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HP and Intel® Xeon® Processor
Go beyond business as usual! By consistently delivering next-generation technologies built on industry-standard hardware and software, Intel Xeon* processor-based HP ProLiant servers put new capabilities in your company's hands. The Intel Xeon processor's integrated reliability and security features help maintain the availability of your data and applications.
HP ProLiant servers with Intel Xeon processors offer enhanced application performance without increasing power demands. HP ProLiant servers with Intel Xeon processors deliver:
  •  Performance that increases the speed of business, even with the most application-intensive workloads and environments.
  •  Best-in-class virtualization using the Intel Xeon processor delivering the potential to reduce server sprawl, lower power consumption and increase data center efficiency1.
For even better performance per watt choose HP ProLiant servers with Intel quad-core processors.
Understand your Intel Xeon processor options with the following comparison chart:
Intel Xeon Intel® Xeon® processors
7000 sequence
Up to 4 processors		 5000 sequence
Up to 2 processors		 3000 sequence
1 processor
Description Great performance, reliability & scalability Energy efficient performance Exceptional value
Applications Virtualization, consolidation, database ERP, CRM, decision support. E-mail, database, file/print, application servers, web servers, high-performance computing. Basic enterprise needs, Small businesses (mail, network, file/print).
Entry technical computing farms.
Features Large memory & I/O capacity.
High thread density processor scalability and throughput.
Exceptional virtualization performance.		 Optimized for price/performance, performance/watt and density. Lowest price points.
Basic server RAS, memory & I/O.
1.  Intel® Virtualization Technology requires a computer system with an enabled Intel® processor, BIOS, virtual machine monitor (VMM) and, for some uses, certain computer system software enabled for it. Functionality, performance or other benefits will vary depending on hardware and software configurations and may require a BIOS update. Software applications may not be compatible with all operating systems. Please check with your application vendor.
*  64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64 architecture. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations.