IBM System x rack-optimised servers

IBM System x iDataPlex dx360 M4

The dx360 M4 a dual-socket, half-depth server built on the latest Intel Xeon technology that provides high performance, flexibility and energy efficiency for your data centre.

Processor
 
Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 Series up to 2.7 GHz (8-core)
Maximum processors
 
2 CPUs, 2 GPU adapters (optional) or 4 SxM adapters (optional)
Maximum memory
 
16 DDR-3 DIMM slots, up to 256 GB per server*
Maximum internal storage
 
Up to 6.0 TB per 2U chassis

* Available later in 2012

IBM System x3250 M3

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 processors
 
One
Rack height
 
1U
Maximum hard drives
 
Four

IBM System x3250 M4

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

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 processors
 
One
Rack height
 
1U
Maximum hard drives
 
Four

IBM System x3550 M4

Processor
 
Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 series processors up to 8 cores
Maximum processors
 
2
Rack height
 
1U
Maximum hard drives
 
Up to eight 2.5" or three 3.5" HDDs

IBM System x3550 M3

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

Processor
 
Six-core Intel® Xeon® 5600
Maximum processors
 
Two
Rack height
 
1U
Maximum hard drives
 
Eight
Business use
 
Ideal applications include web serving, e-business, collaboration, distributed database, enterprise resource planning (ERP) deployments and virtualisation

IBM System x3620 M3

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

Processor
 
Six-core or four-core Intel® Xeon® 5600 series. Also supports select Intel® Xeon® 5500 series processors
Maximum processors
 
Two
Rack height
 
2U
Maximum hard drives
 
Eight
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)

IBM System x3630 M3

Processor
 
Up to two 3.06 GHz six core (3.20 GHz four core) Intel® Xeon® 5600 series processors with QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) technology, up to 1333 MHz memory access speed
Maximum processors
 
Up to two
Rack height
 
2U
Maximum hard drives
 
Up to 14 3.5" or 28 2.5" hot-swap Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)/Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)
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

IBM System x3650 M3

With an efficient design for cost-effective computing, the x3650 M3 delivers up to 288 GB of memory and up to 16 TB of internal storage for your mission-critical applications

Processor
 
Six-core Intel® Xeon® 5600 series
Maximum processors
 
2
Rack height
 
2U
Maximum hard drives
 
16
Business use
 
Ideal applications include Web serving, e-business, collaboration, distributed database, enterprise resource planning (ERP) deployments and virtualisation

IBM System x3650 M4

This powerful server blends outstanding uptime, performance and I/O flexibility delivering cost efficiency and rock-solid reliability.

Processor
 
Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 series processors with up to 8 cores
Maximum processors
 
2
Rack height
 
2U
Maximum hard drives
 
Up to sixteen 2.5" or six 3.5" HDDs or thirty-two 1.8” SSDs

IBM System x3755 M3

The x3755 M3 is an ideal server for business workloads including database, virtualisation, Java™ and enterprise applications such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Processor
 
Up to 3.0 GHz 8-core or 2.6 GHz 16-core AMD Opteron 6200 Series processors
Maximum processors
 
Up to four
Rack height
 
2U (87 mm)
Maximum hard drives
 
Up to eight hot-swap serial attached SCSI (SAS)/serial advanced technology attachment (SATA)
Business use
 
Ideal applications include: Java™ workloads, high performance computing (HPC), midtier databases, virtualisation and mid-sized business applications

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