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x3950
DB2 9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 4 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.50GHz Dec. 15, 2006
DB2 9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 4 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.33GHz Sep. 19, 2006
SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003 8 processors
16 cores
32 threads
3.30GHz Aug. 28, 2006
SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003 8 processors
16 cores
32 threads
3.00GHz July 18, 2006
SQL Server 2005
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64
8 processors
16 cores
32 threads
3.00GHz Jun. 12, 2006
DB2 UDB, Windows Server 2003 16 processors
32 cores
64 threads
3.00GHz Apr. 21, 2006
x3850
Oracle 10g,
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3
4 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.00GHz July 14, 2006
x3650
Windows Server 2003
2 processors
8 cores
1.86GHz, 2.66GHz Nov. 14, 2006
Windows Server 2003 2 processors
8 cores
2.66GHz Nov. 14, 2006
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2 processors
8 cores
2.66GHz Nov. 14, 2006
DB2 UDB
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

2 processors
4 cores
4 threads
3.00GHz Oct. 6, 2006
DB2 UDB, Windows Server 2003 2 processors
4 cores
4 threads
3.00GHz July 25, 2006
Windows Server 2003 2 processors
4 cores
3.00GHz Jun. 26, 2006
Windows Server 2003
2 processors
4 cores
3.00GHz Jun. 26, 2006
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Server
2 processors
4 cores
3.00GHz May 23, 2006
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

2 processors
4 cores
3.00GHz May 23, 2006
x3550
Windows Server 2003
2 processors
8 cores
1.86GHz, 2.66GHz Nov. 14, 2006
DB2 UDB, Windows Server 2003
2 processors
4 cores
4 threads
3.00GHz Aug. 21, 2006
Windows Server 2003
2 processors
4 cores
3.00GHz Jun. 26, 2006
x3500
Windows Server 2003
2 processors
8 cores
1.86GHz, 2.66GHz Nov. 14, 2006
x3400
Windows Server 2003
2 processors
8 cores
1.86GHz, 2.66GHz Nov. 14, 2006
x3250
Windows Server 2003 1 processor
2 cores
2.40GHz Oct. 17, 2006
x3200
Windows Server 2003 1 processor
2 cores
2.40GHz Oct. 31, 2006
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Server 1 processor
2 cores
2.40GHz Oct. 17, 2006
x460
DB2 UDB,
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64
4 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.00GHz Mar. 7, 2006
SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 16 processors
32 cores
64 threads
3.00GHz Nov. 22, 2005
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition
32 processors
32 cores
32 threads
3.33GHz Nov. 3, 2005
SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64
8 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.33GHz Sep. 14, 2005
Windows Server 2003
1-way 2.83GHz
3.00GHz
July 19, 2005
Windows Server 2003
1-way 3.33GHz July 12, 2005
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
16-way 3.33GHz Jun. 27, 2005
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
8 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.33GHz May 31, 2005
x455
DB2 UDB
SUSE Linux
8-way 1.50GHz May 6, 2004
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
8-way 1.50GHz Dec. 10, 2003
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

