This document discusses IBM's new System x M5 server portfolio and its partnership with Lenovo. Some key points: - IBM introduced its new System x M5 servers featuring up to 18 cores and improved security, efficiency, and reliability. - IBM is divesting its x86 server business to Lenovo but remains committed to supporting partners and customers through the transition. - The partnership with Lenovo will provide partners with new opportunities and a more complete solution portfolio while maintaining IBM's service and support leadership.

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IBM x86 North America
Bert Silvestre
Vice President
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IBM System x / PureSystemsSolutions

4. The State of the Server Market
Q2 Worldwide Server Sales:
IDC: Revenue: $12.6 billion (up 2.5%)
Unit shipments: 2.2 million (up 1.2%)
Gartner: Revenue: $12.7 billion (up 2.8%)
Unit shipments: 2.5 million (1.3%)

5. The Dominance of the x86 Server Architecture
Q2 Worldwide X86 Server Sales:
IDC:Revenue: $9.8 billion (up 7.8%)
Unit shipments: 2,200,404 (up 1.5%)
x86 = 99% of all server units shipped
Gartner:Revenue: $10.1 billion (8.1%)
Unit Shipments: 2,466,107 (up 1.4%)

6. Market Drivers And Trends
The move from scale-out to scale-up:
Data-driven workloads like business analytics, ERP and CRM require a larger, single instance footprint and don't lend themselves to a scale-out environment. That requires a larger number of CPUs and cores. (Moor Insights & Strategy)
Server consolidation:
In virtualization and cloud environment, the need to reduce cost-per-VM is driving businesses to pool more resources on fewer, larger physical hosts with ample memory. (Moor Insights & Strategy)
There are growing signs of a building server refresh cycle. (IDC)

7. "Unlike the commodity PC market, the server market is where people are still willing to pay more for performance."
-Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64. (CRN story, Sept. 5, 2014)

8. Server workloads are growing about 10% per year.
At least 70% of x86 server workloads today are virtualized, up from 18% in 2008.
In 2016, 21% of x86 servers shipped will be for virtualization, support 82% of workloads.
-Gartner
Workload Virtualization

9. Intel processors power +90% of all servers
Sept. 8: Intel launches Xeon E5-2600 v3
As many as 18 cores
3X performance boost
Support for DDR4 memory for fast application performance
Xeon D processors:
System-on-a-Chip architecture targeting hyperscaleworkloads
Now shipping for testing, first systems expected in 2015
Delays in ARM processors for servers?
Intel Server Processor Architectures

10. Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT)
•Hardware monitoring and security controls
•Attests to the authenticity of known server configurations (OS, firmware, hypervisors, etc.)
•Uses Trusted Platform Module techniques
•Supported systems include Cisco UCS, Dell PowerEdge, HP ProLiant and IBM System x
Hardware Security

11. North America Business Partners
Bert Silvestre
Vice President
System X North America Channels Leader
IBM System x / PureSystems Solutions
The Channel Company Business Partner ChannelCast
September 16, 2014

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x86All Systems Go!
(Heritage of innovation in x86)
•Strategic alliance with IBM -servers, storage, software, maintenance
•Key ISV ecosystem relationships continue and expand
•Seamless transition, deal on track to close later this year
(Scale and supply chain efficiency)
Greater client value
“On August 15, 2014 the US Government Committee on Foreign Investments in the US (CFIUS) approves divestiture of IBM x86-based server business to Lenovo!”

