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System x3750 M4
The x3750 M4 is a 4 socket server featuring a streamlined design, optimized for price/performance, with
advanced flexibility and expandability. The x3750 M4 provides maximum storage density, flexible PCIe
networking options in a 2U form factor.
Workloads
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Virtualization (server consolidation)
High performance/Low latency
Databases requiring fast I/O
Analytics
Key Features
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Full support for Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 processors
4 sockets, 48 DIMM slots in a 2U form factor
2+2 socket design
Mix and match internal storage with up to 16 HDD or 32 eXFlash drives
Mezz LOM 1GbE or 10GbE Networking with options for fiber or copper
Up to 8 PCIe I/O slots with a 5 + 3 design.
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x3750 M4 Compared to x3750 M4 Refresh
x3750 M4
x3750 M4 Refresh
Benefits
Processor
* Intel E5-4600 series
* 95W, 115W, 130W
* 4,6 and 8-core
* Intel E5-4600 v2 series
* 95W, 115W, 130W
* 4,6,8-core and 10,12-core
* 10-core 70W Long-Life processor
* Increased performance (up to 30-40%)
* Low power, long life processor
Memory
* 48 DIMM, 1.5 TB max memory
* 20 MB cache per CPU
* Memory speed 1600Mhz
* 48 DIMM, 1.5 TB max memory
* 30 MB cache per CPU
* Memory speed 1866Mhz
* Increased memory cache (50%)
* Increased memory speed (17%)
HDD/SSD
* 2.5" HDD - 16
* 1.8" SSD - 32 eXFlash
* Integrated RAID 1/0 w FOD upgrades
* Gen2 SAS Controller
* 2.5" HDD - 16
* 1.8" SSD - 32 eXFlash
* Integrated RAID 1/0 w FOD upgrades
* Gen3 SAS Controller
* High capabilities for on-board storage
* High performance SSDs
Ethernet
* Dual 1 GbE
* Dual port 10GbE SFP+ or 10Gb-T
* Mezzanine LOM options
* Quad 1 GbE
* Dual port 10GbE SFP+ or 10Gb-T
* More flexibility, options and vendors
* Does not take away a valuable PCIe slot
* 8 PCIe slots
* 5 HH/HL, 3 FH/HL
* 8 PCIe slots
* 5 HH/HL, 3 FH/HL or 1 FH/HL (x16) & 1 FH/HL
* FH/HL (x16) optional riser provides ability for higher
bandwidth PCIe cards
* 900W, 1400W Redundant Power
* 750W DC
* 900W, 1400W Redundant Power
* 750W DC
PCIe
Power
* Redundant power enables better uptime
* Provides pay-as-you-grow flexibility
Other
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* 2 + 2 Socket and memory expansion
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* 2 + 2 Socket and memory expansion
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Flexibility & Performance in a Dense 2U design
• Consolidation of more workloads &
virtual machines
 Faster decisions & rapid response
Memory Density
High Performance & Speed
 ~30-40% performance
increase
 Up to 12C
 High capacity & high
performance for I/O
intensive apps
Storage
 32 eXFlash SSD
 16 2.5” HDD
 Uptime for business-critical
workloads
 Predictive Failure Analysis for
proactive monitoring
 Redundant HS disks, fans and
power
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High Reliability
 Predictive Failure
Analysis
 Light Path Diagnostics
 Increased performance for more
workloads & users
 3 DPC @ 1333 Mhz
 2 DPC @ 1866 Mhz
Flexibility and
Scalability
 PCI Expansion
 2+2 Socket Design
 Lower costs of adding
users & services
 Scale applications rapidly
as you add users
Networking
 1GbE and 10GbE
Mezz LOM options
 8 PCIe slots
 The bandwidth to support high
throughput of time-critical data
 Multiple options to support unique
requirements
Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2 Family
x3750 M4 Refresh Processors: The x3750 M4 offers two Basic, Standard and Advanced E5-4600 v2 processors. Two
Segment Optimized and one long life Embedded E5-4600 v2 processors.
