Intel's next-generation processor platform is designed to deliver improvements in memory bandwidth, throughput speed, power consumption and overall system performance to provide an optimized solution for DP processor-based servers. This rich stable of technology improvements addresses the requirements of today's data-hungry systems and software applications that crave performance. This new offering features an advanced Intel Xeon Processor with a 2MB L2 memory cache that reduces or even eliminates system bottlenecks by balancing performance between the processor, I/O and memory. In order to maximize the performance gains of your IBM eServer xSeries server consider upgrading to a second Intel Xeon Processor. By fully populating your xSeries server, you enjoy the price/performance benefits and maximize the use of your investment for a relatively small incremental cost.