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Key Quotes!
“IBM said the new 18-core chip helps deliver 59 percent better database performance and 61 percent better virtualization performance than its predecessor, the E5-2600 v2 chip, which shipped last year. --(ITWorld) IDG
“IBM beat back security critics Monday, unleashing a new M5 server portfolio that prominently feature advanced built-in security. The move is sure to quell critics of its pending $2.3 billion sale of its x86 server business to China-owned Lenovo expected to be completed this fall”. --CRN
“All of the new servers contain an upgraded version of IBM’s Trusted Platform Module that blocks unauthorized firmware modifications and provides the option of enabling automatic encryption of hard drives. The added security measures are seemingly aimed at reassuring customers that their data will remain protected after the System X portfolio passes to Lenovo” ... --SiliconANGLE
“Over the years I’ve seen IT hardware companies go to bits in advance of a change of ownership: not so IBM’s System x team, who are about to move lock, stock and barrel over to Lenovo. They haven’t skipped a beat in the well thought-out announcements, which include every feature and function you’d expect from this long established server business." Martin Hingley
"Particularly interesting is the tightening of Lenovo’s relationship with Intel and its ability to work with EMC and IBM equally as both attempt to turn Lenovo into a more exclusive asset. In short, there is far less risk than you likely are hearing from analysts and far more opportunity as well, which, for the smart IT organization, creates some unique strategic advantages in dealing with the company right now." Rob Enderle, IT Business Edge

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•Business Partner growth is a major focusacross the industry
•Intel growingshipments
•x86 infrastructure expandingin the datacenter
•New System x/Flex System/NeXtScale M5 offerings are channel best sellers
•IBM/Lenovo deal prompted major vendor initiativestargeting your business
IBM Confidential –Page 14
AGreat Timefor
Business Partners to sell x86

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•Committedto help Business Partners provide x86 value with“5-Point Plan”
•Establisheda “Revenue Growth Fund” to help partners fight the competition
•Rewardedpartners for loyalty and helped them win during Lenovo transition
•Implementeda balloon payout to achieve targets
MajorInvestmentsto help BPs win
•Investedover $1B in 100+ worldwide road shows to enable BPs
•Deployedcompetitive reseller recruitment programs
•Targeted$50M+ for advertising, demand gen, co-marketing to drive client demand for BPs

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•Lenovo reach opens up new market and product opportunities
•Lenovo will be the volume channelfor IBM storage
•Lenovo will continue to offer leadership IBM service and supportfor your customers
•Inclusion of the current Lenovo portfolio means a complete business solutionfor clients
•World ClassServiceandSupportcontinues
AllSystems Gofor BPs
•Committed to continuity through the transition for key programs and incentives
•Committed to continuity through the transition for partner sales coverage
•PartnerWorld will be available to provide education and enablement during the transition
•IBM Resellers have received readiness packageto prepare or Day 1

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•The right roadmapto #1 in the x86 market, but that only works with Business Partners on board
•Continue to simplify and accelerateour x86-focused value strategy
•Align our strategy to key solutionsand industry growth initiatives
•New programs maximize IBM expertiseand Lenovo operational efficiency
TheFuture only getsBrighter

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TakeAction!
•Contact one of our x86 Distributorstoday to learn how you can start selling x86 Server Solutions!
–Avnet
–Arrow
–Ingram-Micro
–TechData

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Industry-Leading Security, Efficiency and Reliability in a New Generation of Systems!
Sean WhalenBrand ManagerIBM x86 North Americaswhalen@us.ibm.com

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Increase in high profile security breaches
Growth in migration of platforms & applications to cloud service providers
Rise in mobility & Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) increasing data growth and risk
Real-time analysis of huge volumes of data
Enterprise customers assessing ODMs
1Data from IBM Annual Survey of IT and line-of-business leaders for 2013
2Citrix Top Enterprise Mobility Trends, http://blogs.citrix.com/2014/05/06/top-enterprise-mobility-trends/, May 2014
3IDC Server Virtualization & Cloud, February 2013Datacenter Pressures30BConnected devices by 2020390% Data on planet created in last 2 years1#1Security concern of IT decision makers & CIOs175% IT spend on new cloud projects by 20172SecurityCloudBig DataMobility

