IBM System x3400 M3

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Highlights

Provides optimum performance and processing capability at a lower cost
Offers large storage capacity and flexible configurations to scale as needs grow
Helps reduce energy costs and ease management with efficient design

Achieve IT goals with a sustainable investment

The IBM System x3400 M3 tower server with the latest Intel® Xeon® processors offers flexibility, reliability and security as well as enhanced systems management features that make it an ideal choice for small, midsize and distributed businesses. This 2-socket server provides a balance of performance, high availability, expansion capability and ease of management in a stable, long-life platform. The x3400 M3 includes features designed to achieve affordable performance on a tower server, allowing you to replace your older systems as business grows.

Grow affordably with flexible upgrades

The x3400 M3 offers flexible configuration options to help you scale easily as business grows. Higher storage capacity as well as choice in storage interface lets you transform your business as you require. Select the right combination of hard disk drive size, processor and memory capacity for today, and easily incorporate more tomorrow.

Product features

Dual-socket computing power optimized for up to 8 total cores standard or up to 12 cores (configure to order only) at lower power usage per core
Greater memory and storage capacity than previous generations
Cost-saving design to help achieve data center like computing power at desk-side infrastructure price point
Optional hot-swap hard disk drives and performance-optimized RAID support
Mainframe-inspired reliability and quality for maximum uptime
Energy-efficient design and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ to save electricity and cooling costs, and reduce noise
Comprehensive systems management
Support legacy PCI slots for smooth transition

Hardware summary

5U tower with optional rack-mount capability
Up to two four-core Intel® Xeon® E5620 2.40 GHz processors with 12 MB optimized cache standard or up to two six-core Intel® Xeon® X5675 3.06 GHz processors with 12 MB optimized cache (configure to order only)
1333 MHz, DDR-3 registered DIMM memory
Up to five high-performance PCIe I/0 slots and one PCI slot standard, additional two PCI-X or one PCIe available via configure to order only
Supports up to eight or 16 small form factor (2.5") hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives (HDDs) (model dependent); or up to four 3.5" simple-swap SATA HDDs or up to eight 3.5" hot-swap SAS or SATA HDDs (configure to order only)
6 Gbps RAID and 3 Gbps adapters standard (model dependent)