news 28 Posted March 31, 2009 The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, previously codenamed "Nehalem-EP," offers several breakthrough technologies that have radically improve server system speed and versatility. Legit Reviews spends some time with the Intel Xeon E5520 and Xeon X5570 to see just how fast these processors really are in a 2P server configuration. Quote: "Our quick look at the Intel Xeon 5500 series was a very impressive one. The Intel Xeon X5570 that we looked at today operates at 2.93GHz during normal operation, but when Turbo Boost Technology is enabled the operating frequencies increased up to 3.33GHz. With this much clock frequency and all the performance features that the Intel Xeon 5500 series has to offer you end up with a server processor that blows past the competition without looking back..." Article Title: Intel Xeon X5570 and E5520 Gainestown Processors ( -at -) Legit Reviews Article URL: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/943/1/ Article Image showing all 16 cores running on a 2P server - http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/943/gainestown_cinebench.jpg -- Share this post Link to post