Server and Workstation Chipset Comparison Chart

Intel® 925X
Intel® E8870 Intel® E7505 Intel® E8500 Chipset Intel® 955X Express Intel® E7500 Intel® E7501 Intel® E7520 Intel® 875P Intel® E7230 Intel® E7221 Intel® E7210
Intel® E7525 Chipset Express Intel® E7320 Chipset
Chipset Chipset North Bridge Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset
Chipset

955X Express E7221

HOST E7525 Chipset E8870 Chipset E7505 Chipset E8500 Chipset 955X Express Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset E7520 Chipset 875P Chipset E7320 Chipset E7230 Chipset E7210 Chipset
Chipset Chipset

High-End High-End
Desktop, Desktop,
High-End Desktop,
Workstation & Performance Performance Entry-level Entry-level
Target Segment Workstation Server Server Performance PC, Server Server Server Server Entry-level server
Server PC, PC, server server
Entry-level Workstation
Entry-level Entry-level
Workstation Workstation

Intel® Pentium® processor

Extreme Edition, 64-bit Intel®
Intel® Pentium® D Xeon™
64-bit Intel® Xeon™ 64-bit Intel® Xeon™
Intel® Xeon™ processor, Intel® Xeon™ processor with Intel® Pentium® 4
processor with 2MB L2 processor with 2MB L2 Intel®
processor with 533 Intel® Pentium® 4 Intel® Xeon™ processor with 2MB L2 Cache, processor with HT Intel®
Cache, Intel® Intel® Itanium® 2 64-bit Intel® Xeon™ Intel® Pentium® Intel® Pentium® Cache, Intel® Xeon™ Pentium® 4
Processor MHz System Bus processor Extreme Edition processor with 533 MHz Intel® Xeon™ technology, Pentium® 4
Xeon™ processor with processor processor MP 4 processor 4 processor processor with 800 MHz processor with
and 512K L2 supporting Hyper-Threading 512K L2 Cache System Bus and processor with Intel® Pentium® D processor
800 MHz System Bus, 1 System Bus, 1 MB L2 HT technology
Cache Technology, 512K L2 Cache 800 MHz System processor
MB L2 Cache Cache
Intel® Pentium® 4 Bus, 1 MB L2
processor supporting Hyper- Cache
Threading Technology

Number Processors 1-2 1-4 1-2 1-4 1 1-2 1-2 1 1-2 1 1-2 1 1 1

mPGA478
LGA775 socket 1066/800 LGA775 socket
System Bus 800MHz 400MHz 400/533MHz 667 MHz 400MHz 400/533MHz 800MHz socket 800/533 800MHz 1066/800 MHz 800/533 MHz 800/533 MHz
MHz 800 MHz
MHz

925X Express E7221

MEMORY CONTROLLER HUB E7525 Chipset E8870 Chipset E7505 Chipset E8500 Chipset 955X Express Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset E7520 Chipset 875P Chipset E7320 Chipset E7230 Chipset E7210 Chipset
Chipset Chipset

Intel® E8500 Chipset

MCH - Type E7520 MCH SNC E7505 MCH 955X MCH E7500 MCH E7501 MCH 925X MCH E7520 MCH 82875P MCH E7320 MCH E7230 MCH E7221 MCH E7210 MCH
North Bridge

1357 OLGA-2B 1432 FC-BGA3(NB),

MCH Package 1077 FC-BGA 1005 FC-BGA 1202 FC-BGA 1005 FC-BGA 1005 FC-BGA 1210 FC-BGA 1077 FC-BGA 1005 FC-BGA 1077 FC-BGA 1202 FC-BGA 1210 FC-BGA 1005 FC-BGA
12L 829 FC-BGA3 (XMB)

E8500 Chipset eXternal 925X Express E7221

MEMORY E7525 Chipset E8870 Chipset E7505 Chipset 955X Express Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset E7520 Chipset 875P Chipset E7320 Chipset E7230 Chipset E7210 Chipset
Memory Bridge (XMB) Chipset Chipset

