Rack-optimised servers

The IBM System x3250 M3 is a 1U, single-socket rack server built on the latest Intel® Xeon® technology, meeting critical IT demand and optimising performance and manageability while delivering reliability and flexibility for price-sensitive clients.

• Processor Intel® Xeon® 3400 Series (quad-core) up to 3.06 GHz or Intel Celeron®, Pentium® or Core™ i3 (dual-core) up to 3.2 GHz
  
• Maximum processorsOne
  
• Rack height1U
  
• Maximum hard drivesFour

The IBM System x3250 M4 is a single-socket rack server that provides next-generation performance in an innovative, compact design with flexible configuration options and built-in security and systems management capabilities.

Business use: Ideal applications include file and print, retail, network infrastructure and distributed applications.

• Processor Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 Series (quad-core) up to 3.5 GHz/8 MB/1333 MHz, Intel Core i3 2100 series (dual-core) up to 3.3 GHz/3 MB/1333 MHz, Pentium (dual-core) up to 3.0 GHz/3 MB/1333 MHz
  
• Maximum processors1
  
• Rack height1U
  
• Maximum hard drives4

Densely packed with high-performance features, the x3550 M3 delivers more memory and storage for your mission-critical applications.

Business use: Ideal applications include web serving, e-business, collaboration, distributed database, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) deployments and virtualisation

• ProcessorSix-core Intel® Xeon® 5600

• Maximum processorsTwo

• Rack height1U

• Maximum hard drivesEight

The x3620 M3 is a flexible two-socket server that provides performance, dependability, ease of use and affordable growth

Business use: Ideal applications include file sharing, web services, video and photo sharing, database applications, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and email (e.g., IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft® Exchange)

• ProcessorSix-core or four-core Intel® Xeon® 5600 series. Also supports select Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors
  
• Maximum processorsTwo
  
• Rack height2U
  
• Maximum hard drivesEight

Business use: Ideal applications include: backup server, Web 2.0, imagery, video/photo sharing, online gaming, communication and collaboration (including blogs and messaging), file and print, mail server, transactional data, and web searching

• ProcessorUp to two 3.06 GHz 6-core (3.20 GHz 4-core) Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processors with QuickPath Interconnect technology, up to 1333 MHz memory access speed.
  
• Maximum processorsUp to two
  
• Rack height2U
  
• Maximum hard drivesUp to 14 3.5" or 28 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA

With an efficient design for cost-effective computing, the x3650 M3 delivers up to 192 GB of memory and up to 16.0 TB¹ of internal storage for your mission-critical applications

Business use: Ideal applications include web serving, e-business, collaboration, distributed database, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) deployments and virtualisation

• ProcessorSix-core Intel® Xeon® 5600 series

• Maximum processorsTwo

• Rack height2U

• Maximum hard drives16

IBM System x3755 M3

Business use:Ideal applications include: Java™ workloads, high performance computing (HPC), midtier databases, virtualisation and mid-sized business applications

• ProcessorUp to 2.3 GHz 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 Series processors
  
• Maximum processorsUp to four
  
• Rack height2U (87 mm)
  
• Maximum hard drivesUp to eight hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)