Intel SLBF6B server networking / computing hardware Server Hardware / Parts

The Intel SLBF6B is a Xeon E5540 quad core server processor. SLBF6 is Intel’s specification code for the E5540, which runs at 2.53 GHz with a 2.80 GHz turbo, four cores with Hyper-Threading for eight threads, 8 MB of shared cache and a 5.86 GT/s QuickPath link, on the LGA1366 socket at an 80 watt thermal design power.

It is a Nehalem generation part built on Intel’s 45 nm process, supporting VT-x and VT-d virtualisation, and was a common choice in two socket servers of that era where memory bandwidth mattered more than raw clock speed. Processors are supplied as the bare part with no heatsink, so the retention hardware and cooling from the original server should be reused. Confirm the socket and the board’s supported processor list before ordering, since LGA1366 boards are selective about stepping. Refurbished.