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  • Brand Name: Core Ultra

  • Product Number: 6526Y

  • Ordering Code: PK8072205559500

  • SPEC Code: SRN6N

  • Code Name: Emerald Rapids

Intel® Compute Module HNS2600WPQ

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Essentials

  • Product Collection Intel® Compute Module HNS2600WP Family
  • Code Name Products formerly Washington Pass
  • Marketing Status Discontinued
  • Launch Date Q1'12
  • Expected Discontinuance Q3'15
  • EOL Announce Friday, April 17, 2015
  • Last Order Thursday, October 15, 2015
  • Last Receipt Attributes Monday, February 15, 2016
  • Limited 3-year Warranty Yes
  • Extended Warranty Available for Purchase (Select Countries) Yes
  • Additional Extended Warranty Details Intel® Compute Module HNS2000 Extended Warranty
  • # of QPI Links 2
  • Compatible Product Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2600 v2 Product Family
  • Board Form Factor Custom 6.8'' x 18.9''
  • Chassis Form Factor 2U Rack
  • Socket Socket R
  • Integrated Systems Available Yes
  • Integrated BMC with IPMI Yes
  • Rack-Friendly Board Yes
  • TDP 135 W
  • Included Items Integrated compute module including (1) Intel® Server Board S2600WPQ, (1) Bridge Board, (1) Node Power Board, (1) PCIe x16 Riser Card, (2) 1U Passive 84mm x 106mm Heat Sink, (3) 4056 Dual Rotor Fan, (1) Air Duct, and (1) 1U Node Tray.
  • Board Chipset Intel® C602 Chipset
  • Target Market High Performance Computing

Supplemental Information

  • Embedded Options Available No
  • Description A hot-pluggable high density compute module integrated with Intel® Server Board S2600WPQ for maximum memory capability, InfiniBand* QDR (40Gb/s), and has flexible configuration options for the Intel® Server Chassis H2000 family.

Memory Specifications

GPU Specifications

Package Specifications

  • Max CPU Configuration 2

Ordering and Compliance

Retired and discontinued

Intel® Compute Module HNS2600WPQ, Single

Trade compliance information

  • ECCN 5A992C
  • CCATS G145323
  • US HTS 8473301180

Compatible Products

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family

Product Name Launch Date Total Cores Processor Base Frequency Cache TDP Sort Order Compare
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Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2603 v2 Q3'13 4 1.80 GHz 10 MB Intel® Smart Cache 80 W 2585
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2609 v2 Q3'13 4 2.50 GHz 2.50 GHz 10 MB Intel® Smart Cache 80 W 2614
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2620 v2 Q3'13 6 2.60 GHz 2.10 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 80 W 2653
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630 v2 Q3'13 6 3.10 GHz 2.60 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 80 W 2701
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630L v2 Q3'13 6 2.80 GHz 2.40 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 60 W 2717
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2637 v2 Q3'13 4 3.80 GHz 3.50 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 130 W 2730
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2640 v2 Q3'13 8 2.50 GHz 2.00 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 2750
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2643 v2 Q3'13 6 3.80 GHz 3.50 GHz 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 130 W 2765
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2650 v2 Q3'13 8 3.40 GHz 2.60 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 2786
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2650L v2 Q3'13 10 2.10 GHz 1.70 GHz 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 70 W 2799
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2660 v2 Q3'13 10 3.00 GHz 2.20 GHz 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 2815
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2667 v2 Q3'13 8 4.00 GHz 3.30 GHz 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 130 W 2822
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2670 v2 Q3'13 10 3.30 GHz 2.50 GHz 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 115 W 2832
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2680 v2 Q3'13 10 3.60 GHz 2.80 GHz 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 115 W 2846
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2690 v2 Q3'13 10 3.60 GHz 3.00 GHz 25 MB Intel® Smart Cache 130 W 2865
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2695 v2 Q3'13 12 3.20 GHz 2.40 GHz 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache 115 W 2878
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2697 v2 Q3'13 12 3.50 GHz 2.70 GHz 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache 130 W 2891

Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family

Product Name Launch Date Total Cores Processor Base Frequency Cache TDP Sort Order Compare
All | None
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2603 Q1'12 4 1.80 GHz 10 MB Intel® Smart Cache 80 W 2903
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2609 Q1'12 4 2.40 GHz 10 MB Intel® Smart Cache 80 W 2953
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2620 Q1'12 6 2.50 GHz 2.00 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 2998
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630 Q1'12 6 2.80 GHz 2.30 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 3086
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2630L Q1'12 6 2.50 GHz 2.00 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 60 W 3119
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2637 Q1'12 2 3.50 GHz 3.00 GHz 5 MB Intel® Smart Cache 80 W 3162
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2640 Q1'12 6 3.00 GHz 2.50 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 3175
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2643 Q1'12 4 3.50 GHz 3.30 GHz 10 MB Intel® Smart Cache 130 W 3205
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2648L Q1'12 8 2.10 GHz 1.80 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 70 W 3210
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2650 Q1'12 8 2.80 GHz 2.00 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 3218
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2650L Q1'12 8 2.30 GHz 1.80 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 70 W 3229
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2658 Q1'12 8 2.40 GHz 2.10 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 3237
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2660 Q1'12 8 3.00 GHz 2.20 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 95 W 3245
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2665 Q1'12 8 3.10 GHz 2.40 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 115 W 3255
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2667 Q1'12 6 3.50 GHz 2.90 GHz 15 MB Intel® Smart Cache 130 W 3266
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2670 Q1'12 8 3.30 GHz 2.60 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 115 W 3275
Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2680 Q1'12 8 3.50 GHz 2.70 GHz 20 MB Intel® Smart Cache 130 W 3286

Intel® Integrated RAID (Modules/System Boards)

Product Name Marketing Status Board Form Factor RAID Level Supported # of Ports Internal # of Ports External Sort Order Compare
All | None
Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS25KB080 Discontinued Low Profile MD2 Card 0, 1, 1E, 10 8 0 62960
Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS25KB040 Discontinued Low Profile MD2 Card 0, 1, 1E, 10 4 0 62962

Intel® RAID Controllers

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Intel® RAID Software

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Drive Bay Options

Product Name Launch Date Marketing Status Sort Order Compare
All | None
6Gb/s SAS Accessory Kit AH2000WP6GKIT Q3'12 Discontinued 64267
6Gb/s SAS Bridge Board and Cable Accessory Kit AHWJFWP6GBGB Q3'12 Discontinued 64268
RMM4 & rIOM Carrier Board Kit AXXRMM4IOMW Q1'12 Discontinued 64295

I/O Options

Product Name Launch Date Marketing Status Sort Order Compare
All | None
Dual Port Intel® 82599EB 10GbE I/O Module AXX10GBNIAIOM Q1'12 Discontinued 64405
Dual RJ-45 port 10GBASE-T IO Module AXX10GBTWLHW2 Q2'15 Discontinued 64409
FDR InfiniBand* ConnectX-3* I/O Module AXX1FDRIBIOM (Single Port) Q2'12 Discontinued 64416
FDR InfiniBand* ConnectX-3* I/O Module AXX2FDRIBIOM (Dual Port) Q2'12 Discontinued 64417
Quad Port Intel® I350-AE4 GbE I/O Module AXX4P1GBPWLIOM Q1'12 Discontinued 64452

Management Module Options

Product Name Launch Date Marketing Status Sort Order Compare
All | None
Remote Management Module AXXRMM4LITE Q2'11 Discontinued 64479

Spare Board Options

Product Name Launch Date Marketing Status Sort Order Compare
All | None
Spare 6Gb/s SAS module RMS25LB Q3'12 Discontinued 64849

Spare Heat-Sink Options

Product Name Launch Date Marketing Status Sort Order Compare
All | None
1U Heat Sink FXXCA84X106HS (Cu/Al 84mmx106mm) Q1'12 Discontinued 65234
1U Heat Sink FXXEA84X106HS (Ex-Al 84mmx106mm) Q2'12 Discontinued 65237

Spare Riser Card Options

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Intel® Server Component Extended Warranty

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Intel® Server Board S2600WP Family

Product Name Launch Date Marketing Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Sort Order Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600WPQ Q1'12 Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 18.9'' 2U Rack Socket R 65882

Intel® Server System H2000WP Family

Product Name Launch Date Marketing Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Sort Order Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System H2216WPQJR Q1'12 Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 18.9'' 2U Rack Socket R 66437
Intel® Server System H2216WPQKR Q3'12 Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 18.9'' 2U Rack Socket R 66438
Intel® Server System H2312WPQJR Q1'12 Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 18.9'' 2U Rack Socket R 66443
Intel® Server System H2312WPQKR Q3'12 Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 18.9'' 2U Rack Socket R 66444

Intel® Server Chassis H2000 Family

Product Name Launch Date Marketing Status Chassis Form Factor Sort Order Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Chassis H2312XXKR Q3'12 Discontinued 2U Rack 67002
Intel® Server Chassis H2312XXJR Q3'12 Discontinued 2U Rack 67003
Intel® Server Chassis H2216XXKR Q3'12 Discontinued 2U Rack 67004
Intel® Server Chassis H2216XXJR Q3'12 Discontinued 2U Rack 67005

Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540

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Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter X520

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Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350 Series

Product Name Embedded Options Available Cabling Type TDP Port Configuration System Interface Type Sort Order Compare
All | None
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F2 No MMF 50um up to 550m; MMF 62.5um up to 275m 5.5 W Dual PCIe v2.1 (5.0 GT/s) 52511
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-F4 No MMF 50um up to 550m; MMF 62.5um up to 275m 6 W Quad PCIe v2.1 (5.0 GT/s) 52514
Intel® Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T2 No Cat 5 up to 100m 4.4 W Dual PCIe v2.1 (5.0 GT/s) 52517

Intel® PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter Series

Product Name Embedded Options Available Cabling Type TDP Port Configuration System Interface Type Sort Order Compare
All | None
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter No Category-5 up to 100m 4.95 W Dual PCIe v1.0a (2.5 GT/s) 53152
Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Low Profile Server Adapter No Category-5 up to 100m 12 W Quad PCIe v1.0a (2.5 GT/s) 53171

Intel® Data Center Manager

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Intel® Manager and Distribution for Apache Hadoop*

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Drivers and Software

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# of QPI Links

QPI (Quick Path Interconnect) links are a high speed, point-to-point interconnect bus between the processor and chipset.

Integrated BMC with IPMI

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a standardized interface used for out-of-band management of computer systems. The integrated BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) is a specialized microcontroller that enables IPMI.

TDP

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Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

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Memory Types

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Max # of Memory Channels

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Max Memory Bandwidth

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Physical Address Extensions

Physical Address Extensions (PAE) is a feature that allows 32-bit processors to access a physical address space larger than 4 gigabytes.

ECC Memory Supported ‡

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Integrated Graphics ‡

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Graphics Output

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PCI Express Revision

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Max # of PCI Express Lanes

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PCIe x16 Gen 3

PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) is a high speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. This field indicates the number of PCIe sockets for the given lane configuration (x8, x16) and PCIe generation (1.x, 2.x).

Connector for Intel® I/O Expansion Module x8 Gen 3

IO expansion indicates a mezzanine connector on Intel® Server Boards that support a variety of Intel® I/O Expansion Modules using a PCI Express* interface. These modules typically have external ports that are accessed on the rear I/O panel.

USB Revision

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Total # of SATA Ports

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RAID Configuration

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# of Serial Ports

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# of LAN Ports

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Integrated LAN

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Firewire

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Embedded USB (eUSB) Solid State Drive Option

Embedded USB (Universal Serial Bus) supports small USB flash storage devices which can be plugged directly into the board, and can be used for mass storage or a boot device.

Integrated SAS Ports

Integrated SAS indicates Serial Attached SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) support integrated into the board. SAS is a high speed standard for connecting storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives to a motherboard.

Integrated InfiniBand*

Infiniband is a switched fabric communications link used in high-performance computing and enterprise data centers.

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Intel® Remote Management Module Support

The Intel® Remote Management Module (Intel® RMM) allows you to securely gain access and control servers and other devices from any machine on the network. Remote access includes remote management capability, including power control, KVM, and media redirection, with a dedicated management network interface card (NIC).

Intel® Node Manager

Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager is a platform resident technology that enforces power and thermal policies for the platform. It enables data center power and thermal management by exposing an external interface to management software through which platform policies can be specified. It also enables specific data center power management usage models such as power limiting.

Intel® Quick Resume Technology

Intel® Quick Resume Technology Driver (QRTD) allows the Intel® Viiv™ technology-based PC to behave like a consumer electronic device with instant on/off (after initial boot, when activated) capability.

Intel® Quiet System Technology

Intel® Quiet System Technology can help reduce system noise and heat through more intelligent fan speed control algorithms.

Intel® HD Audio Technology

Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio) is capable of playing back more channels at higher quality than previous integrated audio formats. In addition, Intel® HD Audio has the technology needed to support the latest and greatest audio content.

Intel® Matrix Storage Technology

Intel® Matrix Storage Technology provides protection, performance, and expandability for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using one or multiple hard drives, users can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. When using more than one drive the user can have additional protection against data loss in the event of hard drive failure. Predecessor to Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology provides protection, performance, and expandability for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using one or multiple hard drives, users can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. When using more than one drive the user can have additional protection against data loss in the event of hard drive failure. Successor to Intel® Matrix Storage Technology.

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise

Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel ® RSTe) provides performance and reliability for supported systems equipped with Serial ATA (SATA) devices, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) devices, and/or solid state drives (SSDs) to enable an optimal enterprise storage solution.

Intel® Fast Memory Access

Intel® Fast Memory Access is an updated Graphics Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) backbone architecture that improves system performance by optimizing the use of available memory bandwidth and reducing the latency of the memory accesses.

Intel® Flex Memory Access

Intel® Flex Memory Access facilitates easier upgrades by allowing different memory sizes to be populated and remain in dual-channel mode.

Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology

Internal IO expansion module indicates a mezzanine connector on Intel® Server Boards that supports a variety of Intel(r) I/O Expansion Modules using a x8 PCI Express* interface. These modules are either RoC (RAID-on-Chip) or SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) modules that are not used for external connectivity through the rear I/O panel.

Intel® Advanced Management Technology

Intel® Advanced Management Technology features an isolated, independent, secure, and highly reliable network connection, with an Integrated Baseboard Management Controller (Integrated BMC) configuration from within BIOS. Also includes an embedded web user interface that launches key platform diagnostic capabilities over the network, an out-of-band (OOB) platform inventory, failsafe firmware updates, and an automatic Integrated BMC stall detection and reset.

Intel® Server Customization Technology

Intel® Server Customization technology enables Resellers and System Builders to offer end customers a customized branded experience, SKU configuration flexibility, flexible boot options, and maximum I/O options.

Intel® Build Assurance Technology

Intel® Build Assurance technology provides advanced diagnostic features ensuring the most comprehensively tested, most thoroughly debugged, and most stable systems possible are shipped to customers.

TPM Version

TPM (Trusted Platform Module) is a component that provides hardware level security upon system boot-up via stored security keys, passwords, encryption and hash functions.

Intel® AES New Instructions

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) are a set of instructions that enable fast and secure data encryption and decryption. AES-NI are valuable for a wide range of cryptographic applications, for example: applications that perform bulk encryption/decryption, authentication, random number generation, and authenticated encryption.

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology for safer computing is a versatile set of hardware extensions to Intel® processors and chipsets that enhance the digital office platform with security capabilities such as measured launch and protected execution. It enables an environment where applications can run within their own space, protected from all other software on the system.

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Some products can support AES New Instructions with a Processor Configuration update, in particular, i7-2630QM/i7-2635QM, i7-2670QM/i7-2675QM, i5-2430M/i5-2435M, i5-2410M/i5-2415M. Please contact OEM for the BIOS that includes the latest Processor configuration update.

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System and Maximum TDP is based on worst case scenarios. Actual TDP may be lower if not all I/Os for chipsets are used.