Open Source Storage, a provider of enterprise server and
storage solutions for mission-critical business datacentres has
launched open series servers based on the new Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor 5000.
Formerly known as Dempsey, the Xeon processor 5000 is claimed to
provide faster, energy-efficient processing capabilities for
increased system performance and responsiveness, while lowering
power consumption with a 95 watt per processor rating.
Claiming up to twice the performance of single-core servers for
its technology, Intel boasts that its new 64-bit processors provide
‘best-in-class’ performance for enterprise, web and
computer-intensive application servers. It also says that the
chip’s fully buffered DIMM technology boosts system responsiveness
for data-intensive applications and business-critical
services.
Open Source Storage adds that from 26 June it will offer servers
featuring even lower wattage and higher performing Dual-Core Intel
Xeon processors, the 5100 series codenamed 'Woodcrest'. OSS says
that the 5100 series delivers up to three times the performance per
watt and greater than two-times performance over single-core Intel
Xeon processors.
"The performance-optimised processors offer a broad choice for
datacentre optimisation, combining energy efficiency and
cost-effectiveness," says Jared Giles, director of marketing for
Open Source Storage.
"Customers will appreciate our ability to provide the high
performance they are accustomed to from OSS, while lowering overall
power consumption. Not all customers have unlimited power within
their datacentres."