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Parallelism and Scalability With Intel Itanium 2 Processors: How Itanium Processors Improve Performance

Overview With the release of the Intel Itanium 2 processor 1.60 GHz with 9MB L3 cache, the Itanium architecture offers new levels of compute-parallelism that bring premier performance to enterprise and technical computing. The Itanium 2 processor established a broad series of exceptional performance records, and led a vast growth in the Itanium 2 architecture ecosystem. This new processor is hardware and software compatible with existing Itanium 2-based solutions, and is up to 25%1 faster than its predecessor. Customers can expect 5-15% performance boost using existing systems and applications. Intel's new IA-32 Execution Layer technology further enhances software compatibility, because all Itanium 2 processors offer support for IA-32 applications.

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Publisher	Intel	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2004
Format	White Papers
Topics	Scalability

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First time features for upgraded Pentium III processors

Peter Palm, group marketing manager at Sun's microelectronics division, told Silicon.com: "Intel processors are still 32bit, and it won't be until Merced [first in the range now called Itanium] that they'll have 64bit capability.

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PDAs

Intel re-jigs chip timetable

Under the new schedule, Intel will release Madison, a souped-up version of the current Itanium 2 with 6MB of level three cache, this summer, according to Jason Waxman, marketing manager for enterprise processors at Intel.

Channel:
Operating Systems

AMD's 64-bit debut delayed until September

The approach also allows AMD to use the same chip for both the desktop and server markets, unlike Intel, which sells the Pentium line for 32-bit desktop PCs and the Itanium for 64-bit servers. Their main innovation is a larger integrated memory...

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Servers

Intel addresses some Itanium concerns

The new software approach, called the IA-32 Execution Layer and code-named btrans, will give the forthcoming 1.5GHz Itanium 2 the ability to run 32-bit software about as fast as a 1.5GHz Xeon MP, Intel spokeswoman Barbara Grimes confirmed.

Channel:
IT Director
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32-bit,
merced,
btrans,
xeon

Intel unwraps budget Itaniums

By contrast, the 1.5 GHz chips released in June that come with 6MB of cache sell for $4,227. The Low Voltage Itanium 2 runs at 1GHz and comes with a 1.5MB cache, which is a reservoir of memory integrated into the processor for rapid data access.

Channel:
Servers

The Bloor Perspective: Itanium 2, managing LANs and the Info Pro

The second offering is a low voltage 1.0 GHz processor, again with 1.5 Mb L3 cache. The first offers 1.4 GHz performance with 1.5 MB L3 cache and has been optimised for dual processing technical computing systems and high performance clusters.

Virtualisation: Architectual Considerations and other Evaluation Criteria

In the past several years, server virtualisation technology has moved quickly and firmly into the IT mainstream. Of the many approaches to system virtualisation available in the market today, VMware's hypervisor architecture has gained the greatest market acceptance. This paper examines the architectural issues, solution support, and enterprise readiness required when deploying such a virtualisation solution.

Publisher:
EMC

Getting Started with Master Data Management

Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines master data, examines why it is needed, and explores methodologies for implementing master data management.

Publisher:
DataFlux

Optimising Storage with Global File Virtualisation

This white paper will provide an overview on how Rainfinity Global File Virtualisation virtualises unstructured data environments and moves data -including active, open files-without disruption to users or applications. Rainfinity is the only enterprise-class file virtualisation solution, and delivers complete NAS optimisation across geterogeneous environments, such as NAS, CAS, and file servers.

Publisher:
EMC

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