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Flex SystemPureFlex
iDataPlexwarm water cooling technology
NeXtScaleDense Platform
X6
Flex System X6
System x3850 X6
System x3950 X6System x M5 PlatformsSystem x3550 M5System x3650 M5Flex System x240 M5 NeXtScalenx360 M5NeXtScaleWater Cooling
System x M42013
System x Innovation Heritage1997 -2011
1st1U form factor rack server –(1999)
1stscalable 16-socket X-Architecture (2002)
1stto market with blade servers (2002)
Innovative iDataPlex –Dense (2008)
Acquired Blade Network Technologies (2009)
eX5 Launch –#1 market share (2010)
BladeCenter
iDataPlex
eX5New! Completely refreshed, comprehensive portfolio

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#1
with ground-breaking System x Trusted Platform Assurance
#1
of all x86 servers, worldwide
131%1
Performance Boost over previous generation
for java workloads
1Up to 131% performance boost with internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative Java-based workloads,
Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W) Introducing the new System x M5 Server portfolioWorld-class quality built-in for enterprise data centers

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Firmware can only execute if digitally verified with public/private keys
All firmware updates require digital verification with public/private keys
Rigorous security testing & practices
2 TPMs standard on all servers
Industry Standard
* Trusted Computing Group (TCG) http://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/
System xInnovation
System x platform innovation
Latest x86 Industry Standards
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Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
Crypto Assist (Asymmetric, General, Symmetric) * Industry-leading security innovation... built from the bottom up
Secured Hardware & Firmware Establish a Solid Foundation for WorkloadsSystem x M5 platform innovationM5 Innovation
Self Encrypting Drives (SED) + IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM) = Enterprise grade data security & key management
TPM 2.0 Chips –Support for new versions of Windows & encryption algorithms
Secure Firmware Rollback –prevents exposing previously fixed vulnerabilities
Intel Xeon E5-2600 V3 CPU
NIST compliance
*Trusted Platform Assurance should be used in conjunction with industry standard security practices.

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= Centralize, automate and simplify encryption key management with SKLM
Configurable solutions to meet client specific needs
Advanced RAID with features designed to enhance reliability, availability and performance
Protection of data at rest against loss or theft
Enables secure drive retirement, disposal & repurposingSEDs with SKLM address pain points & simplify security
Efficient, simplified, and transparent key management
Addresses regulatory requirements calling for encryption key protection
Reduces operating costs, speeds implementation and enables interoperability
Supports Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) standard
No performance impact
System x + Self Encrypting Drives (SEDs)
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM)
Centralized authorization key storage
Automated management of local and remote encryption keys
Scalable solution to support large System x environments managing hundreds of thousands of keys
Simple, secure integration with interoperability across solutions including System x
Secured Data

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Total Electrical cost per year for all servers. Assumes Data Center running virtualization. workload over 60 -100 Servers. NeXtScale with Water Cooling.
NeXtScale nx360 M5
System x3650 M5
System x3550 M5Improve efficiency with System x M5 family
Total Energy Cost over 3 Years
x3650 M4
x3650 M5
nx360 M5
$0
$175,000
57% Lower Energy costs
77% Lower Energy costs
Up to 8xRAID IOPS performance improvement with 12Gbps RAID
96%Energy
conversion efficiency
40%More Energy
Efficient with NeXtScale
Water Cooling
Industry Leading
Cooling(up to 40oC)
Up to 2xmemory
with increased speed
Up to131% increase in performance
Flex System x240 M5

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ITIC Global Server Hardware, Reliability Report-2014-2015
10X
More reliable than HP ProLiant3
#1 Reliability x86 Rating1
#1Customer Satisfaction Rating2
#1ranking in TBR report in 22 elements across Service, Product and Sales indices:
TBR Satisfaction Indices
Rank
Overall Customer Satisfaction
#1
Service Satisfaction
#1
Product Satisfaction
#1
Sales Responsiveness
#1Built-in leadership uptime… by design
HP Integrity
Fujitsu Primergy
IBM Power System i, p
13%
10%
6%
4%
4%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
1%
1%
0%
Dell PowerEdge x86
HP ProLiant Servers
Oracle x86
Oracle SPARC
Fujitsu SPARC
Toshiba Magnia
Fujitsu Primequest
Cisco UCS
IBM System x
IBM System z
#1 x86 server
Downtime of more than four (4) hours on each server hardware platform (2014)
1 ITIC 2014-2015 Reliability Survey, May 2014 --http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsl03126usen/XSL03126USEN.PDF
2TBR Customer Satisfaction Survey, August 2014 --http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsw03117usen/XSW03117USEN.PDF
3Based on percentage per install population of System x servers versus percentage per install population of HP ProLIant servers
4Based on percentage per install population of System x servers versus percentage per install population of Dell PowerEdge servers
13X
More reliable than Dell PowerEdge4

