IBM POWER7 Systems

Leverage IBM’s Power Architecture® with new POWER7™ Processors

IBM’s newest POWER7 processors serve as the backbone for the new IBM Power 7 servers. Designed to run Linux®, AIX® UNIX, and IBM i workloads on a single system concurrently, computing resources can be dynamically and automatically allocated to various workloads with PowerVM software.

New Features of the Power 7 servers

• TurboCore
• Intelligent Threading
• Active Memory Expansion
• Intelligent Energy
• New RAS features

IBM Power Models	Processor Sockets	Max Processor Cores & Speeds	Max Memory	Solid State Drives	Disk Drives
Power 795	Up to 32	128 x 4.25 GHz 256 x 4.0 GHz 192 x 3.72 GHz	8TB 10666 MHz DDR3	Up to 2,220 SFF bays with 19" PCIe I/O Drawers	Up to 2,220 SFF bays with 19" PCIe I/O Drawers
Power 780	8	32 x 4.1 GHz 64 x 3.8 GHz	2TB 800 MHz DDR3 1TB 1066 MHz	Up to 24	Up to 24 SAS
Power 770	2	48 x 3.5 GHz 64 x 3.1 GHz	2TB 800 MHz DDR3 1TB 1066 MHz	Up to 24	Up to 24 SAS
Power 755	4	8 x 3.3 GHz	256GB 1066 MHz DDR3	Up to 8	Up to 8 SAS
Power 750 Express	Up to 4	32 x 3.55 GHz 32 x 3.3 GHz 32 x 3.0 GHz	512GB RDIMM DDR3	Up to 8	Up to 8 SAS
Power 740 Express	1 or 2	24 x 3.7 GHz 32 x 3.55 GHz 16 x 3.3 GHz	256GB RDIMM DDR3	Up to 8	Up to 8 SAS
Power 730 Express	2	24 x 3.7 GHz 32 x 3.55 GHz 16 x 3.0 GHz	128GB RDIMM DDR3	Up to 6	Up to 6 SAS
Power 720 Express	1	8 x 3.0 GHz	128GB RDIMM DDR3	Up to 8	Up to 8 SAS
Power 710 Express	1	6 x 3.7 GHz 8 x 3.55 GHz 4 x 3.0 GHz	64GB RDIMM DDR3	Up to 6	Up to 6 SAS
BladeCenter PS702 Express	2	8-core 3.0GHz	256GB	N/A	2 SAS
BladeCenter PS701	1	8-core 3.0GHz	128GB	N/A	1 SAS
BladeCenter PS700	1	4-core 3.0GHz	64GB	N/A	2 SAS

TurboCore

The IBM TurboCore technology enabled in the IBM Power 7 servers optimizes processors for core frequency and cache utilization, delivering maximum capacity and performance for database and transaction workloads.Intelligent cache can flow from core to core, depending on where's its needed to further optimize workloads.

Intelligent Threading

The Intelligent Thread technology included with the IBM Power 7 servers allows workloads to be optimized automatically by switching between one, two or four execution threads per processor core to optimize application throughput. With this feature, you can deliver the highest per-thread performance or maximum system throughput, based on the requirements of the application that resides on the server.

Active Memory Expansion

The IBM Active Memory Expansion capability enables those who have IBM Power 7 servers to double their memory capacity so it is much larger than the actual physical memory, without having to install additional memory devices. Optimized for SAP workloads, Active Memory Expansion helps optimizes workloads to improve application performance and maximize the server ROI.

Intelligent Energy

By utilizing the IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager with Energy Scale technology, you can enable Intelligent Energy management features, and dramatically improve energy efficiency and conserve power. The Power 7 processor included in the IBM Power 7 servers can be operated at a high frequency if environment conditions permit, for increased performance, or be set to operate at a reduced frequency, to experience significant energy savings.

New RAS features

• Redundant Service Processors with Dynamic Failover
• Redundant System Clocks with Dynamic Failover
• Hot-node Add and Repair/Hot-memory Add for all nodes
• Hot GX Adapter Add and Repair
• Active Memory Mirroring for Hypervisor

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