System Architecture - IBM NeXtScale System Planning And Implementation Manual

Figure 4-4 shows an exploded window of the platform, in which the major
components and options are highlighted.
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holder
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Figure 4-4 Exploded view of the nx360 M4

4.2 System architecture

The IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 compute node features the Intel E5-2600 v2
series processors. The Xeon E5-2600 v2 series processor has models with
either 6, 8, 10, or 12 cores per processor with up to 24 threads per socket.
The Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 series processors (formerly known by the Intel code
Ivy Bridge-EP
name
micro architecture that is based on tri-gate transistors, Intel Xeon E5-2600 series
(formerly
manufacturing process in contrast to the 32nm used by its predecessor. By using
this new, smaller 22nm tri-gate transistor technology, you can design more
powerful processors with better power efficiency.
Air
baffles
) are the successors of the first implementation of Intel's
Sandy Bridge-EP
). The Xeon E5-2600 v2 series uses a 22nm
Chapter 4. IBM NeXtScale nx360 M4 compute node
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