4-way 1.50GHz Nov. 10, 2003
x450
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Server
4-way 1.00GHz
Itanium 2
Apr. 23, 2002
x445
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 8-way 3.00GHz Aug. 5, 2004
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 8-way 3.00GHz Aug. 3, 2004
SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 16 processors
16 cores
32 threads
3.00GHz Mar. 26, 2004
SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 8 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.00GHz Mar. 1, 2004
DB2 UDB,
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter
8 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.00GHz Mar. 2, 2004
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter
8-way,
16-way
3.00GHz Mar. 2, 2004
Oracle 9i, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0 4-node 8-way 2.80GHz Nov. 24, 2003
SQL Server 2000
Windows 2000
8-way 2.80GHz Nov. 11, 2003
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter
16-way 2.80GHz Nov. 10, 2003
SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 4-way 2.80GHz Oct. 17, 2003
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 8-way
16-way
2.80GHz Sep. 30, 2003
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
8-way 2.80GHz Aug 4, 2003
SQL Server 2000 Datacenter Edition 16-way 2.80GHz Jul. 18, 2003
SQL Server 2000
Datacenter Edition
8-way 2.80GHz Jun. 30, 2003
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
8-way 2.80GHz Jun. 30, 2003
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
4-way 2.80GHz Jun. 30, 2003
SUSE Linux 8.0 8-way 2.80GHz Jun. 30, 2003
x440
Oracle 9i EE 8, SUSE Linux Enterprise 8 8-way 2.00GHz Jul. 10, 2003
SQL Server 2000
Datacenter Edition
16-way
2.00GHz Mar. 26, 2003
SQL Server 2000
Datacenter Edition
4-way
8-way
2.00GHz Feb. 18, 2003
DB2 UDB 8-way 1.60GHz Jan. 7, 2003
DB2 UDB
.NET Datacenter
16-way 2.00GHz Dec. 18, 2002
DB2 UDB
SUSE Linux
8-way 2.00GHz Nov. 4, 2002
VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 4-way 1.60GHz Nov. 1, 2002
VMware ESX Server 1.5.2 4-way 1.60GHz Nov. 1, 2002
DB2 UDB 4-way 1.60GHz Oct. 24, 2002
SQL Server 2000 8-way 1.60GHz Sep. 12, 2002
DB2 UDB
SUSE Linux
8-way 1.60GHz Aug. 5, 2002
DB2 UDB
Windows 2000
4-way
8-way
1.60GHz Jun. 20, 2002
SQL
Windows 2000
4-way
8-way
1.60GHz Jun. 20, 2002
Red Hat Linux 5-way 1.60GHz Jun. 14, 2002
DB2 Workgroup, WebSphere 4-way 1.60GHz Apr. 25, 2002
DB2 UDB 4-way
8-way
1.60GHz Mar. 12, 2002
Exchange 2000 4-way 1.60GHz Mar. 12, 2002
x430
DB2 UDB 12-way 900MHz May 1, 2001
x370
Lotus Domino 5.04a
Windows 2000
4-way 900MHz Jul. 25, 2001
SQL Server 2000 8-way 900MHz May 31, 2001
DB2 UDB 8-way 900MHz Mar. 23, 2001
Red Hat Linux 7.0 1-way
2-way
4-way
900MHz Mar. 23, 2001
x366
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
4 processors
8 cores
16 threads
3.00GHz Oct. 31, 2005
Windows Server 2003
4-way 3.16GHz
3.66GHz
July 12, 2005
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
4 processors
4 cores
8 threads
3.66GHz Jun. 21, 2005
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 4-way 3.66GHz Jun. 17, 2005
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
4 processors
4 cores
8 threads
3.66GHz Apr. 26, 2005
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
4 processors
4 cores
8 threads
3.66GHz Apr. 26, 2005
SQL Server 2000
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
4 processors
4 cores
8 threads
3.66GHz Apr. 26, 2005
DB2 UDB
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
4-way 3.66GHz Apr. 20, 2005
DB2 UDB
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

4 processors
4 cores
8 threads
3.66GHz Apr. 8, 2005
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
4-way
3.66GHz Mar. 29, 2005
Windows Server 2003
4-way 3.66GHz Mar. 29, 2005
x365
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 4-way 3.00GHz Dec. 29, 2004
DB2, WebSphere, SUSE Linux Enterprise 9

 

4-way 3.00GHz Dec. 9, 2004
DB2 UDB, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