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Quicklylocates failing components
IBM monitors more server components than the competition:
Hard Disk Drives & Fans
Power Supply Units
Memory
CPUs
Voltage Regulator Modules
Locate errors in seconds versus hours/days1
Easy to Usegraphical display, icons, menu-driven
Allows problem diagnosis even when system is down!
Proactively monitorsthe health of server components and alerts before failure actually occurs
Enables personnel to hot-swap failing component or schedule downtime at low-impact times
Mitigates unnecessary labor & parts replacement
1IBM Serviceability Study, 2014
NextGen Light Path Diagnostics Panel
Light Path Diagnostics Component LevelLightsSystem x M5 proactive diagnostics tools: Ultimate in uptime
3Xmorediagnostic info than competition

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Key Troubleshooting Examples1
Time with NextGen Light Path Diagnostics
Time without NextGen Light Path Diagnostics
Find server IP address
Immediately (< 5 seconds) Can rapidly locate IP address on the display
Up to over an hour
ID Firmware Levels, Networking Info, System Status
Immediately (< 5 seconds) Can rapidly locate status on the display; NextGen LightPath Diagnostics provides 40 status messages
Up to 90+ minutes
1)Locate IP address
2)Access IMM webpage for limited system status (3 messages: System off, System on, Operating System)
Firmware corruption
Immediately (< 5 seconds)
Update firmware
Hours
50-60 steps
System is down: ID & locate failing component(s)
(e.g. Fans, CPUs, memory)
System is down, but NextGen LightPath Diagnostics panel still has active display with status messages & error codes
Immediately (< 5 seconds)
Up to days
System is down, so can’t access UEFI or IMM
Can check tech manual
Might end up replacing unnecessary parts
1IBM System x Serviceability Study, 2014NextGenLight Path Diagnostics delivers cost savings !! Downtime can cost $686K per hour1–$16M a day!!!

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© 2014 IBM CorporationIBM Global Services & SupportIBM is a recognized leader in services & supportLenovo’s Service Commitment
“After the deal closes, IBM will continue to provide maintenance delivery on Lenovo’s behalf for an extended period pursuant to the terms of a five-year maintenance service agreement with IBM. Customers who originated contracts with IBM should not see a change in their maintenance support for the duration of the customer’s contract.”
Prevent downtime with proactive, first-rate service
Resolve outages faster if they do occur to protect your brand
Optimize IT and end-user productivity –and revenue –to enhance business results
Protect your brand reputation and keep your customer base
Simplify support to save time, resources and costs
Source: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/news/ibm-server

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System x3650 M5
High-performing & versatile 2U2S rack server for analytics & cloudVirtual DesktopSAP / Business AnalyticsDataManagementCloud / VirtualizationBig Data
System x3550 M5
Compact powerful 1U2S rack server
NeXtScale nx360 M5 Server
Versatile, ½ wide 1U2S server for HPC, cloud, and analytics
NeXtScale System with
Water Cool Technology
Efficient, full-wide, dual-node water cooled server for HPC
x3500 M5(1Q15)
2S Tower or Rack for
business critical workloads#1 Reliability Built-inRack & TowerDenseBlade#1 SecurityBuilt-inEfficiency Built-in
Flex x240 M5
No compromise blade server for cloud, virtualization and business applicationsNew System x portfolio for solutions & business productivity
50% 1
More Cores
& Cache
2X2
Memory
Capacity
131% 3
Faster Java
Performance
59% 4
Faster DB
Performance
39% 5
Greater
Computational
Performance
61% 6
Greater
Virtualization
Performance
50% 8
Increased Memory
Bandwidth
50%9
Memory Power
Savings