Segment Optimized
Advanced
E5-4650 v2
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10C
8.0 GT/s QPI
Up to 25M cache
Intel® HT Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology
DDR3-1866
10C 25M
2.4 GHz
95W
E5-4657L v2
Standard
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12C
30M
2.4GHz
E5-4640 v2
10C 20M
2.2 GHz
95W
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E5-4620 v2
8C
7.2GT/s QPI
Up to 20M cache
Intel® HT Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology
DDR3-1600
High Perf. Low Power
4S Glueless
8C 20M
2.6 GHz
95W
E5-4610 v2
8C 16M
2.3 GHz
95W
12C
115W
Intel® HT Technology
Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology
8.0GT/s QPI
DDR3-1866
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Frequency Optimized
4S Glueless
E5-4627 v2
8C
16M
3.3 GHz
Basic
E5-4607 v2
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6C-4C
6.4GT/s QPI
Up to 15M cache
Intel® HT Technology
DDR3-1333
6C
15M
2.6 GHz
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95W
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E5-4603 v2
4C
10M
2.2 GHz
115W
95W
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130W
8C
130W
Intel® Turbo Boost
Technology
7.2GT/s QPI
DDR3-1866
Long Life
E5-4624L v2
10C
1.9 GHz
70W
Tc(s):92C
Performance
x3750 M4 Refresh Performance Improvement
IVB Performance Improvement: The x3750 M4 IVB performance improvement is ~30-50% performance improvement
depending on workload.
G2G performance improvement - SNB-EP4s vs IVB-EP4s
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
TPC-C
TPC-E
SPECint
SNB-EP4s
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IVB-EP4s
Linpack
STREAM
Performance
x3750 M4 Refresh Performance Improvement
IVB Performance Improvement: Depending on processor comparison, x3750 M4 Refresh improvement ranges from 16%
to 42%.
x3750 M4
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x3750 M4 Refresh
42%
12C 30M
115W
2.4 GHz E5-4657L v2
8C/20M
2.7 GHz
130W
E5-4650
23%
10C 25M
95W
2.4 GHz E5-4650 v2
8C/20M
2.4 GHz
95W
E5-4640
28%
10C 20M
95W
2.2 GHz E5-4640 v2
8C/16M
2.2 GHz
95W
E5-4620
29%
8C 20M
95W
2.6 GHz E5-4620 v2
6C/15M
2.4 GHz
95W
E5-4610
27%
8C 16M
95W
2.3 GHz E5-4610 v2
6C/12M
2.2 GHz
95W
E5-4607
26%
6C 15M
95W
2.6GHz E5-4607 v2
4C/10M
2.0 GHz
95W
E5-4603
16%
4C
10M
95W
2.2 GHz E5-4603 v2
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Performance
x3750 M4 - Memory
Memory drives performance: Customers continue to look for ways to increase the return on their IT investments while
driving increased system performance. Workloads such as virtualization and database require the highest amount of
memory possible for optimal performance.
Up to 48 DIMM and 1.5TB of memory capacity
RDIMM: Best balance of price, capacity,
reliability, and workload performance.
Available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB.
LRDIMM: Highest performance for
workloads needing maximum memory.
Available 32GB.
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Increasing memory in most applications can increase performance
Using fewer larger capacity DIMMs is less expensive and can cut power cost
Large DIMM capacities leave room to grow – right size now, expand later
Memory
Density
& Speed
x3750 M4 – Pay-As-You-Grow Features
PCI
Pay-As-You-Grow: The x3750 M4 offers a 2+2 socket design enabling pay-as-you-grow processing and memory
scalability as well as a 5+3 PCIe expansion riser providing I/O flexibility and scalability. Ultra-dense design
incorporates ultimate flexibility and expandability within a 2U form factor
x3750 M4 - 2 socket configuration
Processor and Memory expansion
Provides 2S and 24 DIMM
x3750 M4 - 4 socket configuration
Just hold handle and dock into place
Provides 4S and 48 DIMM
PCIe Expansion Risers
Increase PCIe capabilities to 3 FH/HL
(x8) or 1 FH/HL (x16) and 1 FH/HL
(x8), providing I/O scalability and
flexibility
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Flexibility
Scalability
x3750 M4 – Networking
Networking: The x3750 M4 gives clients a choice of standard PCIe cards and unique Mezzanine LOM cards. The x3750
M4 supports up to eight PCIe cards and one Mezz LOM card.
