Introduction

Intel® OptaneT Memory Supported

Intel® OptaneT memory is a revolutionary new class of non-volatile memory that sits in between system memory and storage to accelerate system performance and responsiveness. When combined with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver, it seamlessly manages multiple tiers of storage while presenting one virtual drive to the OS, ensuring that data frequently used resides on the fastest tier of storage. Intel® OptaneT memory requires specific hardware and software configuration.

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don't.

Intel® vProT Platform Eligibility

Intel® vProT Technology is a set of security and manageability capabilities built into the processor aimed at addressing four critical areas of IT security: 1) Threat management, including protection from rootkits, viruses, and malware 2) Identity and web site access point protection 3) Confidential personal and business data protection 4) Remote and local monitoring, remediation, and repair of PCs and workstations.

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple "virtual" platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.

Intel® TSX-NI

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions New Instructions (Intel® TSX-NI) are a set of instructions focused on multi-threaded performance scaling. This technology helps make parallel operations more efficient via improved control of locks in software.

Intel® 64

Intel® 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.

Instruction Set

An instruction set refers to the basic set of commands and instructions that a microprocessor understands and can carry out. The value shown represents which Intel's instruction set this processor is compatible with.

Instruction Set Extensions

Instruction Set Extensions are additional instructions which can increase performance when the same operations are performed on multiple data objects. These can include SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) and AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions).

Idle States

Idle States (C-states) are used to save power when the processor is idle. C0 is the operational state, meaning that the CPU is doing useful work. C1 is the first idle state, C2 the second, and so on, where more power saving actions are taken for numerically higher C-states.

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep® Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Thermal Monitoring Technologies protect the processor package and the system from thermal failure through several thermal management features. An on-die Digital Thermal Sensor (DTS) detects the core's temperature, and the thermal management features reduce package power consumption and thereby temperature when required in order to remain within normal operating limits.

Specifications

Processor family	Intel® Xeon®
Processor frequency	3.3 GHz
Processor cores	6
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Component for	Server/Workstation
Processor lithography	14 nm
Box	Yes
Processor model	E-2136
Processor threads	12
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit
Processor cache	12 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor boost frequency	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI3
Processor codename	Coffee Lake
Processor ARK ID	134857
Memory channels supported by processor	Dual
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	128 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	41.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processor	Yes
On-board graphics adapter	No
Discrete graphics adapter	No
On-board graphics adapter model	Not available
Discrete graphics adapter model	Not available
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 W
Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
PCI Express slots version	3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0,SSE4.1,SSE4.2
Scalability	1S
CPU configuration (max)	1
Embedded options available	No
Market segment	SRV
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0
Intel® vProT Technology	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Intel® Secure Key	Yes
Intel TSX-NI	Yes
Intel® OS Guard	Yes
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
Intel® OptaneT Memory Ready	Yes
Intel® Boot Guard	Yes
Processor cache	12288 KB
Product type	4
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Maximum internal memory	131072 MB
Status	Launched
Product family	Intel Xeon Processors