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POWER7® systems deliver unprecedented performance for both transactional and throughput computing for UNIX®, IBM i and Linux® applications with up to four times the performance and workload consolidation capacity, and three times the performance per watt of POWER6® processor-based systems.
IBM Power Blade Express servers
Built on the proven foundation of the IBM BladeCenter® family and featuring 4, 8,16 or 32 POWER7 cores, the BladeCenter PS700, PS701, PS702, PS703 and PS704 Express blades are ideal for scalable workloads that demand both cost and energy efficiency in a flexible package. Delivering on the promise for a highly dynamic infrastructure, the BladeCenter PS blades help in delivering superior business and IT services with agility and speed—all in a simple to manage highly efficient way.
The Power® 710 Express server is a 1-socket server supporting 4-core, 6-core or 8-core POWER7 processor modules in a dense 2U rack-optimized form factor. Easy to buy, deploy and manage, the Power 710 Express server offers outstanding performance, reliability and energy efficiency as an infrastructure or application server. The Power 710 Express server implements Light Path diagnostics and offers a choice of AIX®, IBM i or Linux operating system while offering innovative workload-optimizing and energy management capabilities that can deliver additional performance and performance per watt to improve return on hardware and software investments.
| Sockets | 1 |
| Processor cores | 4-, 6- or 8-core POWER7 |
| Clock rates (Min/Max) | 4-core 3.0 GHz or 6-core 3.7 GHz or 8-core 3.55 GHz |
| System memory (Min/Max) | 4 GB / 128 GB1 |
| Internal storage (Min/Max) | 139 GB / 3.6 TB |
The Power 720 Express server is a 1-socket server supporting 4-core, 6-core or 8-core POWER7 processor modules in a flexible rack-optimized or tower form factor. The leading-edge RAS and diagnostic capabilities make it an ideal distributed application, small consolidation server, or a complete integrated business system utilizing the IBM i operating system. The Power 720 Express is designed to deliver outstanding business value to small and midsized businesses while meeting the needs of mission-critical applications. This highly flexible, available and easy-to-manage server can enable you to spend more time running your business utilizing a proven solution from thousands of ISVs that support the AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems.
| Sockets | 1 |
| Processor cores | 4-, 6- or 8-core POWER7 |
| Clock rates (Min/Max) | 4-core, 6-core or 8-core 3.0 GHz |
| System memory (Min/Max) | 4 GB / 256 GB2 |
| Internal storage (Min/Max) | 139 GB / 4.8 TB |
The Power 730 Express server is a two-socket server offering 8, 12 or 16 POWER7 cores in a dense, 2U rack-optimized form factor. The Power 730 Express server is a high-performance, reliable and energy-efficient server fueled by the outstanding performance of the POWER7 processor supporting a choice of AIX, IBM i or Linux operating systems. Combine that performance and operating system support with industrial-strength PowerVM™ and the workload-optimizing capabilities available with the POWER7 processor and you’re now ready to run multiple application and infrastructure workloads in a virtualized environment while driving higher utilization and reducing costs.
| Sockets | 2 |
| Processor cores | 8-, 12- or 16-core POWER7 |
| Clock rates (Min/Max) | 8-core 3.0 GHz (2 x 4-core) or 8-core 3.7 GHz (2 x 4-core) or 12-core 3.7 GHz (2 x 6-core) or 16-core 3.55 GHz (2 x 8-core) |
| System memory (Min/Max) | 8 GB / 256 GB3 |
| Internal storage (Min/Max) | 139 GB / 3.6 TB |
The Power 740 Express server is a 1- or 2-socket server supporting 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 POWER7 cores in a flexible rack-optimized or tower form factor. The Power 740 offers large memory capacity, outstanding performance of the POWER7 processor, industrial-strength virtualization and workload-optimizing capabilities for small- to midsize database servers and consolidation of virtualized application servers. These capabilities combined with proven solutions from thousands of ISVs that support the AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems can enable companies to get the most out of their systems by increasing utilization and performance while reducing costs.
| Sockets | 1 or 2 |
| Processor cores | 4-, 6-, 8-, 12- or 16-core POWER7 |
| Clock rates (Min/Max) | 4-core 3.3 GHz or 4-core 3.7 GHz or 6-core 3.7 GHz or 8-core 3.55 GHz or 8-core 3.3 GHz (2 x 4-core) or 8-core 3.7 GHz (2 x 4-core) or 12-core 3.7 GHz (2 x 6-core) or 16-core 3.55 GHz (2 x 8-core) |
| System memory (Min/Max) | 8 GB / 512 GB |
| Internal storage (Min/Max) | 139 GB / 4.8 TB |
The Power 750 Express® server is a 1- to 4-socket server supporting up to 32 cores using POWER7 6-core and 8-core processor modules. The IBM Power 750 Express server is designed to deliver outstanding business value with leadership performance, choice of AIX, IBM i or Linux operating systems, and proven virtualization capabilities of PowerVM. Whether you need a reliable and efficient server consolidation platform or a high performing multiapplication or database server, the Power 750 Express server is an ENERGY STAR®-qualified server that can fulfill your requirements while using technology that provides innovation that sets your business apart from the competition.
| Sockets | 1 to 4 |
| Processor cores | 4-, 6- or 8-core POWER7 |
| Clock rates (Min/Max) | 4-core 3.7 GHz 6-core 3.7 GHz 8-core 3.2 / 3.6 GHz |
| System memory (Std/Max) | 8 GB / 512 GB |
| Internal storage (Std/Max) | 73.4 GB / 2.4 TB |
IBM Power 750 Express
1 4 to 64GB memory for Power 710 Model 8231-E2B
2 8/128 GB min/max memory for Power 720 Model 8202-E4B
3 128GB maximum memory for Power 730 Model 8231-E2B
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