Compare Chipsets

Xeon, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Opteron and Athlon64 Chipsets

The following is a list of system chipsets available in Xinit Systems' server, storage and workstation products. This matrix is for guidance only. Individual products may vary in their implementation of the chipsets. If in doubt, please refer to individual product specification documents for definitive information regarding chipset feature implementation and product functionality.

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Intel E7221

Intel E7230

Intel E7320

Intel E7525

Intel E7520

Host

E7221 Chipset *

E7230 Chipset *

E7320 Chipset *

E7525 Chipset *

E7520 Chipset *

Target Segment

Entry-level server

Entry-level server

Server

Workstation

Server

Processor Support

Intel Pentium 4

Intel Pentium 4,
Pentium D

Intel xeon 32-64-bit
1-2MB L2
cache

Intel xeon 32-64-bit Single / Dual core with 1-2MB L2 cache

Intel xeon 32-64-bit Single / Dual core with 1-2MB L2 cache

Processor Count

1

1

  1 – 2

1 – 2

1 – 2

Hyper-threading

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multicore

No

Yes /Dual core

Yes /
Dual core

Yes /Dual core

Yes /Dual core

Bus Speed

800/533 Mhz

1066/800 Mhz

800 Mhz

800 Mhz

800 Mhz

Memory DIMMs

4 DIMMs

4 DIMMs

8 DIMMs

8 DIMMs

8 DIMMs

Memory Type

Unbuffered DDR2-533,
400 / DDR 400/333

Unbuffered DDR2-667
,533,400

Buffered DDR333,
DDR266

Buffered DDR2-400 / DDR-333

Buffered DDR2-400 /DDR-333/ DDR-266

Max Memory

4GB

8 GB

16GB DDR333, 32GB DDR266

16GB

16GB DDR2-400, 16GB DDR-333, 32GB DDR266

Dual Channel RAM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCI Expansion

PCI 2.3

PCI 2.3

PCI 2.3

PCI 2.3/PCI-X

PCI 2.3/PCI-X

IDE

ATA/100

ATA/100

Two channel Ultra ATA UDMA ATA 100

Two channel Ultra ATA UDMA ATA 100

Two channel Ultra ATA UDMA ATA 100

SATA

4 x SATA-1

4 x SATA-1 (3Gbps)

2 x SATA-1

2 x SATA-1

2 X SATA-1

LAN

2x Broadcom BCM5721 10/100/1000

2x Intel 82573V 10/100/1000

2x Broadcom BCM5721 10/100/1000

2 x Intel 82546GB 10/100/1000

2 x Intel 82546GB 10/100/1000

Serverworks
HT2000 /HT1000

AMD 8131/8111

AMD 8132/8111

Nvidia CK804/IO4

Nvidia CK804/ AMD 8132

Host

Serverworks HT2000 * / HT1000 *

AMD 8131PCI-X Tunnel *, AMD 8111 I/O HUB *

AMD 8132 PCI-X 2.0 Tunnel *, AMD 8111 I/O HUB *

nForce Pro 2200 (CK804) / nForce Pro 2050 (CKIO4) chipset *

nForce Pro 2200 (CK804) * / AMD 8132 PCI-X 2.0 Tunnel *chipset

Target Segment

Server

Server

Server

Server

Server

Processor Support

Dual core AMD Opteron 200 series

Dual core AMD Opteron 200/800 series

Dual core
AMD
Opteron 200
/800 series

Dual core
AMD
Opteron 200 series

Dual core
AMD
Opteron 200
/800 series

Processor Count

1 – 2

1 – 4

1 – 4

1 – 2

1 – 8

Hyper-threading

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multicore

Yes /Dual core

Yes /Dual core

Yes /Dual core

Yes /Dual
core

Yes /Dual
core

Bus Speed

1066 Mhz

1066 Mhz

1066 Mhz

1066 Mhz

1066 Mhz

Memory DIMMs

8 DIMMs

8 for 200 series /16 for 800 series DIMMs

8 for 200
series /
16 for 800
series DIMMs

8 DIMMs

4 DIMMs per Processor

Memory Type

Buffered DDR-400 /333/266

Buffered DDR-400
/333/266

Buffered DDR-400
/333/266

Buffered DDR-400
/333/266

Buffered DDR-400
/333/266

Max Memory

16GB DDR-400, 32GB DDR-333, 32GB DDR266

16GB DDR-400, 32GB DDR-333, 32GB DDR266

16GB DDR-400, 32GB DDR-333, 32GB DDR266

16GB DDR-400, 32GB DDR-333, 32GB DDR266

64GB DDR-400, 128GB DDR-333, 128GB DDR266

Dual Channel RAM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

PCI Expansion

PCI-X /
PCI-E(8x)

PCI-X

PCI-X 2.0

PCI-Express / PCI-X

PCI -Express / PCI-X

IDE

Single
ATA/100

Dual ATA 133/100

Dual ATA 133/100

Dual ATA 133/100

Dual ATA 133/100

SATA

4 X SATA-1

4 x SATA-1

4 x SATA-1

8 x SATA-1 (3 Gbps)

4 x SATA-1 (3Gbps) / SATA-2

LAN

2 X Server works HT2000 10/100/1000

2 x Broadcom BCM5704C 10/100/1000 & 1 x Intel 82551QM 10/100

2 x Broadcom BCM5704C 10/100/1000

2 x nVIDIA nFORCE Pro 2200 & 2050 10/100/1000

2 x Intel 82546GB or Broadcom BCM5704C 10/100/1000