Networking
PCIe Cards
• Factory or field installed
• Multiple cards per server
• All System x Rack/ Tower Servers
•PCIe Compliant
• Up to 128 Gb
• 2U bracket size
• Up to 4 Ports
• IMM not shared
• No Wake on LAN on 10G
• Uses PCIe Slot
• Higher price
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Mezz LOM Card
• Factory or field installed
• One per server
• x3750 M4 and X6 servers
• PCIe 3, x8 & x16, Complaint
• Up to 128 Gb
• 2U bracket size
• Up to 4 Ports
• IMM Shared NIC Port
• Supports Wake on LAN
• Does not use a PCIe Slot
• Lower price than PCIe
x3750 M4 – Mezzanine LOM
Flexible Networking: With the expansion of 10GbE technology on the rise, the System x3750 M4 gives the client the
choice of not only leveraging this new technology but also provides a choice of vendors solutions without taking up
valuable PCIe slots through our innovative Mezz LOM design.
Networking
Choice of 10GbE or 1GbE Mezz LOM adapters
Emulex 10GbE SFP+
Intel 10Gb-T
Broadcom 10GbE SFP+
Broadcom 10Gb-T
Intel 1GbE
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Built-in Reliability by Design
#1 Reliability x86 Rating
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Downtime of more than four (4) hours on each server hardware platform (2014)
Dell PowerEdge x86
13%
HP ProLiant Servers
10%
Oracle x86
Oracle SPARC
6%
4%
4%
3%
3%
3%
Fujitsu SPARC
Toshiba Magnia
Fujitsu Primequest
HP Integrity
Cisco UCS
2%
2%
Fujitsu Primergy
1%
1%
IBM Power System i, p
IBM System x
IBM System z
#1 x86 server
ITIC Global Server
Hardware, Reliability
Report- 2014-2015
0%
#1 Customer Satisfaction Rating
TBR Satisfaction Indices
13
Reliability
2
Rank
Overall Customer Satisfaction
#1
Service Satisfaction
#1
Product Satisfaction
#1
Sales Responsiveness
#1
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#1 ranking in TBR report in 22 elements across
Service, Product and Sales indices:
1 ITIC
2014-2015 Reliability Survey, May 2014 -http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsl03126usen/XSL03126USEN.PDF
2 TBR Customer Satisfaction Survey, August 2014 -http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsw03117usen/XSW03117USEN.PDF
Predictive Failure Analysis & Light Path Diagnostics
Predictive Failure Analysis & Light Path Diagnostics: A key component in the System x range of servers is the ability
to monitor the health of server components (PFA) and quickly identity & fix any issues before they take down the server
(Light Path Diagnostics). These features provides the ability to either hot-swap the component (if applicable) or schedule
downtime at low-impact times for the component to be changed or refreshed
Reliability
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Front of Light Path Diagnostics Panel
Amber light indicates there is a problem with the server
Light Path Diagnostics Component Level Lights
Indicates what individual component has PFA alert or has failed
Pop-Out Light Path Diagnostics Panel
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Indicates what subsystem has problem
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x3750 M4 Power and Thermal Design
Better Power and Thermal design - As data centers grow, power and cooling costs are becoming a larger piece of
the IT budget. According to EPA's report to Congress, data centers will account for nearly 3% of total US electricity
consumption in 2011. System x has always been focused on help clients reduce their energy consumption through
greater efficiency and innovation.
Zone Cooling: Six independent FAN
modules support 5 Thermal Zones. Each
zone will adjust fan speed based on the
components and thermal conditions in that
zone. This provides optimal temperature
within the server without wasting energy
Free air cooling support:
– x3750 M4 models support 5o-40oC
– Allow customers to save on cooling costs
Zone 5
Zone 4
Zone 3
Choice of 2 Redundant Power
supplies that are 80PLUS
platinum power (94%) efficiency
design or 750W DC
(1)
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Zone 2
Zone 1
N+N Fan Design: These hot-swap, dual-motor
cooling fans help maintain a healthy system
temperature by keeping internal components cool.
