Move up to IBM System x

On a scale from 1 to 10 it's a 16. Scales up to 16 processors. No other vendor even comes close.

IBM System x™ can scale to 16 sockets on an Intel® Xeon®-based platform – for a total of 64 cores. Dell, HP and Sun cannot.

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How does your system stack up against IBM System x?

	IBM	HP	Dell	Sun
Intel® Xeon® processor-based server scalable above 4-sockets	System x3950 scales to 16-sockets, 64 cores	--	--	--
Three levels of memory protection with IBM Active Memory™ technology	System x3850 M2, System x3800, System x3950	--	--	--
AMD processor-based 4-socket server able to support a 3-CPU configuration	System x3755	--	--	--
IBM Xcelerated Memory Technology™	System x3755, System x3455	--	--	--
IBM eXtended I/O™	System x3655, System x3455	--	--	--
IBM Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)	Tool that can provide up to 48 hours notice that a component may fail. Select models feature PFA on memory, hard disk drives, CPUs, fans, blowers and voltage regulator modules	Hard disk drives, memory, CPU	Hard disk drives, memory	--
IBM Light path diagnostics	Provides easy notification and identification of a failed component, via an externally visible panel - even if the power is off	Insight Display	--	--
IBM Virtualization Manager	HP charges clients for the capability¹	--	--
IBM Electronic Service Agent™ ("Call home" ability)	Places help calls directly to IBM service and support	--	--	--

¹ http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantessentials/valuepack/vms/

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