System Host Boards support dual- and quad-core processors.
Press Release Summary:
MCX-series SHBs are server-class boards that provide multiple PCI Express(TM) (PCIe) links to option card slots and devices on PICMG® 1.3 backplane, while MCG-series offers graphics-class board configurations with native electrical support for x16 PCIe video and imaging cards. Both support dual- and quad-core Intel® Xeon® processor options, which respectively provide 4 and 8 execution cores per SHB. Boards support independent 1,066 or 1,333 MHz FSB for each processor.
Original Press Release:
Trenton's New MCX and MCG Series of SHBs Now Support Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processors 5400 Series
Atlanta, GA - The new MCX/MCG system host boards from Trenton are SHBs with dual multi-core processors and are now available in numerous configurations designed to expand the possibilities in demanding computing applications. MCX-series SHBs are server-class boards that provide multiple PCI Express(TM) links to option card slots and devices on a PICMG® 1.3 backplane. The MCG-series offers graphics-class board configurations with native electrical support for x16 PCI Express video and imaging cards. The high-bandwidth/high-speed PCI Express (PCIe) links designed into the MCX/MCG boards are ideally suited to support a wide range of PCI Express cards, devices and bridges to PCI-X/PCI option cards on a PICMG 1.3 compatible backplane.
The Trenton MCX- and MCG-series of system host boards provide various dual-core and quad-core Intel® Xeon® processor options. The dual-core options provide four execution cores on a dual-processor MCX or MCG. The Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400-series processor options provide up to eight high-performance cores per MCX or MCG system host board. These multi-core processing options are excellent solutions for the intense computing applications and extensive I/O workloads commonly found in high-end systems.
"The processing power and configuration flexibility of Trenton's new MCX/MCG product line is designed to give customers the best technology fit for their server-class or graphics-class PICMG 1.3 computing applications," said Bill Bowling, Vice President & General Manager of Trenton's Computer Products Division.
The MCX/MCG products support an independent 1066MHz (dual-core processor) or 1333MHz (dual- or quad-core processors) front side bus for each processor. The dual-core processors have 4MB of L2 shared cache, while the new 5400-series of quad-core processors provide a 2x6MB L2 cache for a total of 12MB of L2 cache. The MCX SHBs use the Intel® 5000P chipset, and the MCG boards use the Intel® 5000X chipset. All boards feature a four-channel DDR2-667/533 FB-DIMM memory interface. The MCX/MCG system host boards support up to 32GB of system memory with a peak memory interface bandwidth of 8GB/s per channel. An MCX-series SHB provides two x8 PCI Express links and one x4 PCI Express link, while an MCG-series SHB provides one x16 PCI Express and one x4 PCI Express link on the board's edge connectors. The SHBs support PCI Express link bifurcation to maximize the available number of PCI Express links on a backplane. The PCI Express links provided by the SHBs are capable of supporting communication to x1, x4, x8 and x16 PCI Express cards, as well as PCI/PCI-X option cards, via a PCI Express-to-PCI/PCI-X bridge chip on an SHB Express-compatible backplane.
Other MCX/MCG board features include six SATA/300 interfaces with RAID support, seven USB 2.0 connections, three 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet ports, on-board video and connection to an optional I/O expansion board for legacy I/O support.
Detailed MCX product information is available on-line at: http://www.trentontechnology.com/products/singleboards/6633.php4
Detailed MCG product information is available on-line at: http://www.trentontechnology.com/products/singleboards/6680.php4
Pricing and Availability
All products are available now. Typical prices are: MCXT/MCGT Dual processor SHBs $ 2,825 MCXI/MCGI Single processor SHBs $ 2,595 Pricing and processor speed availability varies. Contact Trenton for the latest information on pricing discounts as well as volume and OEM purchase programs.
About Trenton Technology
Founded in 1977, Trenton Technology Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of system host boards, single board computers and backplanes for critical embedded computing applications such as telephony, imaging, instrumentation, control and others that require performance, precision and reliability. As an Associate Member of the Intel® Communications Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers, Trenton has the development expertise to provide faster time-to-market designs for the applied computing marketplace. For more information, please visit http://www.intel.com/go/ica.
Trenton offers a feature-rich line of PCI Express, PCI-X/PCI/ISA and CompactPCI® products manufactured in the USA to ISO 9001:2000, CE and UL standards, satisfying the industry's increasing demands for features and performance. All Trenton Technology PICMG 1.3 products are backed by a full five-year warranty and Trenton's engineer oriented technical support.
For more information about our MCX/MCG PCI Express products, or any other Trenton product, call (800) 875-6031 or (770) 287-3100. You can also visit our website at www.TrentonTechnology.com or e-mail us at info@TrentonTechnology.com
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