Essentials
Product CollectionLegacy Intel® Xeon® ProcessorsCode NameProducts formerly Nehalem EXVertical SegmentServerProcessor NumberX7550StatusDiscontinuedLaunch DateQ1'10Expected DiscontinuanceQ4'2012Lithography45 nm
Performance
# of Cores8# of Threads16Processor Base Frequency2.00 GHzMax Turbo Frequency2.40 GHzCache18 MB L3Bus Speed6.4 GT/s QPITDP130 WVID Voltage Range0.675V-1.35V
Memory Specifications
Memory TypesDDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Package Specifications
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1567TCASE69°CLow Halogen Options AvailableSee MDDS
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡1.0Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡YesIntel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡YesIntel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡YesIntel® 64 ‡YesEnhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechnologyYes
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit ‡Yes