These fans are also low wattage keeping energy
costs low and have reduced noise levels
Reliability
x3750 M4 Storage Choices
Industry leading storage choices: With the growing importance of data to any business, it is more important than ever
to provide systems with a choice of storage options. Up to 25 TB of solid state storage or up to 16 TB HDD storage.
Enhanced enhanced performance with up to 32 1.8” eXFlash High IOPS solid state drives
Storage
2.5” HDD
2.5” HS SAS/SATA/SSD – The x3750 M4
provides up to 16 – 2.5” HDDs and 16 TB
of storage capacity
Solid State Storage Adapters
Available in multiple capacities.
(consumes PCI slot)
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eXFlash SSD
The ability to support up to 32 1.8”
eXFlash SSDs. Enterprise Value SSDs
and Enterprise SSDs for extreme
storage capacity and performance
x3750 M4 RAID Options
Increased RAID options: The x3750 M4 has RAID on the motherboard allowing users to RAID
get all of the benefits or
Hardware RAID 0/1 without using a valuable PCIe slot. In addition to including HW RAID, System x has expanded
the RAID portfolio providing more options, better performance and more flexible.
Standard RAID 0/1 with HW and
FOD upgrades to RAID 5 or 6
RAID cache card placement
Onboard ServeRAID 5210e –
RAID controller (under
heatsink)
SAS ports (cabled to
backplanes)
Hardware Upgrades
• ServeRAID 5210 Controller
• ServerRAID M5200 Series 1GB Cache/RAID 5 upgrade
• ServeRAID M5200 Series 1GB Flash/RAID 5 upgrade
• ServeRAID M5200 Series 2GB Flash/RAID 5 upgrade
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Feature on Demand Upgrades
• ServeRAID M5200 Series Zero Cache/RAID 5
• ServerRAID M5200 Series RAID 6 Upgrade
• ServeRAID M5200 Series Performance Accelerator
• ServeRAID M5200 Series SSD Caching Enabler
Storage
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x3750 M4 Front and Rear View
2 USB 2.0
Video Port
Light
Path
Panel
Up to 16 2.5”
HDDs
SATA
DVD
2 or 3 PCIe Slot
Expansion
Video Port
Serial Port
5 PCIe Standard
2 USB 2.0
IMM v2
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Up to 32 1.8”
eXFlash SSDs
(8 per enclosure)
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eXFlash
enclosure
Dual Power Supplies
Mezz LOM
Networking slot
x3750 M4 Inside View
Storage – Mix and match up to 16 2.5” HDD and/or
32 1.8” SSD for maximum storage and performance
• Exclusive eXFlash SSD technology
Processor – Features up to four of the latest Xeon
E5-4600 V2 series processors
• Optimized for price / performance
Power Supply – 2 hot swap 900W or 1400 W
redundant power supplies or 750W DC
• Power to match clients needs
Mezz LOM – 1GbE and 10GbE (SFP+ or 10Gb-T)
Mezz LOM options
• Future proof as 10GbE demands grow
PCIe Slots – 5 PCIe low profile slots
• I/O flexibility and options
Socket and Memory Expansion – Flexibility to grow
from 2 socket 24 DIMM to 4 socket 48 DIMM.
