IBM X3850 X6 Product Manual

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IBM System x3850 X6 13Processor optionsThe x3850 X6 supports up to four Intel Xeon E7 v2 processors. Processors are installed in ComputeBooks, one processor in each Compute Book. The following figure shows the components of the ComputeBook:One processorA total of 24 DIMM slots, 12 on each side of the bookTwo hot-swap dual-motor fans that are mounted on the front of the bookThe x3850 X6 supports two or four Compute Books. Three Compute Books are not supported. Aconfiguration of one Compute Book is only supported in standard model 3837-A4x.Each Compute Book is installed in the front of the server, as shown in the following figure.Figure 4. Compute BookThe following table shows the processor options. Each option includes the processor installed in aCompute Book. Compute Books with one of the E7-4800 family of processors are supported only in afour-socket x3850 X6 server and cannot be used in an x3950 X6 server.The table also shows the maximum memory bus speed each processor supports plus which servermodels have each processor standard. If there is no correspondingwhere-used model for a particularprocessor, this processor is only available through CTO.