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Cloud Virtualization
Virtual Desktop
Business Processing
Big Data
Virtualized Storage
Business ContinuityPartnerships with industry leading ISVs

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Cloud Computing
IBM System x Solution for IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack
IBM Flex System Solution for Microsoft Hyper-V
IBM PureFlex Solution for SmartCloud Orchestrator
IBM PureFlex Solution for VMware vCloud Suite
IBM System x Solution for VMware vCloud Suite on X6
IBM PureFlex & Flex System Solutions for MSPs
IBM PureFlex Solution for Parallels -MSP
IBM PureFlex Solution for Cloud Backup and Recovery
IBM System x Integrated Offering for Cloud
VDI
IBM System x Solution for Desktop Virtualization with Atlantis ILIO*
IBM Solution for SMB Citrix VDI on System x Rack Systems
IBM Solution for Citrix XenServer 3D VDI on NeXtScale
IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure for VMWare View
IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure for Citrix XenDesktop
Solution Guide with PureFlex, Flex System & Atlantis ILIO SW
IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure for Citrix VDI-in-a-Box
IBM SmartCloud Desktop Infrastructure for MS Win Server 2012
IBM SmartCloud Desktop for SAP Applications
Back-Office (incl. Infrastructure, Security, ERP)
IBM System x x3650 M5 Exchange 2013*
IBM System x SAP B1 -SMB Offering*
IBM System solutions for SAP Business Suite (Benchmark / Certification)
IBM System x SAP HANA B1 -SMB Offering
IBM System x Solution for VMware VSAN*
Microsoft Exchange Solution
IBM Systems solution for SAP HANA (for X6)
IBM Flex solution for SAP Business Suite and SAP HANA
IBM System x Solution for Microsoft Hyper-V on X6
IBM System x Reliability Solution for Stratus everRun Enterprise
IBM System x GPFS Storage Server
Actifio Copy Solution (Arrow)
EPIC Healthcare Solution
Technical Computing (HPC)
IBM Application Ready Solutions: ANSYS, MSC NASTRAN, Accelrys, Dassault Abaqus, Schlumberger, CLCbio, Technical Computing on M5 & X6
Big Data and Analytics
IBM System x Solution for DWFTfor SQL Server 2014 on M5*
IBM Flex System Solution for Oracle RAC*
IBM Systems solutions for SAP HANA
IBM System x Reference Architecture for InfoSphere Streams
IBM System x Reference Architecture for Hadoop: InfoSphere BigInsights
IBM System x Reference Architecture for Hadoop: Cloudera
IBM System x Reference Architecture for Hadoop: MapR
IBM x86 Reference Architecture for SAS Visual Analytics
IBM Storage Infrastructure with Splunk Enterprise
IBM System solutions for SAP HANA -SAP Business One Analytics
IBM System solutions for SAP NetWeaver Business WH Accelerator
IBM Systems solution for DB2 with BLU Acceleration on X6
IBM System x Solution for DWFT for SQL Server 2014 on X6
Mobile & Social
Polycom RealPresence Cloud on Flex
New M4 Server Solutions
New M5 Server Solutions
New X6 Solutions
* Check www.ibm.com/systems/x/solutions/ on 9/9 for solutions briefsNote: New M4 and M5 Solutions will be introduced during 4QItalics = Announcing and Available in 4QIBM x86 and Flex Solutions -4Q solutions validation