Dual Channel, (4
72-bit/64 bit wide
DIMMs per Dual Channel, (4 DIMMs
Dual Channel, (4 DIMMs DDR SDRAM 72-bit wide DDR
72-bit wide DDR channel DDR2- per channel DDR2-400 4 DIMMs (2
per channel DDR2-400) DIMM populated in SDRAM DIMM 4 DIMMs (2 DIMMs/channel, 4 double-sided
Memory Modules 32 DIMMs SDRAM DIMM 4 DIMMs 400 and DDR 4 DIMMs and DDR 266) (3 DIMMs/channel, 2 4 DIMMs 4 DIMMs
(3 DIMMs per channel pairs Registered populated in pairs 2 channels) DIMMs
(single channel) 266) (3 DIMMs DIMMs per channel channels)
DDR 333) and Unbuffered (single channel)
per channel DDR DDR 333)
Support
333)

DDR 200/266-
Dual Channel DDR Dual Channel DDR
SDRAM (PC
266 (PC2100) 200/2663 Unbuffered
1600/2100 - Unbuffered
SDRAM registered DDR 266/333 MHz (PC1600/21003) Unbuffered Dual-Channel
8DIMM Unbuffered DDR2-400, DDR Unbuffered Dual- Dual-Channel,
ECC compatible, (registered), Unbuffered Dual-Channel SDRAM, Dual-Channel DDR2-400, DDR 333 DDR2-533,
Memory Type DDR2-400 and DDR 333 DDR SDRAM registered for Dual-Channel 333 and DDR Channel, DDR
Supports up to DDR2 400 MHz DDR2 667/533 Supports up to DDR and DDR 266 DDR2-400,
dual channel - 4 DDR2 400/533 266 DDR2-667, 533, 400 400/333/266
16G registered (registered) 16G registered 266/333/400 DDR-400,
DIMM registered SDRAM
ECC compatible ECC compatible DDR333
for single
2.5V modules 2.5V modules
channel)

16GB DDR2-400,
16GB DDR2-400, 16GB
128 GB (w/4 DDR 32 GB per XMB up to 16GB DDR 333
Max Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB 4 GB 4 GB DDR 333 and 32GB 8 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Memory Hubs) 128 GB with 4 XMBs and 32GB
DDR266
DDR266

DDR2-400 1 - 4
1 - 4 physical rows, 1 - 4
Up to 8 rows,
Up to 8 physical rows, 2 - 8 DIMMs DDR 333
DDR2-400 1 - 4 rows, 1 Up to 8 physical rows, 2 - DDR2-400 1 - 4 rows, 1 Up to 8 rows, up to up to 72 Up to 8 rows,
rows, 2 - 8 DIMMs 1 - 6 physical Up to 8 rows, up to 72 1 - 4 physical DIMMs, Up to 8 rows, up 1 - 4 rows, 1-3 Up to 8 rows, up
Number of Rows/Devices - 4 DIMMs DDR 333 1 - 8 DIMMs per XMB (max - 4 DIMMs DDR 333 1 - 72 devices, devices, up to 64
per XMB (max up rows, 2 - 6 DIMMs devices rows, 2 - 8 DIMMs (dual channel); 1 to 72 devices DIMMs, to 64 devices
4 rows, 1-3 DIMMs up to 4 XMB) 4 rows, 1-3 DIMMs (assuming ECC) (assuming devices
to 4 XMB) - 4 DIMMs DDR 266 1 - 8
ECC)
(single channel) rows, 1 - 4
DIMMs

DDR2-400 1-Gb
or 512/256 Mbit DDR2-400 1-Gb or
DDR 333 1-Gb or 512/256 Mbit DDR 333
DDR2-400 1-Gb or
512/256/128 1-Gb or 512/256/128
512/256 Mbit DDR 333 512/256/128 Mbit 1 Gbit or 512/256 512/256/128/64 512/256/128 256 Mbit/512 512/256/128 1 Gbit or 512/256 1 Gbit or 512/256/128
Mbit Support 256/512/1024 Mbit 256 Mbit/512 Mbit/1 Gbit Mbit, Mbit,
1-Gb or 512/256/128 and 1 Gbit Mbit Mbit Mbit Mbit/1 Gbit Mbit Mbit 512/256 Mbit Mbit
512/256/128 512/256/128 Mbit,
Mbit
Mbit, DDR 266 1-Gb or
DDR 266 1-Gb or 512/256/128 Mbit
512/256/128 Mbit
ECC/Parity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

