Key Features - IBM System x3500 M3 Product Manual

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High-Performance Xeon Processors
The x3500 M3 supports up to two high-performance Intel Xeon 5600 or 5500 Series processors,
allowing you to upgrade to a second processor as business needs require. The x3500 M3 offers a
choice of processor clock rates, memory access speeds and power draw:
• 130W 6-core Xeon 5600 series processor model X5690 or X5680 at 3.46 or 3.33GHz
(respectively), running at 6.4GTps (gigatransfers/second) with 12MB of L3 processor cache,
1333MHz memory access, and Intel Turbo Boost technology and Hyper Threading Technology
• 95W 6-core Xeon 5600 series processor models X5675, X5670 or X5650 at 3.06, 2.93 or
2.66GHz (respectively), running at 6.4GTps with 12MB of L3 processor cache, 1333MHz
memory access, 2 threads per core, and Intel Turbo Boost technology and Hyper Threading
Technology
• 80W 6-core Xeon 5600 series processor models E5649 or E5645 at 2.53 or 2.4GHz
(respectively), running at 5.86GTps with 12MB of L3 processor cache, 1333MHz memory
access, and Intel Turbo Boost technology and Hyper Threading Technology
• 80W 4-core Xeon 5600 Series processor models E5640, E5630, or E5520 at 2.66, 2.53, or
2.40GHz (respectively), running at 5.86GTps with 12MB of L3 processor cache, 1066MHz
memory access, and Intel Turbo Boost technology and Hyper Threading Technology
• 80W 4-core Xeon 5600 series processor model E5606 at 2.13GHz, running at 4.8GTps with
8MB of L3 processor cache, and 1066MHz memory access.
• 80W 4-core Xeon 5500 series processor model E5506 at 2.13GHz running at 4.8GTps with 4MB
of L3 processor cache, and 800MHz memory access
Other Xeon 5600 and 5500 series processor are supported via CTO, including:
• 130W 4-core Xeon 5600 series processor models X5687 or X5677 at 3.60 or 3.46GHz
(respectively) running 6.4GTps with 12MB of L3 processor cache, 1333MHz memory access,
and Intel Turbo Boost technology and Hyper Threading Technology
• 95W 6-core Xeon 5600 series processor model X5660 at 2.8GHz running at 6.4GTps with
12MB of L3 processor cache, 1333MHz memory access, and Intel Turbo Boost technology and
Hyper Threading Technology
• 130W 4-core Xeon 5600 series processor model X5647 at 2.93GHz running at 5.8GTps with
12MB of L3 processor cache, 1066MHz memory access, and Intel Turbo Boost technology and
Hyper Threading Technology
• 60W 6-core Xeon 5600 series processor model L5640 at 2.26GHz, running at 5.86GTps with
12MB of L3 processor cache, 1333MHz memory access, and Intel Turbo Boost technology and
Hyper Threading Technology
• 40W 4-core Xeon 5600 series processor model L5630 at 2.26GHz running at 5.86GTps with
12MB of L3 processor cache, 1066MHz memory access, and Intel Turbo Boost technology and
Hyper Threading Technology
• 40W 4-core Xeon 5600 series processor model L5609 at 1.86GHz running at 4.8GTps with
12MB of L3 processor cache, and 1066MHz memory access
• 80W 4-core Xeon 5600 series processor models E5607 or E5603 at 2.26 or 1.60Ghz
(respectively) running at 4.8GTps with 8MB or 4MB of L3 processor cache, and 1066MHz
memory access
• 80W 4-core Xeon 5500 series processor model E5507 at 2.26GHz running at 4.8GTps with 4MB
of L3 processor cache, and 800MHz memory access
With the Xeon 5500 and 5600 series processors, Intel has diverged from its traditional Symmetric
Multiprocessing (SMP) architecture to a Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) architecture. The
Xeon 5600 processors are connected through a serial coherency link called QuickPath Interconnect
(QPI). QPI is capable of 6.4, 5.6 or 4.8 GTps (gigatransfers per second), depending on the
processor model.
Six-core Xeon processors contain six complete processor cores. Processors contain one
shared 12MB L3 cache. The cache is dynamically allocated between the cores as needed. The
multiple cores appear to software as multiple physical processors. Six-core processors offer
considerably higher performance than a same-speed Xeon processor with four cores or two cores.
Turbo Boost Technology increases performance by translating the temperature, power and
current head room into higher frequency. It will dynamically increase by 133MHz for short and
regular intervals until the upper limit is met or the maximum possible upside for the number of active
cores is reached. The maximum frequency is dependent on the number of active cores. The
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