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Scalable server delivers a unique, innovative design with extreme
performance

IBM System x3950 M2

Highlights

Scalable solution delivers

outstanding performance for

realising business demands

with an easy pay-as-you-grow

design

Balanced design provides

additional memory, processing

power and input/output (I/O)

on demand

Consistent, reliable

performance delivers advanced

data protection to help manage

your risk.

Engineered with the needs of 

enterprise organisations in mind, the

IBM x3950 M2 provides a scalable,

efficient and highly reliable solution. 

This fourth generation X-Architecture

enterprise server combines 64-bit

performance in a balanced design. The

x3950 M2 can help organisations meet

business demands with confidence and

since many organisations require

servers that expand as business grows,

the x3950 M2 provides the flexibility to

run more applications on the same

piece of hardware. These features

deliver an optimised solution for large

database enterprise application and

virtualization services.

Manage growth, complexity with enhanced

scalability

The x3950 M2 provides an

uncomplicated, cost-effective and

highly flexible solution. With the ability

to scale up to a maximum of 96 cores

using Intel

®

six-core processors, while

maintaining balanced performance

between processors, memory and I/O,

the x3950 M2 can easily accommodate

business expansion and the resulting

need for additional application space.

Unique flexibility of the configurations

allows the system to populate a

minimum of two central processing

units (CPUs) per chassis for additional

access to memory and I/O that

addresses an organisation’s specific

application requirements. This flexibility

allows for the creation of a 12-core, 

Summary of Contents for 72332SU

Page 1: ...ons require servers that expand as business grows the x3950 M2 provides the flexibility to run more applications on the same piece of hardware These features deliver an optimised solution for large database enterprise application and virtualization services Manage growth complexity with enhanced scalability The x3950 M2 provides an uncomplicated cost effective and highly flexible solution With the...

Page 2: ...s up to 1 5 times better 8 socket TPC H performance over the Intel 7300 processor series based platform for faster business decision analysis1 Features in more than 100 cumulative 1 benchmarks including a 1 8 socket benchmark2 Enables customers to get the performance they desire with unique near linear performance improvement when doubling the processors and memory Manage risk with proven reliabil...

Page 3: ... IBM System x3950 M2 at a glance Form factor Rack 4U per chassis Processor Intel Xeon Processor 7400 series up to X7460 2 67 GHz six cores 1066 MHz front side bus Number of processors std max 2 4 per chassis optional 2 3 4 chassis support Cache max Up to 16 MB Memory5 max 4 GB or 8 GB 256 GB max PC2 5300 DDR II Expansion slots 7 total PCI Express half length 2 Active PCI Express Disk bays total ho...

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