GA-6LXGL (rev. 1.0)

Deployable through a simple BIOS update, the support of Intel Xeon processors E5-1600 V2 & 2600 V2 product families delivers the benefits of the 22nm tri-gate process technology to the high end server industry. Those benefits include, among others, higher frequencies, higher core counts (up to 12 cores / 24 threads) and larger last-level caches, but especially a much more varied mix of core/frequencies with notably the introduction of a new dual socket workstation segment. This new die shrink also allows for overall energy efficiency increase, with up to 30% average decrease in idle power consumption.
Finally, virtualization applications will benefit from increased performance thanks to the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) technology, and more security features are included in the mix as well, such as the Intel® Platform Protection Technology with OS Guard, and Intel® Data Protection Technology with Secure Key.

With virtualized environments getting always more popular and asking for always more resources from the networking side of any system, the GA-6LXGL is ready for high-performance virtual applications thanks to its 10GbE SFP+ controller. Capable of load-balancing, FCoE support, and low latency transfers, this solution allows a simplification of a network's topology while boosting its overall performance.

With the 3^rd iteration of the Intel Xeon processors E3-1200 family also came a new generation of dual gigabit LAN controllers. Equipped with an Intel I210 controller, this board is now capable of advanced features such as error correction packet buffers, enhanced management with OS2BMC, MCTP, NC-SI, SMBus, and generally improved transfer performance as well as reduced power consumption.

With the support of the latest PCI Express Gen.3.0 technology directly on the CPU, the GA-6LXGL is fully configured to provide users with dramatically reduced latency and improved data bandwidth to get the most out of its expansion accessories.

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