
The following figure shows the typical workstation system board block diagram.
Figure 1-1 System board block diagram
NOTE: The x1, x4, x8, and x16 designators describe the number of electrical PCIe lanes routed to an
expansion slot. For example, x16(8) means that the expansion slot is mechanically a x16 length
connector, with eight PCIe lanes connected.
Processor technology
This workstation uses the Intel® 5520 chipset to support the latest Quad Core Intel® Xeon™ processor
5500 Series, including processors up to 95W. These processors incorporate an integrated 3-channel
memory controller, microarchitecture improvements, and large L3 cache to provide superior
performance. In addition, the workstation uses Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) to connect the
processors and I/O controller with speeds up to 6.4 GT/s.
Memory technology
Workstation dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) are based on DDR3 1333MHz technology, and are
error checking and correcting (ECC)-protected. Six direct-attach memory channels—three per central
processing unit (CPU)—enable low latency accesses and fast data transfer for improved performance.
Configurations with one processor provide access to three DIMM slots with a total system memory size
of 48GB using Registered DIMMs.
The addition of a second processor provides access to three more DIMM slots. Total system memory
size can vary by the following configurations:
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24GB using 4GB Unbuffered or 4GB Registered DIMMs (Unbuffered and Registered DIMM cannot
be intermixed)
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48GB using 8GB Registered DIMMs
NOTE: — HP Z Series Workstations support only ECC DIMM Memory.
— Do not intermix Unbuffered DIMM Memory with Registered DIMM Memory. The system will not boot
and will produce a memory error.
— For maximum performance, install the same number of DIMMs per CPU. Install them in pairs of the
same size if your workstation has two CPUs.
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