Hx5 Specifications - IBM BladeCenter HX5 Product Manual

Optimized for virtualization and database applications with maximum
memory and compute capacity in a blade
Machine type
Form factor (standard /
maximum)
Processor type
Processor cores per 2-socket
blade (30mm)
Processor cores per 4-socket
blade server (60mm)
Maximum processor power draw
QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
speed (gigatransfers per second)
# of processors standard /
maximum per blade and per 2-
node system
Internal L3 cache
XceL4v Dynamic Server (L4)
cache with MAX5
Chipset
Scalability ports
# of DIMM sockets total /
available
Standard / maximum memory
per blade
Maximum memory per HX5 blade
plus 1 MAX5 expansion blade
Maximum memory with 2 HX5
blades
Maximum memory with 2 HX5
blades and 2 MAX5 expansion
blades
MAX5 expansion blades included
Standard memory type
Maximum memory speed
Memory interleaving
DIMM capacities supported
Chipkill protection supported
Memory ProteXion supported
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BladeCenter HX5 Specifications
7872-42x, 61x/63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx, 82x/83x/84x/86x, E6x/E8x
30mm / 120mm (2 30mm HX5 blades + 2 30mm MAX5 memory expansion blades)
Eight-core Xeon
(X75xx/L75xx/X65xx)
1.86GHz L7555 (82x),
2.0MHz, X6550 (83x, E8x),
2.26GHz X7560 (84x/86x)
16 (82x/83x/84x/86x, E8x)
32 (82x/83x/84x/86x, E8x)
130W (83x/84x/86x, E8x)
6.4 GTps (64x/65x,
83x/84x/86x, E6Y, E8x)
1 / 2; up to 4 total (2-node configuration)—
42x, 61x/64x/65x, 82x/86x
24MB (82x/83x/84x/86x,
E8x)
16 / 14
160GB (40 x 112GB (28 x
8
4GB) / 128GB 4GB) / 128GB
(68x)
Standard—63x/6Dx/68x, 83x/84x, E8x
978MHz—
82x/83x/84x/86x, E8x
(1066MHz with MAX5)
Six-core Xeon
(E75xx/E65xx)
1.86GHz E7530 (61x), 2.0GHz
E6540 (63x/68x, 6Dx), 2.0GHz
E7540 (64x/65x/66x, E6x)
12 (61x/63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx,
E6Y)
24 (61x/63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx,
E6Y)
105W (61x/63x/64x/65x/
68x/6Dx, E6Y)
5.86 GTps (61x/63x/65x/
68x/6Dx, 82x)
2 / 2; up to 4 total (2-node configuration)—
18MB (42x,
63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx, E6x)
Up to 256MB per chassis (512GB max.)
Intel 7500 / IBM eX5
4 QPI Ports per chassis
3 EXA ports per MAX5
64GB (16 x 4GB)
/ 128GB
(E8x) (E6x)
320GB (40 x 8GB)
256GB (32 x 8GB)
640B (80 x 8GB)
Registered PC3-10600 DDR3 ECC (1066MHz)
978MHz—
61x/63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx, E6x
Yes
2GB, 4GB, 8GB VLP
Yes
Yes
Four-core Xeon
(E75xx/E65xx)
1.73GHz E6510 (CTO),
1.86GHz E7520 (42x)
8 (42x)
16 (42x)
95W (42x, 82x)
4.8 GTps (42x)
63x/68x/6Dx, 83x/84x, E6x/E8x
12MB (61x,E6510)
16 / 0
8GB (2 x 4GB)
16GB (4 x
/ 128GB
4GB) / 128GB
(42x,
(63x/6Dx,
61x/64x/65x,
83x/84x)
82x/86x)
Optional—All other models
800MHz—42x, E6510 (via
CTO)
16.