Salient Characteristics of Power Systems Servers
Machine BladeCenter JS12 Power 520 BladeCenter JS22 Power 550 Power 570 Power 575 Power 595
Model 7998-60X 8203-E4A, 9407-M15, 9408-M25 7998-61X 8204-E8A, 9409-M50 9117-MMA 9125-F2A 9119-FHA
Processor Type Power6 Power6 Power6 Power6 Power6 Power6 Power6
CPU Sockets 1 2 2 4 1 - 8 16 4 - 32
Active Cores 2 i, 1 - 2; AIX or Linux, 1 - 4 4 i, 1 - 4; AIX or Linux, 1 - 8 2 - 16 32 8 - 64
CPU Speeds 3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz 4 GHz 3.5 GHz, 4.2 GHz 3.5 GHz, 4.2 GHz, 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz 4.2 GHz, 5 GHz
L1 Data Cache/Core 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB
L1 Instruction Cache/Core 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB 64 KB
L2 Cache/Core 4 MB i, 8 MB; AIX or Linux, 4 MB 4 MB i, 8 MB; AIX or Linux, 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB
L3 Cache/Chip - - - 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB
Main Memory 2 GB - 64 GB 1 GB - 64 GB 4 GB - 32 GB 32 GB -  256 GB 16 GB - 4 TB
Memory to CPU Bandwidth 21.3 GB/sec 32 GB/sec 21.3 GB/sec 128 GB/sec 256 GB/sec 273 GB/sec 1,376 GB/sec
L2 to L3 Cache Bandwidth - - - 33.6 GB/sec 300.8 GB/sec 601.6 GB/sec 2,560 GB/sec
GX+ I/O Bandwidth 5.8 GB/sec 14 GB/sec 5.8 GB/sec 14 GB/sec 62.7 GB/sec 94 GB/sec 640 GB/sec
Internal Disk Slots 2 6 1 6 24 2 16
Maximum Internal Disk 292 GB 1.8 TB 146 GB 1.8 TB 1.8 TB - 7.2 TB 294 GB 4.8 TB
PCI-X, PCI-Express Slots 2 PCI-X 2 PCI-X, 3 PCI-Express 2 PCI-X 2 PCI-X, 3 PCI-Express 2 PCI-X, 4 PCI-Express 4 PCI-Express 14 PCI-X
Gigabit Ethernet Ports 2 4 2 4 4 - 16 4 -
HMC Ports - 2 - 2 4 2 4
Form Factor Full Height Blade 4U Rack, Deskside Full Height Blade 4U Rack, Deskside 4U - 16U Rack 2U Rack 42U Rack
Maximum Power ??? 850 Watts ??? 1,400 Watts 1,400 Watts - 5,600 Watts ??? 27,500 Watts
Power Voltage - 100v - 127v, 200v - 240v - 100v - 127v, 200v - 240v 200v - 240v 200v - 240v, 380v - 415v, 480v 200v - 240v, 380v - 415v, 480v
Operating Systems i 6.1, AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Linux 2.6 i5/OS V5R4M5, i 6.1, AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Linux 2.6 i 6.1, AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Linux 2.6 i5/OS V5R4M5, i 6.1, AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Linux 2.6 i5/OS V5R4M5, i 6.1, AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Linux 2.6 AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Linux 2.6 i5/OS V5R4M5, i 6.1, AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1, Linux 2.6
PowerVM Support Standard, Enterprise Express, Standard, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Express, Standard, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise
Maximum LPARs 20 i, 20; AIX or Linux, 40 40 i, 40; AIX or Linux, 80 160 254 254
rPerf 2 * 3.8 GHz: 14.71 1 * 4.2 GHz: 8.39 4 * 4 GHz: 30.26 2 * 3.5 GHz: 15.85 2 * 3.5 GHz: 15.85 ??? 8 * 4.2 GHz: 75.58
2 * 4.2 GHz: 15.95 4 * 3.5 GHz: 31.27 4 * 3.5 GHz: 31.69 12 * 4.2 GHz: 101.78
4 * 4.2 GHz: 31.48 6 * 3.5 GHz: 45.04 8 * 3.5 GHz: 58.95 16 * 4.2 GHz: 142.90
8 * 3.5 GHz: 58.80 12 * 3.5 GHz: 83.35 24 * 4.2 GHz: 204.70
2 * 4.2 GHz: 18.38 16 * 3.5 GHz: 105.75 28 * 4.2 GHz: 228.39
4 * 4.2 GHz: 36.28 2 * 4.2 GHz: 18.38 32 * 4.2 GHz: 266.51
6 * 4.2 GHz: 52.24 4 * 4.2 GHz: 36.76 36 * 4.2 GHz: 286.80
8 * 4.2 GHz: 68.20 8 * 4.2 GHz: 68.36 48 * 4.2 GHz: 373.6
12 * 4.2 GHz: 96.68 56 * 4.2 GHz: 426.74
16 * 4.2 GHz: 122.67 64 * 4.2 GHz: 479.89
2 * 4.7 GHz: 20.13 8 * 5.0 GHz: 87.10
4 * 4.7 GHz: 40.26 12 * 5.0 GHz: 115.33
8 * 4.7 GHz: 74.89 16 * 5.0 GHz: 164.67
12 * 4.7 GHz: 105.89 24 * 5.0 GHz: 235.90
16 * 4.7 GHz: 134.35 28 * 5.0 GHz: 261.43
32 * 5.0 GHz: 307.12
36 * 5.0 GHz: 328.98
48 * 5.0 GHz: 430.53
56 * 5.0 GHz: 491.77
64 * 5.0 GHz: 553.01
CPW 2 * 3.8 GHz: 7,100 1 * 4.2 GHz: 4,300 4 * 4 GHz: 13,800 1 * 3.5 GHz: 4,000 2 * 3.5 GHz: 8,150 ??? 8 * 4.2 GHz: 39,300
2 * 4.2 GHz: 8,300 2 * 3.5 GHz: 7,750 4 * 3.5 GHz: 16,100 12 * 4.2 GHz: 54,500
4 * 3.5 GHz: 15,000 8 * 3.5 GHz: 30,100 16 * 4.2 GHz: 80,000
1 * 4.2 GHz: 4,800 12 * 3.5 GHz: 43,700 8 * 5.0 GHz: 47,900
2 * 4.2 GHz: 9,300 16 * 3.5 GHz: 57,600 12 * 5.0 GHz: 65,200
4 * 4.2 GHz: 18,000 2 * 4.2 GHz: 9,650 16 * 5.0 GHz: 98,800
4 * 4.2 GHz: 19,200
8 * 4.2 GHz: 35,500
12 * 4.2 GHz: 51,700
16 * 4.2 GHz: 68,600
2 * 4.7 GHz: 10,800
4 * 4.7 GHz: 21,200
8 * 4.7 GHz: 40,100
12 * 4.7 GHz: 58,200
16 * 4.7 GHz: 76,900

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