Lenovo System x3550 M5 Product Guide

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System x3550 M5
Lenovo Press Product Guide
Designed in a compact, versatile 1U two-socket rack server, the System x3550 M5 rack server fuels
almost any workload from infrastructure to high-performance computing (HPC) to cloud or big data with
leadership security, efficiency, and reliability. Integrated with up to two Intel Xeon processors of the
E5-2600 v3 product family with faster, energy-efficient TruDDR4 Memory, the x3550 M5 delivers
exceptional performance. Storage can include up to 12 drives in an impressive selection of sizes and
types.
Suggested use : Database, virtualization and cloud computing, infrastructure security, systems
management, enterprise applications, collaboration/email, streaming media, web, and HPC.
The following figure shows the System x3550 M5.
Figure 1. The System x3550 M5
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The x3550 M5 incorporates energy smart features for minimized costs and efficient performance. Dual
fan zones support operation in up to 40°C environments. 80 PLUS Titanium power supply units (PSUs)
can deliver 96% efficiency at 50% load.
The x3550 M5 has outstanding memory performance that is achieved by supporting
two-RDIMM-per-channel configurations at speeds up to 12% faster than the Intel specification, while still
maintaining world-class reliability.
System x® servers achieved the highest reliability of any x86 servers (ITIC 2014-2015 Global Server
Hardware, Server OS Reliability Survey:
http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xsl03126usen/XSL03126USEN.PDF
The x3550 M5 integrates leadership security and reliability. System x Trusted Platform Assurance, an
exclusive set of System x features and practices, establishes a foolproof security foundation for your
workloads. Enterprise-class data protection is provided with optional self-encrypting drives and simple,
centralized key management through IBM Security Key Lifecycle Management. Diagnostic tools facilitate
reduced downtime and costs.

Lenovo System x3550 M5 Specifications

General

Tcase	70.9 °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	M1
FSB Parity	No
Scalability	2S
Processor cache	15 MB
Processor cores	6
Processor model	E5-2609V3
System bus rate	6.4 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Processor socket	LGA 2011-v3
Processor codename	Haswell
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C612
Processor frequency	1.9 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	52.5 x 45 mm
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	Yes
PCI Express configurations	x4, x8, x16
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 W
Compatible processor series	Intel® Xeon®
Number of processors installed	1
Maximum number of SMP processors	2
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	40
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels supported by processor	Quad
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1600, 1866, 2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	51 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	768 GB
HDD size	3.5 \
HDD interface	Serial ATA III, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Total storage capacity	0 GB
Maximum storage capacity	- TB
Number of HDDs installed	0
Memory slots	24
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	1536 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 GB
Maximum graphics card memory	- MB
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Serial ports quantity	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	3
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSpher
Chassis type	Rack (1U)
Power supply	550 W
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor ARK ID	81897
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	734 mm
Width	429 mm
Height	43 mm