Hafnium-based Intel® 45nm Process Technology

A Product of Continual Innovation

Put simply, 45nm processor technology is the most significant advance in microprocessor technology in years. Intel's 45nm technology enables great performance leaps, up to 50-percent larger L2 cache, and new levels of breakthrough energy efficiency.

More Performance AND Greater Efficiency

But what does this all mean for your customers interested in SMB server solutions? New server processors like the Intel® Xeon® 5400 Series featuring 45nm technology can deliver increased performance headroom plus the potential for lower energy bills.

45nm Intel® Xeon® 5400 Series Processors

If you are a silicon-geek, you know that smaller transistors enable more computing capability to be packed into a smaller space. By shrinking transistor sizes and increasing the number of transistors at work inside a processor, increased performance, and greater energy efficiency are both possible. Thanks to these and a host of other technological advances, the 45nm Intel Xeon processor 5400 series can offer a 1600 MHz front side bus—enabling it to deliver increased throughput and overall improvements in system performance.

Small, But Mighty

Smaller die sizes mean that Intel can almost double the number of transistors on new Intel® Xeon® 5400 series processors. More transistors equal more features and more capabilities. In fact, 820 million transistors are packed into the Intel® 45nm Hi-k metal gate silicon technology; enabling this truly next-generation processor to offer a significant advantage in terms of energy efficiency and performance—the result is "greener servers" and previously unheard-of performance per watt.

More Cache in the Bank

While platforms featuring the 45nm Intel Xeon processor 5400 series processor enable you to offer your customers greater efficiency and speed, the story doesn't end there. With the Intel Xeon processor 5400 series, your customers also gain a significant amount of L2 cache—a vital contributor to server responsiveness. In fact, the Intel Xeon processor 5400 series offers a L2 Cache size of 12MB. That's an increase of 50% over the previous-generation Intel® Xeon® processor!