4 processors
4 cores
8 threads
3.00GHz Oct. 26, 2004
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 4-way 3.00GHz Oct. 8, 2004
DB2 UDB, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
4 processors
4 cores
8 threads
3.00GHz May 18, 2004
DB2 UDB, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
4-way 3.00GHz Apr. 21, 2004
SQL Server 2000
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
4 processors
4 cores
8 threads
3.00GHz Mar. 1, 2004
Red Hat Linux AS 3
4-way 3.00GHz Mar. 2, 2004
SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 ES 4-way 2.80GHz Jan. 22, 2004
SQL Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 ES
4-way 2.80GHz Dec. 9, 2003
Red Hat Linux 7.3 4-way 2.80Hz Dec. 9, 2003
x360
DB2 UDB
WebSphere
Windows 2000
4-way 2.80GHz Jun. 30, 2003
Red Hat Linux 7.3 4-way 2.80GHz Jun. 30, 2003
DB2 UDB
SQL Server
Oracle 9i
2-way
2.00GHz Feb. 18, 2003
Windows 2000 4-way 2.00GHz Jan. 14, 2003
Windows 2000 4-way 2.00GHz Nov. 4, 2002
Red Hat Linux,
Windows 2000
2-way
4-way
1.60GHz Sep. 5, 2002
Windows 2000 4-way 1.60GHz Jun. 10, 2002
DB2 UDB, WebSphere 4-way 1.60GHz May 2, 2002
Exchange 2000 4-way 1.60GHz Mar. 12, 2002
x350
DB2 UDB, WebSphere 2-way 900MHz Feb. 25, 2002
Windows 2000 4-way 900MHz Jan. 14, 2002
DB2 UDB
Turbolinux 7
4-way 900MHz Feb. 1, 2002
SQL Server 2000 4-way 900MHz Mar. 23, 2001
SQL Server 2000 4-way 900MHz Dec. 18, 2001
SQL Server 2000 3-way 700MHz Oct. 1, 2001
SQL Server 2000 4-way 700MHz Apr. 12, 2001
Exchange 2000 4-way 900MHz Jul. 12, 2001
Exchange 2000 2-way 900MHz Jul. 12, 2001
Exchange 2000 2-way 700MHz Jun. 12, 2001
Exchange 2000 4-way 700MHz Jun. 12, 2001
DB2 UDB V7.2
Windows 2000
4-way 900MHz May 9, 2001
x346
DB2 UDB
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

2-socket,
single-core
3.60GHz Oct. 20, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-socket,
dual-core
2.80GHz Oct. 11, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-socket,
dual-core
2.80GHz Oct. 11, 2005
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

2-way 3.80GHz Oct. 11, 2005
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

2-way 3.60GHz Sep. 27, 2005
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
2-way 3.80GHz Sep. 27, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 2.80GHz
3.80GHz
Sep. 27, 2005
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

2-way 3.20GHz Jun. 22, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.00GHz
3.20GHz
Jun. 8, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.60GHz
3.40GHz
May 31, 2005
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
2-way 3.60GHz Feb. 14, 2005
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

2-way 3.60GHz Feb. 14, 2005
SUSE Linux 8

 

2-way 3.60GHz Jan. 14, 2005
DB2 UDB
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
2 processors
2 cores
4 threads
3.60GHz Dec. 14, 2004
DB2 UDB, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise
2-way 3.60GHz Dec. 6, 2004
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.60GHz Oct. 27, 2004
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

2-way 3.60GHz Sep. 30, 2004
Exchange Server 2003 2-way 3.60GHz Sep. 9, 2004
x345
Red Hat Linux 7.3 2-way 3.06GHz Aug. 8, 2003
Windows 2000 2-way 2.40GHz Jul. 16, 2002
Windows 2000 2-way 2.40GHz Jul. 16, 2002
x343
Red Hat Linux 7.1 2-way 1.26GHz Mar. 27, 2002
x342
Exchange 2000 2-way 1.13GHz Sept., 2001
Red Hat Linux 7.1 1-way 2-way 1.13GHz Jun. 26, 2001
x336
Windows Server 2003

Two-processor
dual-core
2.80GHz Nov. 15, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 2.80GHz
3.80GHz
Sep. 27, 2005
Windows Server 2003 2-way 3.00GHz Jun. 17, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.20GHz
3.40GHz
Jun. 8, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.60GHz May 31, 2005
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 2-way 3.60GHz Nov. 24, 2004
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 2-way 3.60GHz Nov. 10, 2004
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 2-way 3.60GHz Sep. 8, 2004
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 2-way 3.60GHz Aug. 17, 2004
x335
DB2, WebSphere, SUSE Linux Enterprise 8 2-way 3.20GHz July 8, 2004
DB2, WebSphere, SUSE Linux Enterprise 8 2-way 3.20GHz Jun. 24, 2004
Windows 2003
1-way
2-way
3.20GHz Feb. 24, 2004
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3 2-way 3.20GHz Feb. 24, 2004
DB2, WebSphere,
SUSE Linux Enterprise 8
2-way 3.20GHz Dec. 4, 2003
Red Hat Linux 7.3 2-way 3.20GHz Oct. 28, 2003
Windows 2000
WebSphere
2-way 2.40GHz Feb. 21, 2003
Windows 2000 2-way 2.40GHz Jan. 16, 2003
x330
DB2 UDB, WebSphere 2-way 1.266GHz Jun. 17, 2002
Exchange 2000 1-way 1.00GHz Jun. 12, 2001
x306m
Windows Server 2003 One-processor,
dual-core
2.80GHz 3.00GHz 3.20GHz Jan. 24, 2006
Windows Server 2003
Single-socket 3.00GHz 3.20GHz 3.40GHz
3.60GHz
Oct. 4, 2005
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