• Flexibility to pay as you grow
Fans – 6 hot swap dual
rotor HS fans
• Simplifies maintenance
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Memory – 48 DIMMs in a 2U design
• Increased memory density and performance
allows clients to handle large workloads
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Optional PCIe Riser – Adds 3 extra PCIe (x8) ports or 1
PCIe (x16) and 1 PCIe (x8) ports
• Balanced processing power and I/O bandwidth for
high performance
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Emulex VFA5 ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ Adapter
Key Features
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PCIe Gen 3 x8
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Dual port 10Gb SFP+
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50mm wide ML2 form factor
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2U & 3U brackets available
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FCoE & iSCSI capable
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SR-IOV capable
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TCP/IP Offload (TOE) capable
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Supports 10Gb standard pNIC or vNIC2 modes
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NC-SI capable for IMM2 shared port access
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Accepts both SFP+ SR optical & SFP+ DAC cables
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Wake on LAN (WoL) capable
•
UCM and CIM capable
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Intel X540 ML2 Dual Port 10 Gb-T Adapter
Key Features
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PCIe Gen 2 x8
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Dual port 10Gb-T
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50mm wide ML2 form factor
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2U & 3U brackets available
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SR-IOV capable
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Supports 10Gb standard pNIC or vNIC2 modes
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NC-SI capable for IMM2 shared port access
•
Wake on LAN (WoL) capable
•
UCM and CIM capable
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Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter
Key Features
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PCIe Gen 2 x4
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Quad port 1Gb-T
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50mm wide ML2 form factor
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2U & 3U brackets available
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SR-IOV capable
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NC-SI capable for IMM2 shared port access
•
Wake on LAN (WoL) capable
•
UCM and CIM capable
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Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+
Key Features
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PCIe Gen 2 x8
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Dual port 10Gb SFP+
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50mm wide ML2 form factor
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2U & 3U brackets available
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iSCSI capable
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SR-IOV capable
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TCP/IP Offload (TOE) capable
•
Supports 10Gb standard pNIC or vNIC2 modes
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Accepts both SFP+ SR optical & SFP+ DAC cables
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NC-SI capable for IMM2 shared port access
•
Wake on LAN (WoL) capable
•
UCM and CIM capable
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Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10Gb-T Adapter
Key Features
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PCIe Gen 2 x8
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Dual port 10Gb-T
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50mm wide ML2 form factor
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2U & 3U brackets available
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iSCSI capable
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SR-IOV capable
•
TCP/IP Offload (TOE) capable
•
Supports 10Gb standard pNIC or vNIC2 modes
•
NC-SI capable for IMM2 shared port access
•
Wake on LAN (WoL) capable
•
UCM and CIM capable
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x3750 M4 Performance, Results in TCO Savings
 The x3750 M4 performance can be 4 times that of a 2S E5-2600 system. Thus, up to ¼ the number of servers to
purchase, manage and power at the same overall performance level.
Less Servers &
Cores
• Fewer servers
• Fewer total
number of
Cores
Less Cost
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HW Acquisition
Software
Floor Space
Administration
Energy
Fewer Servers & Cores results in x3750 M4 TCO savings
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Lower HW acquisition cost
Lower software cost (based on core, processor or servers)
Fewer servers to power, maintain and administrate
Less floor space required
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Greater TCO
Savings
TCO Savings
Where the TCO Savings Come From?
Hardware Acquisition Cost
• Fewer x3750 M4 servers can result in
a lower HW acquisition cost
• Performance of x3750 M4 servers can
outperform 2 socket E5-2600 servers
by up to 4X
Backup
• Less total processors and core
count results in significantly lower
software cost
• Fewer cores generates savings for
operating, database and application
software licensing.
Data Center Floor Space & Admin
Energy Cost
• Fewer servers results in fewer racks
taking up valuable floor space
• Fewer x3750 M4 servers significantly
saves power cost and postpones
expensive power/cooling expansion.
• Eliminating racks of servers generates
savings and minimizes data center
physical expansion and reduces the
systems administration labor cost.
