Product guide

A cost-optimized storage-rich alternative to traditional enterprise 2U dual-socket servers
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IBM System x3620 M3 Specifications
2.66GHz X5650
(62x/64x);
2.8GHz X5660 (CTO);
3.06GHz X5675 (CTO)
2.26GHz E5607 (B2x),
2.4GHz E5620 (42x/44x),
2.53GHz E5630 (52x);
2.66GHz E5640 (CTO);
3.2GHz X5672 (CTO)
2-Core Xeon (E55xx)
2.0GHz E5503 (CTO)
Maximum processor power draw
95W—62x/64x
(X5660/X5670/
X5672/X5675
processor
supported via
CTO)
80W—22x, 32x,
42x/44x, 52x, A2x,
B2x, D2x (E5503,
E5640 via CTO)
60W—L5640 via
CTO
40W—
L5609/L5630 via
CTO
QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) speed
(gigatransfers per second)
6.4GTps
(62x/64x, plus
X5660/X5670/X5672/
X5675 via CTO)
5.86GTps
(42x/44x, 52x, D2x, plus
E5640, L5630/L5640 via
CTO)
4.8GTps
(22x, 32x, A2x, B2x, plus
L5609 via CTO)
# of processors standard / maximum 1 / 2
Hyper Threading Technology supported
Yes (2 threads per core) — 42x/44x,
52x, 62x/64x, D2x, plus E5640, L5630,
L5640, X5670 via CTO
No — 22x, 32x, A2x, B2x
Turbo Boost Technology supported
Yes — 42x/44x, 52x, 62x/64x, D2x, plus
E5640, L5630, L5640, X5670 via CTO
No — 22x, 32x, A2x, B2x
Internal L3 cache
12MB (1 shared 12MB
cache)—42x/44x, 52x,
62x/64x,, D3x, plus
E5640, L5630/L5640,
X5645/X5649/X5660/
X5670/X5672/ X5675 via
CTO
8MB (1 shared 8MB
cache)—B2x, plus E5606
via CTO
4MB (1 shared 4MB
cache)—22x, 32x, A2x
Chipset Intel 5520
BIOS type
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
Maximum memory 192GB (12 x 16GB)
Standard memory
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12GB (3 x 4GB) — 62x
4GB (1 x 4GB) — 32x,
42x/44x, 52x, 64x, A2x,
B2x, D2x
2GB (1 x 2GB) — 22x
# of DIMM sockets total / available 12 / 9 — 62x 12 / 11 — All other models
Memory voltage standard 1.35V—44x, 64x, A2x, B2x, C2x 1.5V—22x, 32x, 42x, 52x, 62x
Memory type standard Registered PC3-10600 (DDR III ECC (Chipkill protection standard)—Dual-rank x4
Maximum memory access speed 1333MHz (62x/64x) 1066MHz (42x/44x, 52x) 800MHz (22x, 32x)
Memory interleaving Yes (two-way using pairs of DIMMs)
DIMM types / capacities supported
PC3-10600
1333MHz RDIMM
1GB single-rank x8, 1.5V;
2GB single-rank x4, 1.5V;
2GB dual-rank x8 1.5V;
4GB dual-rank x4 1.5V;
8GB dual-rank x4 1.5V
PC3L-10600
1333MHz RDIMM
2GB dual-rank x8 1.35V;
4GB dual-rank x4 1.35V;
8GB dual-rank x4 1.35V;
16GB dual-rank x4 1.35V
PC3L-8500R
1066MHz RDIMM
8GB dual-rank x4 1.35V
Supports 1333MHz with 2 DIMMs per
channel
1333MHz E56xx, L56xx, and X56xx processors support 2DPC at 1333MHz
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Maximum memory and disk capacity may require the replacement of standard components with the largest supported component
available.