Compare IBM Xeon, 3.6 GHz (13N0687) Processor Upgrade to IBM Xeon® 5160, 3 GHz (40K1236) Processor Upgrade

This 3.60GHz Xeon processor features an 800MHz front-side bus speed which increases system throughput by as much as 50% compared to legacy products. The 2MB L2 cache support provides the scalability to meet the changing needs of e-Business applications. Intel EM64T software readiness delivers greater application flexibility, with support for increased 64-bit memory addressability. Intel's next-generation processor platform is designed to deliver improvements in memory bandwidth, throughput speed, power consumption and overall system performance to provide an optimized solution for DP processor-based servers. This rich stable of technology improvements addresses the requirements of today's data-hungry systems and software applications that crave performance. In order to maximize the performance gains of your IBM eServer xSeries server consider upgrading to a second Intel Xeon Processor. Less

The Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series, Intels newest dual-core processor for dual processor (DP) servers and workstations delivers a new level of energy-efficient performance from the innovative Intel Core microarchitecture, optimized for low-power, dual-core, 64-bit computing.The Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series is ideal for intense computing environments, 32-bit and 64-bit business-critical applications and high-end workstations. Combined with the Intel 5000 chipset family and Fully Buffered DIMM (FBDIMM) technology, the new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series-based platforms are expected to deliver up to 3 times the performance and 3.5 times the performance/watt of previous-generation single-core Intel Xeon processors. The new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series-based platforms are expected to deliver up to 2.25 times the performance and 2.35 times the performance/watt of previous-generation dual-core Intel Xeon processors. Less