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.