Intel Xeon E5 Memory Guide

Presented by: Kingston in cooperation with Microtronica

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Chip population is indication for # of ranks

A Rank is a section of 64-bit wide data
module

1
64-bit wide data area

module

Front

1 rank
Single Rank
Back

1
64-bit wide area

module

Double-sided

Single Rank

Front

Double-sided

Double-sided

1 rank

1
64-bit wide data area

Single-sided

2
64-bit wide area

2 ranks
Dual Rank

Front

1
64-bit wide area

Back

2
64-bit wide area

64-bit wide area

64-bit wide area

module

4 ranks
Quad Rank

Front

Back

Double-sided Modules are either single, dual or quad rank

Single-sided Modules can theoretically be dual rank, but
you dont see this in the market unless chips are placed
above each other.
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Low Voltage Memory

Dynamic RAM needs many refreshes/sec

recharges do consume power, especially in large memory footprint scenarios
With low-power CPUs, the power budget may be even up for CPU and memory!

DDR3L = Low voltage is specified as 1.35V by JEDEC

Modules are classified as PC3L-xxx
Kingston DDR3L modules support dual-voltage 1.35V / 1.5V
Currently there is no extra charge for LV DIMMs, savings are for free!

Supported on current and next-gen server platforms

Intel Sandy Bridge (Xeon E3 Series)
Intel Westmere-EP/Romley-EP (Xeon 5600/E5 2600 and 2400 Series)
Intel Westmere-EX (Xeon E7 Series)

Also available in Very Low Profile (~17mm) height, Suffix VLP

DDR3U (1.25V)

Ultra Low Voltage

JEDEC Spec
for Mobile, Server
~ 2013?

KVR1333D3LS8R9S/2G
KVR1333D3LS8R9SL/2G VLP
KVR1333D3LS4R9S/4G
KVR1333D3LD8R9S/4G
KVR1333D3LD8R9SL/4G VLP
KVR1333D3LD4R9S/8G
KVR1333D3LQ8R9S/8G
KVR1333D3LD4R9S/16G

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Available Capacities per Memory loads (aka Ranks)

1GB
2GB
4GB
8GB
16GB
32GB

Unbuffered ECC

Registered

LR-DIMMs

SR
SR or DR
SR, DR or QR
DR
n.a.
n.a.

SR
SR or DR
SR, DR or QR
DR or QR
DR or QR
n.a.

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Available
Available

Ranks = Loads on memory bus (72-bit wide rows = 64 data + 8 ECC bits)

SR = Single rank
DR = Dual rank
QR = Quad rank

LR-DIMM Technology
Similar to FB-DIMMs a few years ago, in LR-DIMMs an extra chip works as interface
between memory controller of the CPU and the memory chips on the module.

It doesnt matter how memory chips are organized from a CPU standpoint and
enables higher capacities with no rank limitation, at higher frequencies when
compared to quad rank.

There is no frequency drop when populating all sockets, but LR DIMMs are more
expensive, of course

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The processors role in memory speed - Intel

The processor model determines the memory speed

Max Memory Size
(dependent on memory Memory Types
type)

# of Memory
Channels

Max Memory
Bandwidth

Intel Xeon Processor E3-1220L (3M Cache, 2.20 GHz)

32 GB

DDR3-1066/1333

21 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E3-1220LV2 (3M Cache, 2.30 GHz)

32 GB

DDR3-1333/1600

25.6 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E3-1225V2 (8M Cache, 3.20 GHz)

Intel Xeon Processor E3-1230 (8M Cache, 3.20 GHz)

32 GB

DDR3-1333/1600

25.6 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2407 (10M Cache, 2.20 GHz)

32 GB
375 GB

DDR3-1066/1333
DDR3-800/1066

2
3

21 GB/s
25 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2420 (15M Cache, 1.90 GHz)

375 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333

32 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2430L (15M Cache, 2.00 GHz)

375 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333

32 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2450 (20M Cache, 2.10 GHz)

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2450L (20M Cache, 1.80 GHz)

375 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600

38.4 GB/s

375 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600

38.4 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2609 (10M Cache, 2.40 GHz)

750 GB

DDR3-800/1066

34.1 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2620 (15M Cache, 2.00 GHz)