Single-socket,
dual-core
3.00GHz Oct. 4, 2005
x306
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

 

1-way 3.40GHz Jan. 18, 2005
Windows Server 2003 1-way 3E GHz Mar. 16, 2004
x260
Windows Server 2003
4-way 3.16GHz
3.66GHz
Aug. 24, 2005
x255
Red Hat Linux 7.3 4-way 2.80GHz Jun. 30, 2003
Exchange 2000 4-way 1.60GHz Jun. 10, 2002
x250
SQL Server 2000 2-way 700MHz Nov. 5, 2001
SQL Server 2000 4-way 700MHz Apr. 12, 2001
SQL Server 2000 4-way 900MHz Mar. 23, 2001
Exchange 2000 4-way 900MHz Jul. 10, 2001
DB2 UDB 4-way 900MHz Mar. 23, 2001
x240
Windows 2000 2-way 1GHz Apr. 24, 2001
x236
Windows Server 2003 2-way 2.80GHz
3.80GHz
Sep. 27, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.00GHz
3.20GHz
July 12, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.40GHz 3.60GHz
Jun. 17, 2005
x235
SQL Server Windows Server 2003 1-way 3.20GHz Dec. 3, 2003
Windows 2000 2-way 3.06GHz Aug.18, 2003
Windows 2000 2-way 3.06GHz May 13, 2003
Red Hat Linux 7.3 2-way 2.80GHz Mar. 6, 2003
Exchange 2000 2-way 2.80GHz Feb. 20, 2003
Windows 2000 2-way 2.40GHz Aug. 12, 2002
Windows 2000 2-way 2.20GHz Jun. 10, 2002
Exchange 2000 2-way 2.40GHz Jun. 10, 2002
x232
Windows 2000 2-way 1.40GHz Mar. 18, 2002
Exchange 2000 2-way 1.13GHz Aug. 27, 2001
Exchange 2000 1-way 1.13GHz Aug. 27, 2001
Red Hat Linux 7.1 1-way 2-way 1.13GHz Jun. 26, 2001
x226
Windows Server 2003

2-way 2.80GHz
3.80GHz
Sep. 27, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.00GHz 3.20GHz Jun. 17, 2005
Windows Server 2003
2-way 3.40GHz Jun. 8, 2005
x225
Windows 2000 2-way 3.06GHz Aug. 29, 2003
x220
SQL Server 2000 1-way 1.40GHz Jun. 3, 2002
SQL Server 2000 1-way 1.266GHz Oct. 16, 2001
Exchange 2000 1-way 933MHz Apr. 24, 2001
x206m
Windows Server 2003 One-processor,
dual-core
2.80GHz
3.00GHz
3.20GHz
Jan. 24, 2006
Windows Server 2003
Single-socket,
dual-core
3.00GHz Oct. 4, 2005
Windows Server 2003
Single-socket,
dual-core
2.80GHz Oct. 4, 2005
Windows Server 2003
Single-socket 3.00GHz 3.20GHz 3.40GHz Oct. 4, 2005
x206
Exchange 2003 1-way 3.20GHz Jun. 17, 2004
x200
Windows 2000 1-way 1GHz Mar. 13, 2001
x135
Red Hat Linux 6.2 1-way 1GHz
800MHz
Jun. 26, 2001
Netfinity 8500R
Configured with Intel Pentium III Xeon, 2MB L2 Cache
SQL Server 2000 8-way 700MHz May 23, 2000