E8500 Chipset North 925X Express E7221

EXTERNAL GRAPHICS E7525 Chipset E8870 Chipset E7505 Chipset 955X Express Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset E7520 Chipset 875P Chipset E7320 Chipset E7230 Chipset E7210 Chipset
Bridge Chipset Chipset

AGP 8X/4X (0.8V)

X16 PCI
Interface PCI Express X16 N/A or AGP4X/2X/1X N/A X16 PCI Express N/A N/A N/A AGP 8X (1.5V) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Express
(1.5V)

925X Express E7221

I/O CONTROLLER HUB E7525 Chipset E8870 Chipset E7505 Chipset E8500 Chipset 955X Express Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset E7520 Chipset 875P Chipset E7320 Chipset E7230 Chipset E7210 Chipset
Chipset Chipset

Intel® ICH7 Family, ICH5-R | Intel® ICH7 Family,

ICH Type ICH5-R | 6300ESB SIOH ICH4 (82801DB) ICH5 ICH3-S ICH3-S ICH6R ICH5R ICH5-R | 6300ESB ICH6R 6300ESB
ICH7, ICH7R 6300ESB ICH7, ICH7R

460 mGBA | 689

ICH Package 460 mGBA | 689 PBGA 1012 OLGA2b 421 BGA 460 mGBA 652 mBGA 421 BGA 421 BGA 609 mBGA 460 mGBA 460 mGBA | 689 PBGA 652 mBGA 609 mBGA 689 PBGA
PBGA

Up to four 64-bit
PCI/PCI-X
Single 32-bit PCI
Single 32-bit PCI controllers Single 32-bit PCI
Single 32-bit segment |
segment | Single 32-bit (P64H2) via HI 2.0 Single 32-bit PCI Single 32-bit PCI segment | Single 32-bit
Single 32-bit PCI PCI segment, Single 32-bit PCI PCI 2.2,
PCI Support PCI segment, Single 64- interface; segment, PCI 2.3 segment, PCI 2.3 PCI 2.3 PCI segment, Single PCI 2.3 PCI 2.3
segment PCI 2.2 segment, Single PCI-X 1.0
bit 66 MHz PCI-X maximum PCI 2.2 compliant PCI 2.2 compliant 64-bit 66 MHz PCI-X
compliant 64-bit 66 MHz
segment bandwidth greater segment
PCI-X segment
than 1 GB/s per
interface

Each P64/H2
contains two
4 (PCI), 4 (PCI-
PCI Masters 6 | 4 independent 64-bit 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 4 6 6 | 4 6 6
X)
channels, capable
of 133MHz PCI-X

Two channel
Two channel Ultra ATA Two channel Ultra ATA
IDE ATA/100 ATA/100 Two channel Ultra ATA ATA/100 ATA/100 ATA/100 ATA/100 Ultra ATA | ATA/100 ATA/100 ATA/100 ATA/100
| UDMA ATA 100 | UDMA ATA 100
UDMA ATA 100

2 ports ATA 150

2 ports ATA 150 | 2 4 ports, ATA 2 ports, ATA 2 ports ATA 150 | 2 4 ports, ATA 2 ports, ATA
Serial ATA N/A N/A 2 ports, ATA 150 4 ports (3Gbps) N/A N/A | 2 ports ATA 4 ports (3Gbps)
ports ATA 150 150 150 ports ATA 150 150 150
150

3 UHCI controllers;
8 USB 2.0 ports
8 USB 2.0 ports | 4 1 EHCI controller 3 controllers: 6 3 controllers: 6 3 controllers: 6 8 USB 2.0 ports | 4 8 ports USB 4 ports, USB
USB Ports/Controllers 8 USB 2.0 ports 8 ports USB 2.0 8 ports USB 2.0 | 4 USB 2.0 8 ports USB 2.0 8 ports USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports for USB2.0 ports USB 2.0 ports ports USB 1.1 USB 2.0 ports 2.0 2.0
ports
support: 6 ports

Integrated 10/100 LAN Integrated 10/100 10/100 LAN 10/100 LAN

LAN MAC Integrated 10/100 | N/A N/A Integrated 10/100 Integrated 10/100 10/100/1000 LAN MAC Integrated 10/100 Integrated 10/100 | N/A 1Gb LAN MAC N/A
10/100 MAC | N/A MAC MAC

