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MAX5 Interior View
x3850 X5 / x3950 X5 Specifications
Machine type
x3850 X5
7143-B1x/B2x/B3x/B5x/B6x/ B7x, C1x/C2x
7145-1Rx, 2Rx/2Sx, 3Rx, 4Rx/4Sx, 5Rx/5Sx,
ARx
x3950 X5
7143-D1x/D2x, F1x, H1x/H2x/H3x
7145-4Cx/4Dx/4Fx, 5Gx
Form factor (standard/maximum)
4U / 4U (1 4U
chassis/node)
4U / 5U (1 4U
chassis/nodes + 1
1U MAX5 memory
expansion unit)
4U / 8U (2 4U
chassis/nodes)
4U / 10U (2 4U
chassis/nodes + 2 1U
MAX5 memory
expansion units)
Processor type
Ten-core Xeon
(E7-48xx, E7-88xx)
2.0GHz E7-4850
(B5x, D1x), 2.0GHz
E7-8850 (C1x),
2.26GHz E7-4860
(B6x, D2x, F1x),
2.26GHz E7-8860
(C2x), 2.4GHz E7-
4870 (B7x, H1x, H2x,
H3x)
Eight-core Xeon
(X75xx)
2.0GHz X7550
(4Cx/4Dx/4Fx/4Rx/4
Sx), 2.0GHz E7-4820
(B2x), 2.13GHz E7-
4830 (B3x), 2.26GHz
X7560
(5Gx/5Rx/5Sx)
Six-core Xeon
(E75xx, E7-48xx)
1.86GHz E7530
(2Rx/2Sx), 1.86GHz
E7-4807 (B1x),
2.0GHz E7540 (3Rx)
Four-core Xeon
(E75xx)
1.86GHz E7520
(1Rx, ARx)
Processor cores per chassis
32 (4Cx/4Dx/4Fx/4Rx/4Sx,
5Gx/5Rx/5Sx)
24 (2Rx/2Sx, 3Rx) 16 (1Rx, ARx)
Processor cores per 2-chassis
system
64 (4Cx/4Dx/4Fx/4Rx/4Sx,
5Gx/5Rx/5Sx)
48 (2Rx/2Sx, 3Rx) 32 (1Rx, ARx)
Maximum processor power draw 130W (5Gx/5Rx/5Sx)
105W (3Rx,
4Cx/4Dx/4Fx/4Rx/4Sx)
95W (1Rx, 2Rx/2Sx)
QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)
speed (gigatransfers per second)
6.4 GTps (3Rx,
4Cx/4Dx/4Fx/4Rx/4Sx,
5Gx/5Rx/5Sx)
5.86 GTps (2Rx/2Sx) 4.8 GTps (1RxARx)
# of processors standard /
maximum per chassis
2; up to 8 total (2 chassis)—1Rx, 2Rx, 3Rx,
4Rx, 5Rx, ARx, B1x/B2x/B3x/B5x/B6x/B7x,
C1x/C2x, H1x
4; up to 8 total (2 chassis)—2Sx,
4Cx/4Dx/4Fx/4Sx, 5Gx/5Sx, D1x/D2x, F1x,
H2x/H3x
Internal L3 cache
24MB (2Rx/2Sx,
4Cx/4Dx/4Fx/4Rx/4Sx)
18MB (3Rx, 5Gx/5Rx/5Sx) 12MB (1Rx, ARx)
16 DIMM
Slots
16 DIMM
Slots
5 Hot
-
Swap
Redundant
Fan Modules
2 Hot
-
Swap
Redundant
Power Supply
Bays
(removed)