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• 70% of data center construction cost
come from power and cooling
equipment and build out
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Rack Portfolio Workload Application and Positioning
Price / Performance
High Availability
Enterprise 4-Socket
(4U, 4 Socket)
Entry 4-Socket
(2U, 4 Socket)
Enterprise 8-Socket
(8U, 8 Socket)
x3850 X6
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 Non or Less critical
workloads growing up from
2-socket EP-based systems
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High performance/low latency
Virtualization
Medium sized database
Non-mission critical, high IOPS
apps
Right Choice
 Business Applications
(SAP, ERP, small DBs)
 Infrastructure
applications
 Streamlined 4-socket
design, optimized for price /
performance and density
 Flagship 4-socket and 8-socket x86
rack platform enabled with EXA
technology for superior Resiliency,
innovative agility, and breakthrough
performance
 Large enterprise and mission critical
databases and workloads
 Memory intensive workloads
 Latency sensitive workloads
Workloads
 When 2 socket performance
meets the needs for
business applications
 Scale-out applications
Right Choice
 Business Critical 2-socket
server providing cost
effective flexibility and
performance
Workloads
Workloads
Right Choice
Value Prop
x3650 M5
Value Prop
x3750 M4
Value Prop
Business Critical 2-Socket
(2U, 2 Socket)
 Virtualization
 Large databases and database
consolidation
 OLTP
 Business Analytics
Choose the x3750 M4:
In place of the x3650 M5 when:
• The performance requirements exceed x3650 M4
• The memory requirements are greater than 768GB
• Density per processor/core is important
• Consolidating multiple 2S systems:
In place of the x3850 X6 when
• The highest end performance is not required
• Price/performance is important
• 2U / 4S density is valued
• More onboard HDD storage is required
• Needing a lower cost 4S system
Feature Comparison
x3650 M5
x3850 X6
Processor
•Intel E5-2600 v3 series
* 55W, 65W, 85W, 90W, 135W, 145W
* 4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18 -core
* Intel E5-4600 v2 series
* 95W, 115W, 130W
* 4,6,8,10,12-core
* 10-core 70W Long-Life processor
* Intel E5-4800 v2 series
* 105W, 130W, 155W
* 6,8,10,12, 15-core
Memory
* 24 DIMM, 1.5TB max memory with 64GB DIMM
* 45 MB max cache per CPU
* 48 DIMM, 1.5 TB max memory
* 30 MB max cache per CPU
* 96 DIMM, 6 TB max memory
* 37.5 MB max cache per CPU
HDD/SSD
* 3.5" HDD/SSD – up to 14
* 2.5" HDD/SSD – up to 26
* Choice of JBOD, RAID 0/1/10/5/50/6/60
* 3.5" HDD - 0
* 2.5" HDD - 16
* 1.8" SSD - 32 eXFlash
* Integrated RAID 1/0 w FOD upgrades
* 3.5" HDD - 0
* 2.5" HDD - 8
* 1.8" SSD - 16 eXFlash
Ethernet
• Quad 1 GbE (integrated)
• Mezzanine LOM options (1GbE, 10GbE, IB)
• 1GbE Port for IMM
* Mezzanine LOM options, choice of:
* Quad 1 GbE
* Dual port 10GbE SFP+ or 10Gb-T
* Mezzanine LOM options, choice of:
* Quad 1 GbE
* Dual port 10GbE SFP+ or 10Gb-T
PCIe
8 PCIe slots
* 2 HH/HL, 2 FH/HL, 4 FH/FL or
* 2 HH/HL, 2 FH/HL, 2 FH/FL (x16)
8 PCIe slots
* 5 HH/HL, 3 FH/HL or 1 FH/HL (x16) & 1 FH/HL
11 PCIe slots
* Up to 6 FH/FL (2 up to 300W) & 3 FH/HL,
* 2 PCIe for RAID cards
RAS
* Business Critical
* Business Critical
* Enhanced for Mission Critical
Power
* 550W, 750W, 750W DC, 900W Redundant
* 900W, 1400W Redundant Power
* 750W DC
* 900W, 1400W Redundant Power
* 750W DC
* Flexible internal storage configurations
* 2 + 2 Socket and memory expansion
* Scalable to 8-way
* Multiple processor generation
* SAP HANA certified
Other
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Where to Sell x3750 M4
Two Socket Consolidation
• The x3750 M4 can save clients a considerable amount in hardware acquisition, floor space, energy and
software cost by consolidating multiple 2S systems.
Workloads with higher Memory requirements
• The x3750 M4 provides up to 1.5TB of memory (using 32GB DIMM) to run high memory virtualized
applications
Processing requirements have exceeded two socket systems
• The performance of the x3750 M4 can greatly exceed 2S systems with up to 48 core in the system.
Density is important
• The x3750 M4 packs up to 48 core, 16 HDD, 48 DIMM and 8 PCIe slots in a 2U system
Strong price/performance
• The x3750 M4 provides very good price/performance compared to higher end systems, especially with the
lower end SKUs.
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Where to Sell x3750 M4 con’t
Entry level 4 socket system
• Because of cost, price/performance, density and common features to System x 2S servers, the x3750 is a
good entry level 4S server.
When Mission Critical RAS is not required
• For clients that don’t want to pay for high end RAS, the x3750 M4 has the same RAS capabilities and IMM
capabilities as the popular System x 2S servers.