AC'97 2.3 High

High Definition High Definition
AC'97 2.3 compliant | AC'97 2.2 AC'97 2.2 High Definition Audio, AC'97 AC'97 2.2 AC'97 2.2 compliant | AC'97 2.2 AC'97 2.3 compliant | Definition AC'97 2.2
AC'97 Digital Circuits AC'97 2.3 compliant Audio, AC'97 2.2 Audio, AC'97 2.2
AC'97 2.2 compliant compliant compliant 2.2 compliant compliant compliant AC'97 2.2 compliant AC'97 2.2 compliant Audio, AC'97 compliant
compliant compliant
compliant 2.2 compliant

925X Express E7221

MANAGEABILITY E7525 Chipset E8870 Chipset E7505 Chipset E8500 Chipset 955X Express Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset E7520 Chipset 875P Chipset E7320 Chipset E7230 Chipset E7210 Chipset
Chipset Chipset

Hot Plug Modules

Memory
for processor and
Memory ECC, Mirroring,
memory, ECC
Memory ECC, Memory ECC, Intel® x4 Single Memory Sparing,
Memory Sparing, protection & Memory Sparing,
Intel® x4 Single DIMM sparing, Memory Intel® x4 Single Device Data Memory ECC,
Memory ECC, Intel® x 4 correction, Memory ECC, Intel® x 4
Device Data RAID, Memory mirroring. Device Data Correction Intel® x4 Single Memory ECC
Single Device Data Memory Single Device Data Memory ECC and Memory ECC
Correction (Intel® Demand Patrol Correction (Intel® (Intel® x4 Device Data and integrated
RASUM Correction (X4 SDDC)4, Scrubbing, N/A N/A N/A Correction (X4 SDDC)4, integrated watchdog and integrated
x4 SDDC)4, Hub Scrubbing, x8 SDDC, x4 SDDC)4, Hub SDDC)4, Hub Correction (X4 watchdog
Hub Interface ECC, Memory Device Hub Interface ECC, timer watchdog timer
Interface ECC, Memory ECC, HUB Interface ECC, Interface ECC, SDDC)4, Hub timer
Hardware Memory Failure Recovery Hardware Memory
Hardware Memory interface ECC, DMA Hardware Memory Hardware Interface ECC,
Scrubbing (MDFR), Multiple Scrubbing
Scrubbing Scrubbing Memory Hardware
redundant I/O
Scrubbing Memory
paths and Error
Scrubbing, DMA
Logging

SMBus 2.0 SMBus 2.0 SMBus 2.0 SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 SMBus 2.0 / SMBus 2.0 /
I/O Management SMBus / GPIO SMBus 2.0 / GPIO SMBus / GPIO SMBus / GPIO SMBus 2.0 / GPIO
Support/GPIO Support/GPIO Support/GPIO GPIO Support/GPIO GPIO Support/GPIO GPIO GPIO

WORKSTATION/SERVER I/O 925X Express E7221

E7525 Chipset E8870 Chipset E7505 Chipset E8500 Chipset 955X Express Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset E7520 Chipset 875P Chipset E7320 Chipset E7230 Chipset E7210 Chipset
EXPANSION Chipset Chipset

PCI/PCI-X 64-bit
6700 PXH 64-bit PCI PCI/PCI-X 64-bit PCI/PCI-X 64-bit 6700 PXH 64-bit PCI PCI/PCI-X 64-bit 6700 PXH 64-bit 6700 PXH 64-bit PCI 6702 PXH 64-bit PCI 6702 PXH 64-
PCI Controller Type N/A Hub 2.0 N/A N/A N/A
Hub Hub 2.0 (P64H2) Hub 2.0 (P64H2) Hub Hub 2.0 (P64H2) PCI Hub Hub Hub bit PCI Hub
(P64H2)

WSE Package 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA N/A 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA N/A 567 FC-BGA N/A 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA N/A