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1Source: Internal measurements as of August 2014. Baseline Configuration on Server Virtualization Benchmark: Intel® Server BoardS2600CP with two Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2697 v2, 16x32GB DDR3-1600 QR LR-DIMM, VMWareESXi* 5.5 GA, relative performance: 1.0. New configuration: Intel® Server Board S2600GZ with two Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2699 v3,16x32GB DDR4-2133 QR LR-DIMM, VMWareESXi* 5.5 GA, relative performance: 1.6.
2Processor E5-2600 v3 Product Family Server Performance Update: Representative Java-based workloads (June 2014)
Up to 131% Increase in Performance2over previous generation with New Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 series processors
•50% more cores (up to 36 total per server)
Approximately
2X1Number of VMs per Server
Up to 2x Max Memory Possible
•1.5TB max on Flex and Rack Servers
•Increased speed to 2133 MHz
•45% power savings (TruDDR4 Memory vs. DDR3)
12 Gbps RAID doublestransfer rate for high density storage
Enablement of20%-70% FasterWorkload Solutions
25% Savings on Industry leadingNetworking Solutions
Seamless 10Gb / 40Gb / Infiniband Support
•Slotless Networking Solutions for Efficient upgrade
•Wide range of industry leading Networking offerings
12Gbs RAID SAS solutions eliminates I/O bottleneck
•12Gbps RAID and HDD on Rack Servers (Flex in 4Q14)
•Greater SSD throughput with increased 12Gbps bandwidth (4Q14)
•30% increase in storage density with 6TB SAS/SATA HDDsNew M5 Servers optimized for performanceProvides clients ability to run more workloads on a single system

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1Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors support up to 18 cores and 45MB cache, versus 12 cores and 30MB cache on Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors
2Indicates an increase from 768GB with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2 processors to up to 1.5TB with Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors
3Internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative Java-based workloads, Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)
4Internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative database workloads, Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs IntelXeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)
5Internal measurements as of June 2014 for representative computational workloads, Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 (18C, 2.3GHz, 145W) vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)
6Internal measurements as of July 2014 for representative virtualization workloads, Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 (14C, 2.6GHz, 145W) vsIntel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12C, 2.7GHz, 130W)
7 Internal measurements as of June 2014 on Mayan City CRB with one E5-26xx v3 (14C, 2.3GHz, 145W), 8x4GB DDR4-1600, RHEL kernel 3.10.18, PCPS on 110W, PCPS off 70W on an internal web workload.
8Source as of April 2014: Internal measurements on platform with two E5-2697 v2, 8x8GB DDR3-1866, NUMA, HT enabled, Turbo disabled, RHEL6.3, IC12.0, score: 101.2 GB/s. Platform with two E5-2697v3 (14C, 2.6GHz, 145W), HSW-C0 QGEF, BIOS 27.R01, Prefetchers Enabled, HT enabled, Turbo enabled, NUMA & COD mode, 8x16GB DDR4-2133, IC14.0
945% claim based on internal measurements of DIMM energy consumption with 16GB, 2Rx4, 1.5V, DDR3 1866MHz RDIMM at 3 DPC comparedwith 16GB, 2Rx4, 1.2V, DDR4 2133MHz RDIMM at 3 DPC.
10x3650 M5 supports up to 26 x 2.5” drive bays versus 16 x 2.5” drive bays on the x3650 M4
11Based on internal measurements of NeXtScale M5 Water Cooled system vs. NeXtScale M5 (air cooled) system
12LRZ, a client in Germany DC numbers
13Source: Internal measurements as of August 2014. Baseline Configuration on Server Virtualization Benchmark: Intel® Server BoardS2600CP with two Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2697 v2, 16x32GB DDR3-1600 QR LR-DIMM, VMWare ESXi* 5.5 GA, relative performance: 1.0. New configuration: Intel® Server Board S2600GZ with two Intel® Xeon ® Processor E5-2699 v3, 16x32GB DDR4-2133 QR LR-DIMM, VMWare ESXi* 5.5 GA, relative performance: 1.6.
14 SAP Benchmark Council regulations. System x3650 M5 with two Intel Xeon Processors E5-2699 v3 running at 2.3GHz with 45 MB L3 cache per processor, 256 GB memory, 64-bit DB210, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, and SAP Enhancement Package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0. vs baseline x3650 M4 with 2 processors/24 cores/48 threads, Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2, 2.7-GHz, 64 KB L1 cache & 256 KB L2 cache per core, 30MB L3 cache per processor, 256 GB main memory
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