IBM X3850 X6 Product Guide

IBM System x3850 X6 8
Standard models
The following table lists the standard models.
Table 2. Standard models
Model† Intel Xeon Processor**
(in a Compute Book)
Memory eXFlash
DIMMs
RAID Drive bays
Drives
Ethernet‡ I/O
slots§
Power
supplies
Standard x3850 X6 models
3837-A4x 1x E7-4809 v2 6C
1.9GHz 12MB 105W
2x 8GB
(1333MHz)¤
Optional Optional Optional 4x 1 GbE 6 std
12 max
1x 900W
HS / 4
3837-B1x 2x E7-4820 v2 8C
2.0GHz 16MB 105W
4x 8GB
1600MHz
Optional 1x M5210 4x 2.5" HS / 8
Open bay
4x 1 GbE 6 std
12 max
2x 900W
HS / 4
3837-B3x 2x E7-4850 v2 12C
2.3GHz 24MB 105W
4x 8GB
1600MHz
Optional 1x M5210 4x 2.5" HS / 8
Open bay
2x 10 GbE‡ 6 std
12 max
2x 900W
HS / 4
3837-C1x 2x E7-4860 v2 12C
2.6GHz 30MB 130W
4x 8GB
1600MHz
Optional 1x M5210 4x 2.5" HS / 8
Open bay
4x 1 GbE 6 std
12 max
2x 900W
HS / 4
3837-C4x 2x E7-4890 v2 15C
2.8GHz 37.5MB 155W
4x 8GB
1600MHz
Optional 1x M5210 4x 2.5" HS / 8
Open bay
4x 1 GbE 6 std
12 max
2x 900W
HS / 4
eXFlash Engines - include IBM eXFlash DIMMs and IBM FlashCache Storage Accelerator
3837-A7x* 4x E7-4809 v2 6C
1.9GHz 12MB 105W
80x 16 GB
(1333MHz)¤
8x 400GB 1x M5210 4x 2.5" HS / 8
Open bay
4x 1 GbE 9 std
12 max
4x 1400W
HS / 4
3837-A8x* 4x E7-4809 v2 6C
1.9GHz 12MB 105W
64x 16 GB
(1333MHz)¤
4x 200GB 1x M5210 4x 2.5" HS / 8
Open bay
4x 1 GbE 9 std
12 max
4x 1400W
HS / 4
3837-A9x* 4x E7-4809 v2 6C
1.9GHz 12MB 105W
95x 16 GB
(1333MHz)¤
1x 400GB 1x M5210 4x 2.5" HS / 8
Open bay
4x 1 GbE 9 std
12 max
4x 1400W
HS / 4
† x in the Machine Type Model (MTM) represents a country-specific letter (for example, the EMEA MTM is
3837-A3G, and the US MTM is 3837-A4U). Ask an IBM representative for specifics.
** Processor detail: Processor quantity and model, cores, core speed, L3 cache, memory speed, and TDP.
¤ This model includes the DIMMs that are rated at 1600 MHz, but operate at up to 1333 MHz, as noted, to match the
processor memory speed
* Models A7x and A8x include IBM FlashCache Storage Accelerator for Direct v2.x; model A9x includes IBM
FlashCache Storage Accelerator for Virtual v2.x. All models include 3 years service and support
‡ Model B3x includes the Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ adapter (BCM57810S based). All
other models include Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter adapter (I350-AM4 based).
§ Models with six slots have the Primary I/O Book (four slots) and Storage Book (two slots) standard. Models with
nine slots also include one Half-length I/O Book.

IBM X3850 X6 Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel C602J
Network Controller	Integrated quad-port Gigabit Ethernet
Processor	Up to four Intel Xeon E7-4800 v2 series processors or Intel Xeon E7-8800 v2 series processors
Memory	Up to 6 TB of DDR3 ECC Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) or Load-Reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs)
Form Factor	4U rack server
Storage	Up to 24x 2.5" hot-swap SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs
Expansion Slots	Up to 11 PCIe 3.0 slots
Power Supply	Up to four 1400W or 900W hot-swap power supplies
Memory Type	DDR3 RDIMM/LRDIMM
Storage Controller	ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA controller
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Operating System Support	Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware