IBM HX5 Maximum, E75xx/E65xx Processor type, 86GHz E7530 0GHz 73GHz E6510 CTO, 42x, Blade 30mm

Optimized for virtualization and database applications with maximum memory and compute capacity in a blade

BladeCenter HX5 Specifications

Machine type

7872-42x, 61x/63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx, 82x/83x/84x/86x, E6x/E8x

Form factor (standard /

30mm / 120mm (2 30mm HX5 blades + 2 30mm MAX5 memory expansion blades)

maximum)

Eight-core Xeon

Six-core Xeon

Four-core Xeon

(X75xx/L75xx/X65xx)

(E75xx/E65xx)

(E75xx/E65xx)

Processor type

1.86GHz L7555 (82x),

1.86GHz E7530 (61x),

2.0GHz

1.73GHz

E6510 (CTO),

2.0MHz, X6550 (83x, E8x),

E6540 (63x/68x, 6Dx),

2.0GHz

1.86GHz

E7520 (42x)

2.26GHz X7560 (84x/86x)

E7540 (64x/65x/66x, E6x)

Processor cores per 2-socket

16 (82x/83x/84x/86x, E8x)

12 (61x/63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx,

8

(42x)

blade (30mm)

E6Y)

Processor cores per 4-socket

32 (82x/83x/84x/86x, E8x)

24 (61x/63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx,

16

(42x)

blade server (60mm)

E6Y)

Maximum processor power draw

130W (83x/84x/86x, E8x)

105W (61x/63x/64x/65x/

95W

(42x, 82x)

68x/6Dx, E6Y)

QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)

6.4 GTps (64x/65x,

5.86 GTps (61x/63x/65x/

4.8 GTps (42x)

speed (gigatransfers per second)

83x/84x/86x, E6Y, E8x)

68x/6Dx, 82x)

# of processors standard /

1 / 2; up to 4 total (2-node configuration)—

2 / 2; up to 4 total (2-node configuration)—

maximum per blade and per 2-

42x, 61x/64x/65x, 82x/86x

63x/68x/6Dx, 83x/84x, E6x/E8x

node system

Internal L3 cache

24MB (82x/83x/84x/86x,

18MB (42x,

12MB (61x,E6510)

E8x)

63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx, E6x)

XceL4v Dynamic Server (L4)

Up to 256MB per chassis (512GB max.)

cache with MAX5

Chipset

Intel 7500 / IBM eX5

Scalability ports

4 QPI Ports per chassis

3 EXA ports per MAX5

# of DIMM sockets total /

16 / 14

16 / 0

available

16GB (4 x

8GB (2 x 4GB)

160GB (40 x

112GB (28 x

64GB (16 x 4GB)

/ 128GB

Standard / maximum memory8

4GB) / 128GB

per blade

4GB) / 128GB

4GB) / 128GB

/ 128GB

(63x/6Dx,

(42x,

(68x)

(E8x)

(E6x)

61x/64x/65x,

83x/84x)

82x/86x)

Maximum memory per HX5 blade

320GB (40 x 8GB)

plus 1 MAX5 expansion blade

Maximum memory with 2 HX5

256GB (32 x 8GB)

blades

Maximum memory with 2 HX5

blades and 2 MAX5 expansion

640B (80 x 8GB)

blades

MAX5 expansion blades included

Standard—63x/6Dx/68x, 83x/84x, E8x

Optional—All other models

Standard memory type

Registered PC3-10600 DDR3 ECC (1066MHz)

978MHz—

978MHz—

800MHz—42x, E6510 (via

Maximum memory speed

82x/83x/84x/86x, E8x

61x/63x/64x/65x/68x/6Dx, E6x

CTO)

(1066MHz with MAX5)

Memory interleaving

Yes

DIMM capacities supported

2GB, 4GB, 8GB VLP

Chipkill protection supported

Yes

Memory ProteXion supported

Yes

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