The Intel® 5500 series of chipsets supports the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, as well as the 32nm high-k Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, and features support for the Intel® QuickPath Architecture allowing for exceptional bandwidth for I/O in addition to advanced virtualization support with Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d).
The Intel 5500 series of chipsets supports Intel® QuickPath Interconnects at 6.4 GT/s, 5.86 GT/s, and 4.8 GT/s speeds. Additionally, this chipset delivers up to dual x16 or quad x8 PCI Express* 2.0 card support, and support for Intel® High Performance Solid-State Drives on ICH10 and ICH10R.
| Intel Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Product Category | Chipsets |
| Product Name | Intel® 5520 chipset |