When more on board storage is required in a 4S server
• The x3750 M4 provides 16 2.5” HDDs (vs x3850 X6 8 HDD slots)
When needing to maintain a lower end x3850 X5 price point
• The x3850 X5 low end processors were at the price point that is hard for the x3850 X6 to match.
• The x3750 M4 can maintain this low price point if the client is unwilling to move up the x3850 X6.
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System x Options – portfolio overview
Innovation, choice & support
Memory
Storage HBA
Rack and power
infrastructure
 Leadership technology
–First to market with Flash storage innovation
–Networking designed for best interoperability and
interconnect
 Wide breadth of offerings
–Memory, racks, power, storage, networking, processors
Processors
Storage (HDD/SSD)
RAID
Controllers
Networking
Tape
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 Solution / Workload focused
–Integrated and tested in reference architectures
–Hadoop, VDI, SAP HANA, Cloud
 Fully tested and supported
–ServerProven program
–World class global customer service
System x Storage Drives and Controllers
SAS/SATA/SED Hard Disks
RAID Controllers
Solid State Disks
SSD Controllers
Solid State Adapters
Fibre Channel Adapters
Removable Disk Solutions
SAS Host Bus Adapters
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E5-4600 and E5-4600 v2 Processors
E5-4650 v2
10C/2.4GHz/25M 95W
E5-4640
E5-4620
E5-4640 v2
10C/2.2GHz/20M 95W
8C / 2.2GHz / 16M / 95W
E5-4620 v2
8C/2.6GHz/20M 95W
E5-4610
E5-4610 v2
6C / 2.4GHz / 15M / 95W
8C/2.3GHz/16M 95W
E5-4607
E5-4607 v2
6C / 2.2GHz / 12M / 95W
6C/2.6GHz/15M 95W
E5-4603
E5-4603 v2
4C / 2GHz / 10M / 95W
4C/2.2GHz/10M 95W
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Intel® Xeon ® processor
E5-4600 product family
High Performance
Low Power 4S Glueless
E5-4650
8C / 2.7GHz / 20M / 130W
8C / 2.4GHz / 20M / 95W
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Intel® Xeon ® processor
E5-4600 v2 product family
Frequency Optimized
4S Glueless
Intel® Xeon ® processor
E5-4600 product family
Intel® Xeon ® processor
E5-4600 v2 product family
E5-4650L 115W
E5-4657L v2
8C / 2.6GHz / 20M / 115W
12C/2.4GHz/30M 115W
E5-4617 105W
E5-4627 v2
6C / 2.9GHz / 15M / 130W
8C/3.3GHz/16M 130W
No Intel® HT Technology
No Intel® HT Technology
x3750 M4 SKU Performance (SPECint_rate2006)
SPECint (Base) - x3750 M4 vs. x3750 M4 - Refresh
E5-4603v2
E5-4607v2
E5-4610v2
E5-4620v2
E5-4640v2
E5-4650v2
E5-4657Lv2
E5-4603
Perf: 15%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 90%
Cost Δ: 60%
Perf: 146%
Cost Δ: 112%
Perf: 181%
Cost Δ: 183%
Perf: 207%
Cost Δ: 384%
Perf: 242%
Cost Δ: 545%
Perf: 285%
Cost Δ: 683%
E5-4607
Perf: -26%
Cost Δ: -38%
Perf: 22%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 58%
Cost Δ: 32%
Perf: 81%
Cost Δ: 76%
Perf: 98%
Cost Δ: 202%
Perf: 120%
Cost Δ: 302%
Perf: 148%
Cost Δ: 388%
E5-4610
Perf: -40%
Cost Δ: -53%
Perf: -2%
Cost Δ: -24%
Perf: 27%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 46%
Cost Δ: 34%
Perf: 59%
Cost Δ: 129%
Perf: 78%
Cost Δ: 204%
Perf: 100%
Cost Δ: 270%
E5-4620
Perf: -46%
Cost Δ: -65%
Perf: -11%
Cost Δ: -43%
Perf: 15%
Cost Δ: -25%
Perf: 31%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 44%
Cost Δ: 71%
Perf: 60%
Cost Δ: 128%
Perf: 80%
Cost Δ: 177%
E5-4640
Perf: -52%
Cost Δ: -79%
Perf: -20%
Cost Δ: -67%
Perf: 4%
Δ: -56%
Perf: 19%
Cost Δ: -42%
Perf: 30%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 44%
Cost Δ: 33%
Perf: 63%
Cost Δ: 62%
E5-4650
Perf: -58%
Cost Δ: -84%
Perf: -30%
Cost Δ: -75%
Perf: -9%
Cost Δ: -67%
Perf: 4%
Δ: -56%
Cost
Perf: 13%
Cost Δ: -25%
Perf: 26%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 42%
Cost Δ: 21%
E5-4650L
Perf: -56%
Cost Δ: -84%
Perf: -28%
Cost Δ: -75%
Perf: -6%
Cost Δ: -67%
Perf: 7%
Δ: -56%
Cost
Perf: 17%
Cost Δ: -25%
Perf: 31%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 47%
Cost Δ: 21%
Cost
Table above provides a processor to processor SPECint_rate2006 performance and processor cost comparison between x3750 M4 and x3750 M4 Refresh (E5-4600v2). Example:
Customer had an x3750 M4 with E5-4620 processors and is planning to transition to the E5-4610v2. The performance gain would be 15% with a -25% decline in the processor cost.
