corruption and loss, improving productivity with business growth.

DDR3 memory support up to 1333 MHz

• Supports up to thirty-two GB dual-channel DDR3 Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory which checks and corrects system memory errors
• Flexible memory configuration options with support for up to four non-ECC or ECC unregistered DIMMs or up to six ECC Registered DIMMs

Integrated PCI-Express* 2.0 I/O

• Integrated Serial I/O technology provides a direct connection between the processor and PCI Express* component/adapters with bandwidth up to 8 GB/s on PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface.
• The PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface can be bifurcated to either two x8 PCI Express or four x4 PCI-Express interfaces for maximum design flexibility.

PCI-Express offers higher bandwidth, lower latency, and fewer I/O bottlenecks than PCI and PCI-X.

Next-generation Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem

Intelligent next-generation Intel® microarchitecture adapts to the workload, automatically increasing processor frequency for greater performance.

Next-generation Intel® microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem

Intelligent next-generation Intel® microarchitecture adapts to the workload, automatically increasing processor frequency for greater performance.

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

Better performance enabled by Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, increasing processor frequency and enabling faster speeds when conditions allow.

Intel® Intelligent Power Technology

Lower energy costs while minimizing impact to performance by automatically putting processor and memory into the lowest available power state.

Integrated power gates

Power to the individual processor cores is reduced to near-zero power, independent of other operating cores.

Intel® Virtualization Technology

A suite of virtualization-specific hardware enhancements to Intel® processors, chipsets, and I/O devices to increase application reliability, security and overall system performance

Enhancements to Intel Virtualization Technology performance that further speeds up virtual machine transition (entry/exit) times. Supports hardware assist for I/O virtualization using Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d).

Intel® 64 architecture

Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems