Product guide

Ultrascalability in a 2-socket package, combined with extreme availability features and industry-
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x3690 X5 Specifications
Machine type
7147-A1x/A2x/A3x/A5x/A6x/A7x, C1x, D1x/D2x. H2x/H3x
7148-1Rx, 2Dx/2Rx, 3Dx/3Gx/3Rx/3Sx, 4Rx/4Sx, ARx
Form factor (standard/maximum) 2U / 3U (1 2U chassis + 1 1U MAX5 memory expansion unit)
Processor type
Ten-core Xeon
(E7-28xx, E7-88xx)
2.0GHz E7-2850
(A5x), 2.13GHz E7-
8867L (CTO),
2.26GHz E7-2860
(A6x, D1x/D2x),
2.4GHz E7-2870
(A7x, H3x/H3x),
2.67GHz E7-8837
(C1x)
Eight-core Xeon
(E7-28xx/X65xx/
X75xx)
2.0GHz X6550
(3Dx/3Gx/3Rx),
2.0GHz X7550
(3Sx), 2.0GHz E7-
2820 (A2x),
2.13GHz E7-2830
(A3x), 2.26GHz
X7560 (4Rx/4Sx)
Six-core Xeon
(E7-28xx/E7-
48xx/E65xx)
1.73GHz E7-2807
(A1x), 1.86GHz E7-
4807 (CTO),
2.0GHz E6540
(2Dx/2Rx)
Four-core Xeon
(E75xx)
1.86GHz E7520
(1Rx, ARx)
Processor cores
20 (A5x/A6x/A7x,
C1x, plus E7-8867L,
via CTO)
16
(3Dx/3Gx/3Rx/3Sx,
4Rx/4Sx, A2x/A3x)
12 (2Rx, A1x, plus
E7-4807, via CTO)
8 (1Rx, ARx)
Maximum processor power draw
130W (3Dx/3Gx/3Rx/3Sx,
4Rx/4Sx, A5x/A6x/A7x, C1x,
D1x/D2x, H2x/H3x)
105W (1Rx, 2Dx/2Rx,
A1x/A2x/A3x/ARx, plus E7-
8867L, via CTO)
95W (E7-4807, via CTO)
QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
speed (gigatransfers per second)
6.4 GTps (2Dx/2Rx,
3Dx/3Gx/3Rx/3Sx, 4Rx/4Sx,
A3x/A5x/A6x/A7x, C1x,
D1x/D2x, H2x/H3x, plus E7-
8867L, via CTO)
5.86 GTps (A2x)
4.8 GTps (1Rx, A1x/ARx
plus E7-4807, via CTO)
# of processors standard /
maximum
2 / 2 (2Dx, 3Dx, 4Sx, D1x/D2x, H2x/H3x)
1 / 2 (1Rx, 3Sx, 4Rx, A1x/A2x/A3x/A5x/
A6x/A7x/Arx, C1x)
Internal L3 cache
30MB (A7x,
H2x/H3x, plus E7-
8867L, via CTO)
24MB (4Rx, 4Sx,
A3x/A5x/A6x, C1x,
D1x/D2x)
18MB (2Dx/2Rx,
3Dx/3Gx/3Rx/3Sx,
A1x/A2x plus E7-
4807, via CTO)
12MB (1Rx, ARx)
Chipset Intel 7500 & IBM eX5
Maximum memory / with MAX5 1TB / 2TB
256GB
(32 x 4GB + 32 x
4GB in MAX5)—2Dx
192GB
(16 x 16GB)—
H2x/H3x
64GB
(16 x 4GB)—
D1x/D2x
16GB
(4 x 4GB)—3Dx
Standard memory
9
12GB
(4 x 2GB + 2 x 2GB
in MAX5)—3Sx, 4Sx
8GB
(4 x 2GB)—1Rx,
2Rx, 3Rx/3Gx, 4Rx
8GB
(2 x 4GB)—
A1x/A2x/A3x/
A5x/A6x/A7x, C1x
4GB
(2 x 2GB)—ARx
64 / 0 (32 / 0: chassis,
32 / 0: MAX5)—2Dx
64 / 58 (32 / 28: chassis;
32 / 30: MAX5)—3Sx, 4Sx
32 / 16 (D1x/D2x, H2x/H3x)
# of DIMM sockets total / available
32 / 28 (1Rx, 2Rx,
3Dx/3Rx/3Gx, 4Rx)
32 / 30 (A2x/A3x/A5x/
A6x/A7x/ARx, C1x)
MAX5 memory expansion unit
capacity
1TB (32 x 32GB)
Maximum memory with 1 server
and 1 MAX5 expansion unit
2TB (64 x 32GB)
Supported DIMMs
PC3-10600 —
1333MHz
2GB, 1Rx8, 1.5V
2GB, 2Rx8, 1.5V
4GB, 2Rx8, 1.5V
PC3L-10600R-999
— 1333MHz
4GB, 2Rx8, 1.35V
PC3-8500 —
1066MHz
4GB, 4Rx8, 1.5V
8GB, 4Rx8, 1.5V
16GB, 4Rx4, 1.5V
PC3L-8500 —
1066MHz
8GB, 4Rx8, 1.35V
16GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V
32GB, 4Rx4,