CPU
Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 v31 Product Family
up to 18 cores per socket, 45 MB of last-level cache (LLC), and next generation DDR4 memory support
Advanced multi-core, multi-threaded processing
Up to 18 cores and 36 threads per socket
Larger cache and faster memory
Up to 45 MB of LLC for fast access to frequently used data
Up to 24 DIMMs per two-socket server to support multiple data-hungry VMs
Faster maximum memory speeds than the previous generation (2133 MHz versus 1866 MHz)
Industry-leading I/O performance
Intel Integrated I/O provides up to 80 PCIe* lanes per twosocket server, and supports the PCIe 3.0 specifiation with atomic operations support for improved peer-to-peer(P2P) bandwidth
Integrated storage features
Supports key storage processor features, including x16 non-transparent bridging (vs. x8 NTB), to increase scalability and accelerated RAID for implementing RAID 5 and 6 without a custom ASIC.