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x3750 M4 SKU Performance (SPECfp_rate2006)
SPECfp (Base) - x3750 M4 vs. x3750 M4 - Refresh
E5-4603v2
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E5-4607v2
E5-4610v2
E5-4620v2
E5-4640v2
E5-4650v2
E5-4657Lv2
E5-4603
Perf: 17%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 72%
Cost Δ: 60%
Perf: 108%
Cost Δ: 112%
Perf: 130%
Cost Δ: 183%
Perf: 148%
Cost Δ: 384%
Perf: 170%
Cost Δ: 545%
Perf: 199%
Cost Δ: 683%
E5-4607
Perf: -18%
Cost Δ: -38%
Perf: 20%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 46%
Cost Δ: 32%
Perf: 61%
Cost Δ: 76%
Perf: 73%
Cost Δ: 202%
Perf: 89%
Cost Δ: 302%
Perf: 109%
Cost Δ: 388%
E5-4610
Perf: -33%
Cost Δ: -53%
Perf: -2%
Cost Δ: -24%
Perf: 19%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 32%
Cost Δ: 34%
Perf: 42%
Cost Δ: 129%
Perf: 54%
Cost Δ: 204%
Perf: 71%
Cost Δ: 270%
E5-4620
Perf: -37%
Cost Δ: -65%
Perf: -7%
Cost Δ: -43%
Perf: 13%
Cost Δ: -25%
Perf: 25%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 35%
Cost Δ: 71%
Perf: 47%
Cost Δ: 128%
Perf: 63%
Cost Δ: 177%
E5-4640
Perf: -43%
Cost Δ: -79%
Perf: -16%
Cost Δ: -67%
Perf: 2%
Δ: -56%
Perf: 12%
Cost Δ: -42%
Perf: 21%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 32%
Cost Δ: 33%
Perf: 46%
Cost Δ: 62%
E5-4650
Perf: -47%
Cost Δ: -84%
Perf: -23%
Cost Δ: -75%
Perf: -6%
Cost Δ: -67%
Perf: 4%
Δ: -56%
Cost
Perf: 12%
Cost Δ: -25%
Perf: 22%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 35%
Cost Δ: 21%
E5-4650L
Perf: -46%
Cost Δ: -84%
Perf: -21%
Cost Δ: -75%
Perf: -4%
Cost Δ: -67%
Perf: 6%
Δ: -56%
Cost
Perf: 14%
Cost Δ: -25%
Perf: 24%
Cost Δ: 0%
Perf: 38%
Cost Δ: 21%
Cost
Table above provides a processor to processor SPECfp_rate2006 performance and processor cost comparison between x3750 M4 and x3750 M4 Refresh (E5-4600v2).
Example: Customer had an x3750 M4 with E5-4620 processors and is planning to transition to the E5-4610v2. The performance gain would be 28% with a -25% decline in the
processor cost.
NOTE - Cost is based solely on cost of 4 processors and does not include any additional cost associated with the platform or other options.
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