Key Features - IBM System x3300 M4 Product Manual

Key features

A high-performance dual-socket tower server, the IBM System x3300 M4 server, can deliver the
scalability, reliable performance, and optimized efficiency for your general business applications. You
start with the basics and then upgrade as your business changes, without jeopardizing existing
investments. Virtualizing the PC infrastructure into one server can provide access to a powerful server
with abundant storage space and significantly reduce IT costs.
Scalability and performance
The x3300 M4 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:
The Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family improves productivity by offering affordable
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dual-socket system performance. It has eight-core processors with up to 2.3 GHz core speeds, up to
20 MB of L3 cache, and one Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) link of up to 8 GTps.
Up to 2 processors, 16 cores, and 32 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multithreaded
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applications.
With intelligent and adaptive system performance with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, processor
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cores can run at maximum speeds during peak workloads by temporarily going beyond processor
thermal design power (TDP).
Intel Hyper-Threading Technology boosts performance for multithreaded applications by enabling
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simultaneous multithreading within each processor core, up to two threads per core.
Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks so that operating system
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vendors can better use the hardware for virtualization workloads.
Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVT) can improve floating point performance for
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compute-intensive technical and scientific applications.
The 12 registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) of 1600 MHz DDR3 ECC memory provide speed, high
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availability, and a memory capacity of up to 192 GB.
The theoretical maximum memory bandwidth of the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family is
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38.4 GBps at 1600 MHz, which is 20% more than the previous generation of Intel Xeon 5600
processors.
The server offers up to four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports with a convenient Feature on Demand
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(FoD) upgrade process that does not require the purchase of additional hardware. Two ports are
enabled as standard, and two ports can be enabled with an optional license.
The server offers PCIe 3.0 I/O expansion capabilities. These capabilities improve the theoretical
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maximum bandwidth by almost 100% (8 GTps per link by using 128b/130b encoding) compared to
the previous generation of PCIe 2.0 (5 GTps per link by using 8b/10b encoding).
With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCIe 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon
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processor E5 family. This controller reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance.
Up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swap drive bays or eight 3.5-inch hot-swap or simple-swap drive bays
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provide significant internal storage capacity.
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