Intel XEON Chipset Charts

  Intel® 860
Chipset
Intel® E7505
Chipset
Intel® E7525
Chipset
Intel® E7500
Chipset
Intel® E7501
Chipset
HOST
860 Chipset

E7505 Chipset

E7525 Chipset

E7500 Chipset

E7501 Chipset
Target Segment Workstation Workstation & Server Workstation Server Server
Processor Intel® Xeon™ processor for DP workstations Intel® Xeon™ processor with 533 MHz System Bus and 512K L2 Cache Intel® Xeon™ processor with 800 MHz System Bus, 1 MB L2 Cache Intel® Xeon™ processor with 512KB L2 cache Intel® Xeon™ processor with 533 MHz System Bus and 512K L2 Cache
Number Processors 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2
System Bus 400MHz (data) 400/533MHz (data) 800 MHz 400 MHz 400/533MHz (data)
MEMORY CONTROLLER
HUB
860 Chipset E7505 Chipset E7525 Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset
Type 82860 MCH E7505 MCH E7525 Chipset E7500 MCH E7501 MCH
Package 1024 OLGA 1005 FC-BGA 1077 FC-BGA 1005 FC-BGA 1005 FC-BGA
MEMORY 860 Chipset E7505 Chipset E7525 Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset
Memory Modules 4 RIMMs, up to 8 RIMMS with MRH-R 72-bit wide DDR SDRAM DIMM populated in pairs (single channel) Dual Channel, (4 DIMMs per channel DDR2-400) (3 DIMMs per channel DDR 333) 72-bit wide DDR SDRAM DIMM (single channel)
 
4 double-sided DIMMs
Memory Type PC800/600 RDRAM Dual-Channel DDR 266 (PC2100) SDRAM registered ECC compatible
Supports up to 16G registered ECC compatible 2.5V modules
DDR2-400 and DDR 333 Dual-Channel DDR 200/266* (PC1600/2100*) SDRAM
Supports up to 16G registered ECC compatible 2.5V modules
DDR 200/266 - SDRAM (PC1600/2100 - 8 DIMM registered for dual channel - 4 DIMM registered for single channel)
Max Memory 4 GB (w/ 2 repeaters) 16 GB 16GB 16 GB 16 GB
Number of Rows/Devices 32 RDRAM/channel 1-6 physical rows, 2-6 DIMMs DDR2-400 1 - 4 rows, 1 - 4 DIMMs DDR 333 1 - 4 rows, 1 - 3 DIMMs 1-4 physical rows, 2-8 DIMMs 1-4 physical rows, 2-8 DIMMs (dual channel); 1-4 DIMMs (single channel)
Mbit Support 288/256 Mbit,
144/128 Mbit
1-Gb or 512/256/128 Mbit DDR2-400 1-Gb or 512/256 Mbit DDR 333 1-Gb or 512/256/128 Mbit 512/256/128/64 Mbit 512/256/128 Mbit
ECC/Parity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
EXTERNAL GRAPHICS 860 Chipset E7505 Chipset E7525 Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset
Interface AGP 4X/2X
(1.5V)
AGP 8X/4X (0.8V) or AGP4X/2X/1X (1.5V) PCI Express X16 N/A N/A
I/O CONTROLLER HUB 860 Chipset E7505 Chipset E7525 Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset
Type ICH2 ICH4 (82801DB)
ICH5-R ESB6300
ICH3-S ICH3-S
ICH Package 360 EBGA 421 BGA
460 µGBA 689 PBGA
421 BGA 421 BGA
PCI Support PCI 2.2 Single 32-bit PCI segment. PCI 2.2 compliant.
Single 32-bit PCI segment Single 32-bit PCI segment, Single 64-bit 66MHz PCI-X segment
Single 32-bit PCI segment. PCI 2.2 compliant. Single 32-bit PCI segment. PCI 2.2 compliant.
PCI Masters 6 6
6 4
6 6
IDE ATA/100 IAA1 ATA/100
Two channel Ultra ATA, S-ATA UDMA ATA 100, 2 S-ATA
ATA/100 ATA/100
Serial ATA N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
USB Ports/Controllers 4 ports, USB 1.1 3 controllers: 6 ports, USB 2.0
8 USB 2.0 ports 4 USB 2.0 ports
3 controllers: 6 ports 3 controllers: 6 ports, USB 1.1
LAN MAC Yes Integrated 10/100
Integrated 10/100 N/A
Integrated 10/100 Integrated 10/100
AC'97 Digital Circuits Audio/Modem AC'97 2.2 compliant
AC'97 2.3 compliant AC'97 2.2 compliant
AC'97 2.2 compliant AC'97 2.2 compliant
MANAGEABILITY 860 Chipset E7505 Chipset E7525 Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset
RASUM N/A Memory ECC, Intel® x4 Single Device Data Correction (Intel® x4 SDDC) **, Hub Interface ECC, Hardware Memory Scrubbing Memory Sparing, Memory ECC, Intel® x4 Single Device Data Correction (X4 SDDC)4, Hub Interface ECC, Hardware Memory Scrubbing Memory ECC, Intel® x4 Single Device Data Correction (Intel® x4 SDDC) **, Hub Interface ECC, Hardware Memory Scrubbing Memory ECC, Intel® x4 Single Device Data Correction (Intel® x4 SDDC) **, Hub Interface ECC, Hardware Memory Scrubbing
I/O Management SMBus / GPIO SMBus 2.0 Support/ GPIO SMBus 2.0 Support/ GPIO SMBus / GPIO SMBus / GPIO
WORKSTATION/SERVER
I/O EXPANSION
860 Chipset E7505 Chipset E7525 Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset
PCI Controller Type PCI/Hub Interface Bridge, 64/32 bit (P64H) PCI/PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0 (P64H2) 6700 PXH 64-bit PCI Hub PCI/PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0 (P64H2) PCI/PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0 (P64H2)
Package 241 BGA 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA
PCI Support 2-66MHz or 4-33 MHz PCI slots Up to three 64-bit PCI/PCI-X Controller Hub 2.0 components, each with a maximum bandwidth greater than 1 GB/s. Up to two PXH 64-bit hub components, each with a maximum bandwidth greater than 1 GB/s. Up to three 64-bit PCI/PCI-X Controller Hub 2.0 each maximum bandwidth greater than 1 GB/s. Up to three 64-bit PCI/PCI-X Controller Hub 2.0 components, each with a maximum bandwidth greater than 1 GB/s.
PCI Masters Up to 6 PCI devices Each P64H2 contains two independent 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces. The PCI interface maximum bus speed is 66MHz. The PCI-X interface maximum bus speed is 133MHz. Each PXH contains two independent 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces. The PCI interface maximum bus speed is 133MHz. The PCI-X interface maximum bus speed is 133MHz. Each segment contains an integrated hot plug controller. Each P64H2 contains two independent 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces. The PCI interface maximum bus speed is 66MHz. The PCI-X interface maximum bus speed is 133MHz. Each P64H2 contains two independent 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces. The PCI interface maximum bus speed is 66MHz. The PCI-X interface maximum bus speed is 133MHz.
HYPER-THREADING TECHNOLOGY 860 Chipset E7505 Chipset E7525 Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset
Hyper-Threading Technology Support No Yes N/A Yes Yes

