Server/Workstation Chipsets

 HOST

860 Chipset

460GX Chipset

E7500 Chipset

E8870 Chipset
Target Segment
Workstation
Server & Workstation
Server
Server
Processor Intel Xeon processor for DP workstations Intel Itanium
processor		 Intel Xeon processor with 512KB L2 cache Intel Itanium2 processor
Number Processors 1-2 1-4 1-2 1-4
System Bus 400MHz (data) 266/133 MHz 400 MHz 400 MHz (data)
MEMORY CONTROLLER HUB 860 Chipset 460GX Chipset E7500 Chipset E8870 Chipset
Type 82860 MCH 82461GX, 82462GX E7500 MCH SNC
Package 1024 OLGA 567 OLGA 1005 FC-BGA 1357 OLGA-2B 12L
MEMORY 860 Chipset 460GX Chipset E7500 Chipset E8870 Chipset
Memory Modules 4 RIMMs, up to 8 RIMMS with MRH-R 4 double-sided DIMMs 72-bit wide DDR SDRAM DIMM populated in pairs 72-bit wide DDR SDRAM DIMM populated in quads
Memory Type PC800/600 RDRAM PC100 SDRAM DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM
Max Memory 4 GB (w/ 2 repeaters) 64 GB 16 GB 128 GB (w/4 DDR Memory Hubs)
Number of Rows/Devices 32 RDRAM/channel 32 DIMMs/memory card 1- 4 physical rows, 2-8 DIMMs 32 DIMMs
Mbit Support 288/256 Mbit,
144/128 Mbit		 256/128/64 Mbit 512/256/128/64 Mbit 512/256/128 Mbit and 1 Gbit
ECC/Parity Yes Yes Yes Yes
EXTERNAL GRAPHICS 860 Chipset 460GX Chipset E7500 Chipset E8870 Chipset
Interface AGP 4X/2X
(1.5V)		 AGP 4X/2X N/A N/A
I/O CONTROLLER HUB 860 Chipset 460GX Chipset E7500 Chipset E8870 Chipset
Type ICH2 IFB ICH3-S SIOH
ICH Package 360 EBGA 324 BGA 421 BGA 1012 OLGA2b
PCI Support PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2 Up to three 64-bit PCI/PCI-X Controller Hub 2.0 each maximum bandwidth greater than 1 GB/s Up to four 64-bit PCI/PCI-X controllers (P64H2) via HI 2.0 interface; maximum bandwidth greater than 1 GB/s per interface
PCI Masters 6 N/A Each P64H2 contains two independent 64-bit of maximum 133MHz PCI-X interface Each P64H2 contains two independent 64-bit channels, capable of 133MHz PCI-X
IDE ATA/100 IAA† ATA/33 ATA/100 ATA/100
USB Ports/Controllers 4 ports, USB 1.1 1 controller: 2 ports 3 controllers: 6 ports 3 UHCI controllers; 1 EHCI controller for USB2.0 support: 6 ports
LAN MAC/PNA Yes No Integrated 10/100 N/A
AC'97 Digital Circuits Audio/Modem Audio/Modem AC'97 2.2 compliant AC'97 2.2 compliant
Manageability 860 Chipset 460GX Chipset E7500 Chipset E8870 Chipset
I/O Management SMBus / GPIO SMBus / GPIO SMBus / GPIO SMBus / GPIO
Workstation/Server I/O Expansion 860 Chipset 460GX Chipset E7500 Chipset E8870 Chipset
PCI Controller Type PCI/Hub Interface Bridge, 64/32 bit (P64H)> PCI eXpander Bridge (PXB), Wide and fast PCI eXpander Bridge (WXB) PCI/PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0 (P64H2) PCI/PCI-X 64-bit Hub 2.0 (P64H2)
Package 241 BGA 540 PLGA,
567 OLGA1		 567 FC-BGA 567 FC-BGA
PCI Support 2-66MHz or 4-33 MHz PCI slots One PXB and up to three WXB's Up to three 64-bit PCI/PCI-X Controller Hub 2.0 each maximum bandwidth greater than 1 GB/s. Up to four 64-bit PCI/PCI-X Controller Hub 2.0 each maximum bandwidth greater than 1 GB/s.
PCI Masters Up to 6 PCI devices The PXB supplies two 32-bit, 33MHz PCI interfaces. Each WXB supplies two 64-bit, 66MHz interfaces Each P64H2 contains two independent 64-bit of maximum 133MHz PCI-X interface. Each P64H2 contains two independent 64-bit of maximum 133MHz PCI-X interface.
RASUM N/A N/A Memory ECC with Chipkill*, Hub Interface ECC, Hardware Memory Scrubbing Hot Plug Modules for processor and memory, ECC protection & correction, Memory Scrubbing, Memory Device Failure Recovery (MDFR), Multiple redundant I/O paths and Error Logging

†Intel® Application Accelerator: Accelerate boot time and disk I/O. Performs best on Pentium® 4 processor platforms.