Intel Corporation introduced 17 enterprise-class processors, led by the Xeon processor 5500 series. They are Intel’s most revolutionary server processors since addressing the market with the Pentium Pro processor almost 15 years ago. 

The new enterprise-class chips can automatically adjust to specified energy usage levels, and speed data center transactions and customer database queries.

The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, previously codenamed “Nehalem-EP,” offers several breakthrough technologies that radically improve system speed and versatility.

Technologies such as Intel Turbo Boost Technology, Intel Hyper-Threading Technology,  integrated power gates, and Next-Generation Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) improved through extended page tables, allow the system to adapt to a broad range of workloads.