Up to three 64-
Up to two PXH One PXH-V
Up to three 64-bit Up to three 64-bit bit PCI/PCI-X
Up to four 64-bit 64-bit hub 64-bit hub
Up to two PXH 64-bit PCI/PCI-X PCI/PCI-X Controller Hub Up to two PXH 64-bit One PXH-V 64-bit
PCI/PCI-X Up to 7 PXH 64-bit hub components, component
hub components, each Controller Hub 2.0 Controller Hub 2.0 2.0 components, hub components, each hub component with
Controller Hub 2.0 components, each with a each with a with a
WSE PCI Support with a maximum components, each N/A components, each each with a N/A N/A with a maximum a maximum N/A
each maximum maximum bandwidth maximum maximum
bandwidth greater than 1 with a maximum with a maximum maximum bandwidth greater than bandwidth of greater
bandwidth greater greater than 1GB/s. bandwidth bandwidth of
GB/s bandwidth greater bandwidth greater bandwidth 1 GB/s than 1 GB/s.
than 1 GB/s. greater than 1 greater than 1
than 1 GB/s. than 1 GB/s. greater than 1
GB/s GB/s.
GB/s.
 Each PXH
One 64-bit
contains two
Each P64H2 PCI/PCI-X
independent 64-
Each PXH contains two Each P64H2 Each PXH contains two Each P64H2 contains two Each PXH contains two interface. The
bit PCI/PCI-X
independent 64-bit contains two independent 64-bit contains two independent 64- independent 64-bit One 64-bit PCI/PCI- PCI interface
interfaces. The
PCI/PCI-X interfaces. independent 64-bit PCI/PCI-X interfaces. independent 64-bit bit PCI/PCI-X PCI/PCI-X interfaces. X interface. The PCI maximum bus
Each P64H2 PCI interface
The PCI interface PCI/PCI-X The PCI interface PCI/PCI-X interfaces. The The PCI interface interface maximum speed is
contains two maximum bus
maximum bus speed is interfaces. The PCi maximum bus speed is interfaces. The PCi PCi interface maximum bus speed is bus speed is 66MHz. 66MHz. The
independent 64-bit speed is 66MHz.
WSE PCI Masters 66MHz. The PCI-X interface maximum 66MHz. The PCI-X N/A interface maximum maximum bus N/A N/A 66MHz. The PCI-X The PCI-X interface PCI-X N/A
of maximum 133 The PCI-X
interface maximum bus bus speed is interface maximum bus bus speed is speed is 66MHz. interface maximum bus maximum bus speed interface
maximum 133MHz interface
speed is 66MHz. Each 66MHz. The PCI-X speed is 66MHz. Each 66MHz. The PCI-X The PCI-X speed is 66MHz. Each is 133 MHz. Single maximum bus
PCI-X interface. maximum bus
segment contains an interface maximum segment contains an interface maximum interface segment contains an integrated hot plug speed is 133
speed is 66MHz.
integrated hot plug bus speed is integrated hot plug bus speed is maximum bus integrated hot plug controller. MHz. Single
Each segment
controller. 133MHz. controller. 133MHz. speed is controller. integrated hot
contains an
133MHz. plug
integrated hot
controller.
plug controller.

HYPER-THREADING 925X Express E7221

E7525 Chipset E8870 Chipset E7505 Chipset E8500 Chipset 955X Express Chipset E7500 Chipset E7501 Chipset E7520 Chipset 875P Chipset E7320 Chipset E7230 Chipset E7210 Chipset
TECHNOLOGY Chipset Chipset

Hyper-Threading Technology
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support

1
Intel® Application Accelerator: Accelerate boot time and disk I/O. Performs best on Pentium® 4 processor platforms.
2
DVO = Intel® Digital Video Output Interface enables connection to TV or flat-panel displays.
3
DDR266 memory will step down in speed to DDR200 when used in a 400 MHz front side bus system.
4
In a x4 DDR memory device, the Intel® x4 Single Device Data Correction (Intel® x4 SDDC), provides error detection and correction for 1, 2, 3, or 4 data bits within that single device and provides error detection, up
to 8 data bits within two devices.

The Intel® Xeon™ processor, Intel® Itanium® processor, Intel® Itanium® 2 Processor, Intel® E7505 chipset, Intel® E7205 chipset, Intel® E7501 chipset and Intel® E7500 chipset, Intel® E8870 chipset, Intel®
460GX chipset and Intel® 860 chipset may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are available on
request.