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RACKABLE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES NEW LINE OF SERVERS FEATURING
QUAD-CORE INTEL® XEON® PROCESSOR 5300 SERIES
-- Creator of World’s First Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor Server Cabinet Publicly Demonstrated
at Intel Developer Forum Now Announces Volume Availability of New Systems --
Milpitas, Calif., November 14, 2006 – Rackable
Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage
products for large-scale data centers, today announced availability
of servers based on the new Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor
5300 series (code named 'Clovertown'). Rackable Systems unveiled
the world's first public demonstration of Quad-Core Intel Xeon
processor based servers at the Intel Developer Forum on September 26th,
and is now offering a full line of high efficiency rack-mount systems
based on the new platform.
Using the Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5345, the new servers feature
performance gains of up to 83% over systems using Dual-Core Intel Xeon
processor 5140.1 Designed to consume the lowest possible amount of
power, a Rackable Systems C1000 1U rack-mount server with two quad-core
2.33 GHz processors draws less than 290 watts at the system level.
Available with Rackable Systems' award-winning DC power technology,
the new line of servers features customizable 1U, 2U and 3U rack-mount
configurations designed to optimize power consumption and reduce the
cost of data center operations. Rackable Systems leverages its
hallmark back-to-back mounting technique to achieve density levels
of up to 88 rack-mount server nodes per cabinet to achieve unprecedented
density levels of 704 processing cores using the new Quad-Core Intel
Xeon processor 5300 series.
"Intel's new quad-core processors mark a significant leap
in Intel Xeon processor performance, and we're proud to be on
the forefront of bringing this new technology to market," said
Tom Barton, CEO of Rackable Systems. "Rackable Systems' new
line of quad-core systems gives us the opportunity to further extend
our leadership in providing extreme density and outstanding value per
watt per square foot for the world's most demanding data centers."
In addition to reduced power consumption and superior performance,
servers featuring the new Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series
benefit from fully buffered dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs), which
provide a new memory interface for faster data transmission, including
improved signal integrity and error detection. System expansion
capability is provided via PCI Express allowing for traditional options
such as Ethernet, Disk Controller (RAID), InfiniBand and Fibre Channel
as well as investment protection for future upgrades.
"The Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series offers Rackable
Systems servers a significant gain in performance within the same thermal
envelope as Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors, enabling Rackable Systems
to continue its focus on providing ever-greater performance and density
for space and power-constrained data centers," said Kirk Skaugen,
vice president, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel. "The new
Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor is enabling Rackable Systems to provide
amazing new levels of energy-efficient performance to its customers."
Designed using industry-standard components with an open architecture
approach, Rackable Systems' broad range of servers and storage products
are delivered fully racked and cabled for easy deployment. Ideal
for applications ranging from Web hosting to High Performance Computing,
Rackable Systems' unique designs feature easier serviceability,
maximum density and greater thermal efficiency to reduce overall operational
expenditures.
About Rackable Systems
Rackable Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RACK) is a provider of servers and
storage products for scale out data center deployments. The company's
products are designed to provide benefits in the areas of density,
thermal efficiency, serviceability, power distribution and remote management.
Founded in 1999 and based in Milpitas, California, Rackable Systems
serves Internet, semiconductor design, enterprise software, federal
government, entertainment, financial services, oil and gas exploration
and biotechnology customers worldwide.
To learn more about Rackable Systems visit
www.rackable.com.
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Rackable Systems is a registered trademark of Rackable Systems®, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders.
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1 Based on the SPECint_rate2000 benchmark test performed at Rackable
Systems' labs in August and November 2006 on a C1000 server
with two Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor E5345 (2.33 GHz),
8GB 667Mhz FBD memory, 1x SATA 250 GB/7.2K rpm HDD and REHL 4 Update
3 as compared to a similarly configured C1000 with two Dual-Core
Intel Xeon processor 5140 (2.33 GHz). Actual performance will vary
based on configuration, usage and manufacturing variability.