The Intel 5000 is a shared-memory, symmetric dual-processor system based on the energy-efficient, high-performance Intel Core 2 dual- and quad-core processors. A key component is the northbridge, which interconnects processor, memory, and I/O interfaces. The Blackford northbridge chipset provides multicore processor support and platform-level features and technologies. Its critical microarchitectural improvements offer significant performance advantages.
Index Terms:
platform architecture, shared memory, dual-processor system, northbridge chipset, low-power design, I/O bridges, FB-DIMM memory technology
Citation:
Sivakumar Radhakrishnan, Sundaram Chinthamani, Kai Cheng, "The Blackford Northbridge Chipset for the Intel 5000," IEEE Micro, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 22-33, Mar./Apr. 2007, doi:10.1109/MM.2007.44