IBM System x3850 X6
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Processor options
The x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel Xeon E7 v2 processors. Processors are installed in Compute
Books, one processor in each Compute Book. The following figure shows the components of the Compute
Book:
One processor
A total of 24 DIMM slots, 12 on each side of the book
Two hot-swap dual-motor fans that are mounted on the front of the book
The x3850 X6 supports two or four Compute Books. Three Compute Books are not supported. A
configuration of one Compute Book is only supported in standard model 3837-A4x.
Each Compute Book is installed in the front of the server, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 4. Compute Book
The following table shows the processor options. Each option includes the processor installed in a
Compute Book. Compute Books with one of the E7-4800 family of processors are supported only in a
four-socket x3850 X6 server and cannot be used in an x3950 X6 server.
The table also shows the maximum memory bus speed each processor supports plus which server
models have each processor standard. If there is no corresponding
where-used
model for a particular
processor, this processor is only available through CTO.