Product Positioning - IBM x3690 X5 Manual

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IBM System x3690 X5 model configuration
System SEO Processor
Number
7148-2DG 2 x 2.0 GHz
Xeon E6540 Turbo
Six core
7148-3Sx 1x 2.0 GHz
Xeon X7550 Turbo
Eight core 130W
7148-4Sx 1x 2.26 GHz
Xeon X7560 Turbo
Eight core 130W

Product positioning

These new IBM System x3690 X5 Virtualized Systems enhance the server line by
providing new levels of performance and price/performance. The IBM System x3690
X5 server features a high-density, 2U+1U mechanical platform that supports 6-core
Xeon processors, 8-core in MAX5 models, PCI-E architecture, and high-speed DDR3
memory.
IBM System x3690 X5 servers deliver additional processing, expandability, and
high-availability features. These features make them ideal for handling complex,
business-critical On Demand Business applications that must be supported by space-
saving, rack-optimized servers.
The IBM System x3690 X5 server is designed for extremely complex, compute-
intense applications requiring two-socket plus processing power and large memory
support.
This makes the IBM System x3690 X5 server an excellent fit for current and future
enterprise on demand applications.
Applications include:
• On Demand Business
• Business intelligence
• Transaction processing
• Enterprise resource planning
• Collaboration applications (Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes®)
• Server consolidation
• Internet or intranet front-end serving
• Web content serving
• Database storage as a SAN solution
IBM Europe, Middle East, and Africa Hardware
Announcement ZG10-0267
software, may be used for boot diagnostic, setup, restoration,
L3 Memory
Cache
18 MB 64x4 GB
w/1 memory card
105W
18 MB 4x4 GB
24 MB 4x4 GB
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