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In this paper we take a look at what the new Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor code name Nehalem brings to high performance computing. We compare Intel Xeon 5400 series based system with a server utilizing his successor the new Intel Xeon X5560. We compare both CPU generations utilizing dual socket platforms using a number of HPC benchmarks. The results clearly prove that the new Intel Xeon processor 5500 family provide significant performance advantage on typical HPC workloads and demonstrate to be a right choice for many of HPC installations.
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Gepner, P., Fraser, D.L., Kowalik, M.F. (2010). Evaluating Performance of New Quad-Core Intel®Xeon®5500 Family Processors for HPC. In: Wyrzykowski, R., Dongarra, J., Karczewski, K., Wasniewski, J. (eds) Parallel Processing and Applied Mathematics. PPAM 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6067. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14390-8_1
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