IBM MAX5 for System x

Feature	Benefits
Direct connection to base system CPU via QPI bus at 6.4 GTps	Access MAX5 memory at the same speed as the memory in the base system
Memory controller and node controller on board	Node controller enables x3850 X5 8-socket scalability using Intel Xeon E7-4800 family processors¹ Memory controller allows memory capacity expansion beyond the constraints of the Intel Xeon chipset
4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB capacities for the largest memory capacity in the x86 industry	Improve system performance, increase throughput for transaction processing workloads with greater memory bandwidth Increase CPU and system utilization by increasing memory capacity Maximize the number and size of virtual machines per system
1.5 V and 1.35 V RDIMMs	RDIMMs offer the highest DIMM capacities with more advanced error detection Up to 20% reduction in energy consumption at full load with 2DPC at 1.35 V