[vfio-users] How to choose a compatible motherboard?

[Alex Williamson]

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Alex Williamson <
alex.l.williamson at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Alex Williamson <
> alex.l.williamson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Eddie Yen <missile0407 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> So my guess is right, X series platform is liked E5 series platform,
>>> only different customer target.
>>> X series got some same features as E5, only difference is some server
>>> features.
>>>
>>
> Maybe a little less guesswork:
>
>
> http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/core-technical-resources.html
>
> High-end Intel® Core™ i7 Processors on LGA2011-3 Socket
>
> http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/core-i7-lga2011-3-datasheet-vol-2.html
>
> This specifically lists Access Control Services in the datasheet, so based
> on this and what those of you with these processors are reporting, they
> definitely appear to be an alternative to Xeon E5.
>

Spamming the list...

The 3rd & 4th generation socket 2011 processors also claim to have ACS:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/4th-gen-core-i7-lga2011-datasheet-vol-2.html
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/core-i7-lga-2011-datasheet-vol-2.html

If we're to believe these, I think that means these are the options:

Haswell-E (LGA2011-v3)
------------
i7-5960X (8-core, 3/3.5GHz)
i7-59xx series (5930K 6-core, 3.2/3.8GHz)
i7-58xx series (5820K 6-core, 3.3/3.6GHz)

Ivy Bridge-E (LGA2011)
---------------
i7-4960X (6-core, 3.6/4GHz)
i7-49xx series (4930K 6-core, 3.4/3.6GHz)
i7-48xx series (4820K 4-core, 3.7/3.9GHz)

Sandy Bridge-E (LGA2011)
-------------------
i7-3960X (6-core, 3.3/3.9GHz)
i7-3970X (6-core, 3.5/4GHz)
i7-3000K series (3930K 6-core, 3.2/3.8GHz)
i7-3000 series (3820 4-core, 3.6/3.8GHz)

I hope that's accurate, I've not personally handled any of these
processors.  Good luck.
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