Server Works Chipsets

XEON Chipset Comparison Chart - ServerWorks

 

ServerWorks GC-LE ServerWorks GC-SL ServerWorks GC-WS ServerWorks GC-HE -

North Bridge

CMIC-LE CMIC-SL CMIC-WS CMIC-HE -

Processor bus

400Mhz (data) 400Mhz (data) 400Mhz (data) 400Mhz (data) -

Processor interface

Dual XEON 603-pin  Socket Dual XEON 603-pin  Socket Dual XEON 603-pin  Socket QUAD XEON MP -

Memory type

Dual DDR200 Channels
2-way Interleaved
Single DDR266 Channel
(no memory interleaving)
Dual DDR200 Channels
2-way Interleaved
Four DDR200 Channels
 4-way Interleaved
-

Max. memory size

16 GB / 8 DIMMs (Max)
128-bit
8 GB / 4 DIMMs (Max)
128-bit
16 GB / 8 DIMMs (Max)
128-bit
64 GB /32 DIMMs (Max)
128-bit
-

AGP 4x

No No Yes No -

Inter-Bridge bus

1-2 CIOB-X2 1-2 CIOB-X2 0-1 CIOB-X2, 1 CIOB-G 1-3 CIOB-X -

South Bridge

CSB5 CSB6 CSB5 CSB5 -

Support PCI Slot

6 6 6 6 -

IDE Speed

ATA/100 ATA/100 ATA/100 ATA/100 -

AC'97

No No No No -

CNR/ACR/AMR support

No No No No -

10/100Mbit LAN

No No No No -

USB ports

4 4 4 4 -
Hyperthreading Support? NA NA NA NA -