Key Features - IBM x3200 - System M3 - 7328 Product Manual

An affordable single-socket, dual-core server with high performance
and data protection for small and medium businesses

Key Features

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• Integrated RAID-1/1E arrays allow the server to keep operating in the event of a drive failure
• IPMI 2.0 supports highly secure remote system power control using data encryption. This allows an
administrator to restart a server without having to visit it in person, saving travel time and getting the
server back up and running quickly and securely.
• Temperature-controlled fans adjust to compensate for changing thermal characteristics. At the
lower speeds they draw less power and suffer less wear. Equally important in a crowded data center,
temperature-controlled fans produce less ambient noise in the data center than if they were
constantly running at full speed.
• The three-year (parts and labor) limited onsite warranty
Type 4368) helps give you peace of mind and greater investment protection than a one-year
warranty does.
High-Performance Processors
The x3200 M2 supports either an Intel Xeon processor or an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, allowing you to
choose the most appropriate processor for your business needs. The x3200 M2 offers a choice of
processor clock rates, FSB speeds and power draws:
• 95W quad-core Xeon processor model X3350 or X3360 running at 2.66 or 2.83GHz (respectively),
with 64-bit extensions, (23.75W per core), a 1333MHz FSB, and 12MB of L2 processor cache (2 x
4MB)—when the processors are available from Intel
• 95W quad-core Xeon processor model X3320 running at 2.5GHz, with 64-bit extensions, (23.75W
per core), a 1333MHz FSB, and 6MB of L2 processor cache (2 x 4MB —when the processors are
available from Intel
• 65W dual-core Xeon processor model E3110 running at 3.0GHz, with 64-bit extensions, low power
draw (32.5W per core), a 1333MHz FSB, and 6MB of L2 processor cache
• 65W dual-core Core 2 Duo processor model E4600 (operating at 2.4GHz) with 64-bit extensions, low
power draw (32.5W per core), an 800MHz FSB, and 2MB of L2 processor cache (1 x 2MB)
The dual-core processors contain two complete processor cores; quad-core processors, similarly,
contain four cores. Dual-core processors contain one unified cache shared by both cores, while quad-
core processors have independent caches (one per pair of cores). The shared cache is dynamically
allocated between the two cores as needed. The two cores appear to software as two physical
processors. The dual-core processors offer considerably higher performance than a same-speed Xeon
processor with a single core. Likewise, quad-core processors offer considerably higher performance
than a same-speed Xeon processor with dual cores.
Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (EM64T) 64-bit extensions allow the Xeon processor to use
large memory addressing when running with a 64-bit operating system. This in turn lets individual
software processes directly access more than 4GB of RAM, which was the limit of 32-bit addressing.
This can result in much higher performance for certain kinds of programs, such as database
management and CAD. Additional registers and instructions (SSE3) can further boost performance for
applications written to use them. Contact your software providers to determine their software support for
EM64T.
The 1333MHz FSB (which connects memory to the processor) offers a peak rate of 10.67GBps, or up to
two-thirds higher throughput at the same processor clock speed than an 800MHz FSB. This may result
in much higher data transfer rates.
Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce
power draw.
Execute Disable Bit functionality can help prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks
when combined with a supporting operating system.
High-Speed DDR II ECC Memory
The x3200 M2 ships with either one or two DIMMs installed and supports up to 8GB of memory in 4
DIMM sockets. It uses PC2-5300 double data rate II (DDR II) memory (operating at 667MHz) for faster
access, and provides ECC memory protection.
The x3200 M2 supports either 1, 2, or 4 DIMMs. When 2 or 4 DIMMs are installed, memory operates in
two-way interleaved mode for increased performance.
Memory is available in kits consisting of one 512MB or two 1GB or 2GB DIMMs.
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