750 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333

42.6 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2637 (5M Cache, 3.00 GHz)

750 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600

51.2 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2640 (15M Cache, 2.50 GHz)

750 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333

42.6 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2643 (10M Cache, 3.30 GHz)

Intel Xeon Processor E5-2650L (20M Cache, 1.80 GHz)
Intel Xeon Processor E5-4603 (10M Cache, 2.00 GHz)

750 GB
750 GB
1500 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600
DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600
DDR3-800/1066

4
4
4

51.2 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
34.1 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-4607 (12M Cache, 2.20 GHz)

1500 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333

34.1 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-4620 (16M Cache, 2.20 GHz)

1500 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333

42.6 GB/s

Intel Xeon Processor E5-4640 (20M Cache, 2.40 GHz)

Intel Xeon Processor E5-4650L (20M Cache, 2.60 GHz)

1500 GB
1500 GB

DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600
DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600

4
4

51.2 GB/s
51.2 GB/s

Source: ark.intel.com - reformated

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Intel Xeon E5 server memory architecture

Using DDR3-1600 RDIMMs (1R/2R) 1.5V

1600MHz

1066MHz
Bank 2

Bank 1

2DPC
3DPC
1DPC
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Intel Xeon E5 server memory architecture

Using DDR3-1600 RDIMMs (1R/2R) 1.5V

1600MHz
Bank 3

1066MHz
Bank 2

Bank 1

2DPC
3DPC
1DPC
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Intel Xeon E5 server memory architecture

Using DDR3L-1333 RDIMMs (1R/2R) 1.35V

1333MHz

Bank 3

Bank 2

Bank 1

3DPC
2DPC
1DPC
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Intel Xeon E5 server memory architecture

Using DDR3L-1333 LRDIMMs 1.35V

Bank 3

1066MHz
Bank 2

Bank 1

2DPC
3DPC
1DPC
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Intel Xeon E5 server memory architecture

Using DDR3-1600 ECC UDIMMs 1.5V

1600MHz
1333MHz

Bank 1

3DPC
1DPC
2DPC
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Intel Xeon E5 server memory architecture

Using DDR3-1600 ECC UDIMMs 1.5V

1600MHz
1333MHz

Bank 3

Bank 2

Bank 1

3DPC
1DPC
2DPC
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General E5-2600 series memory rules for

quad-channel CPU + registered DIMM
Xeon E5-2x00 series

Single rank & dual rank

modules

Quad rank modules or mix

1 DIMM
per Channel

1.35V up to 1333MHz1,2
1.5V up to 1600MHz1

1.35V at 800MHz2
1.5V at 1066MHz

2 DIMMs
per Channel

1.35V up to 1333MHz1,2
1.5V up to 1600MHz1

1.35V at 800MHz2
1.5V at 1066MHz

3 DIMMs
per Channel

1.35V Not Allowed

1.5V up to 1066MHz

Not Allowed

Footnotes:
1. Based upon processors and DIMMs memory speed, and server platform firmware and BIOS settings affecting
memory.
2. When 1.35V memory is mixed with 1.5V memory, ALL memory is set to 1.5V. No mixing is allowed for 1.35V
operation.
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Open Questions?
There are three ways to find further assistance:
Online:
http://www.kingston.com/en/memory/search/devices?DevicesType=Motherboard
Select Vendor, Motherboard, Preferences and see all compatible modules

Email:
priorityserversupport@kingston-technology.com
There is a multi-lingual team to assist you with server memory related questions
Please dont write them for other, e.g. sales- or marketing-related questions, this is
technical support for server only.

Microtronica Engineering Team:

Mike Kreiten

Almir Hasikic

Mario Marek

Business Development Manager

Server EMEA

Field Sales Engineer

Deutschland

Field Sales Engineer

sterreich und Schweiz

Phone: +49 (0)89 / 45618 375

Mobile: +49 (0)151 / 1624 2016

Phone: +49 (0)6103 / 304 8627

Mobile: +49 (0) 172 / 617 7397

Phone: +43 (0) 1 36046 49

Mobile: +43 (0) 664-2455605

MKreiten@microtronica.com

AHasikic@microtronica.com

MMarek@microtronica.com

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