Lenovo x3850 X6 & x3950 X6 Refresh (Haswell)

Lenovo x3850 X6 & x3950 X6 Refresh (Haswell)
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System X6 Haswell - Product Messaging
x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 delivering innovation for business advantage Fast x3850 X6 Delivering the fastest results and highest level of productivity by leveraging new technologies and architectures. Agile Minimizing TCO by responding quickly and seamlessly to dynamic workload demands, optimizing resource investments and simplifying system administration. x3950 X6 Resilient Providing mission-critical system and application availability by tolerating faults transparently, gracefully recovering when necessary and minimizing “touch”. LENOVO. All rights reserved.

X6: Fast. Agile. Resilient.
Rapidly access fact-based actionable information Get better solution performance at lower cost Get seamless scaling for new workloads Up to 56% faster 3X more memory than eX5 Enterprise scalability, 4 socket to 8 socket eXFlash memory-channel storage First scalable modular design Fit-for-purpose solutions Front/back system access Lenovo XClarity enables software defined visibility of hardware deployment Significantly reduce acquisition costs Alleviate “rip and replace” Accommodate multiple generations of technology in the same server chassis Get enterprise-class availability Get CPU. Memory and I/O resilience Easily integrate into virtual environments Reduce support costs Advanced Memory Recovery Advanced Processor Failover Upward integration with hypervisors Lenovo XClarity automates complex and repetitive task for increased resiliency 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Lenovo High End Server Strategy
Announcement: Announcing new X6 models with Haswell processors and a choice of two types of memory; DDR3 and DDR4 (two different X6 models – one to support each) Worldwide announcement in all geographies When: DDR 3 GA: May 26, DDR4 GA: July 31,2015 Key new features Time-to-market, next generation Intel EX 4800/8800 v3 processors with up to ~56% more performance New DDR4 memory models delivering higher performance, lower power requirement and lower cost for large memory configurations New high performance NVMe PCIe SSD for leadership I/O performance Ability to upgrade to Haswell Compute Book Customer benefit: Performance enhancements and additional features in Lenovo’s leadership System x X6 enterprise socket servers . 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Lenovo Seller Focus Focus on promoting new Haswell and DDR4 models to the most performance sensitive and competitive customers Focus DDR3 models for cost sensitive opportunities using 16GB DIMMs DDR4 DIMMs should deliver lower cost in 2H2015 for 32GB and 64GB DIMMs Highlight NVMe PCIe SSD in competitive scenarios against Dell Other things to consider: New Haswell models have the same MT6241 as Lenovo branded Ivy Bridge models. This should minimize certification concerns Lenovo Ivy Bridge models will have standard Haswell upgrade option 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

X6 Announces New Servers with Haswell EX processors
Announce Date: May 5, 2015 DDR3 GA: May 26, 2015 DDR4 GA: July 31, 2015 What’s New Benefit New Intel Haswell E7-4800/8800 v3 processors Offering the latest Intel EX technology that provides up to ~56% increase in performance Two memory options: DDR3 & DDR4 X6 will support the latest memory technology for increased performance and current memory technology as a lower cost alternative Upgrade of Lenovo branded Ivy Bridge x3850/3950 X6 X6 servers can be upgraded to the latest processors within the current chassis NVMe PCIe SSD support X6 offers another storage alternative that delivers low latency and high IOPS than SAS or SATA drives DDR4 32 GB RDIMM The new 32GB RDIMM allows mixing of 16GB and 32GB RDIMMs for lower cost configurations New Systems Management Lenovo XClarity provides a simple and improved systems management. New ethernet adapter options: 4x10GbE SFP+ and 2x40GbE ML2 Mezz LOM adapters X6 offers a variety of options that meet the needs of your applications; lower power requirements, low latency and higher bandwidth. Maintain MT6241, same as Lenovo branded models Eliminates the need for re-certification Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro ML2 2x40GbE/FDR VPI Adapter for IBM System x (00FP650) - Delivers low latency, high bandwidth, and computing efficiency for performance-driven server applications. Efficient computing is achieved by offloading from the CPU routine activities, which makes more processor power available for the application. Intel X710 ML2 4x10GbE SFP+ Adapter for System x (94Y5200) - The Intel X710 adapters support Intel I/O Virtualization Technology, which helps accelerate data and improves application response times. For virtualized environments, the X710 adapters offer advanced features with VMDq that lower processor usage and increase I/O performance.

X6 Servers: Lenovo History of Innovation
1 1 # Modular rack design for multiple generations of processors Strong Focus on Benchmarking 5 New Winning Benchmarks for E7 v3 Since Jan. 2014, 20+ Winning Benchmarks for X6 Market Leader: >60% share World’s largest system: 100 TB Recognition $1B in Design Competitions Finalist: IDEA Industrial Design Investment in Enterprise X-Architecture CLICK HERE eXFlash memory- channel storage iF Design Award Product Discipline CLICK HERE 1st joint development partner 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

High End Portfolio, 4S+ EX Rack Servers
Enterprise 8-Socket, 8U x3950 X6 Enterprise 4-Socket, 4U Cost Performance/ Scalability High Reliability with Intel EX RAS Lenovo X6 unique RAS Up to 12TB of memory, & 144 cores Processor upgrade capability Modular design x3850 X6 High Reliability with Intel EX RAS Lenovo X6 unique RAS Up to 6TB of memory, 72 cores Upgradeable to 8 Socket (x3950 X6) Processor upgrade capability Modular design Entry 4-Socket, 2U x3750 M4 Standard Intel EP Reliability Up to 1.5TB, up to 32 cores Ultra dense, 2U design 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

X6 Enterprise Rack Servers: The Basics
X6 Rack Family x3850 X6 x3950 X6 Where X6 Excels Banking/Finance Research Education Retail Government Telecom Manufacturing Virtualization Database Business Logic, ERP & CRM Analytics X6 Primary Workloads X6 Business Value Shift business services into high gear Actionable information, delivered faster A system that is up to 56%1 faster—which means more work in less time Ensure flexibility to grow as your business does Scale seamlessly as your analytic workloads increase Avoid the cost and disruption of rip-and-replace Realize maximum flexibility: Run different workloads simultaneously Create a business-aware ready-for-innovation architecture Maximize application uptime Reduce support costs with easier maintenance 1. Based on Intel SPECint estimates.

System x3850 X6: Maximum Performance, Reliability, Scalability
Modular 4-Socket, 4U design; 6 TB Memory Intel Xeon E7-4800/8800 v3 family processors DDR3 or DDR4 memory, 96 DIMM slots Internal storage: 2.5 SSD/HDDs (max 8), 1.8” SSDs (max 16), NVMe PCIe SSD (max 4) or mix and match Up to 11 PCIe I/O slots Up to 12.8 TB eXFlash DDR3 memory-channel storage XClarity, new system management, Modular 8-Socket, 8U design, 12 TB Memory Intel Xeon E v3 family processors DDR3 or DDR4 memory, 192 DIMM slots Internal storage: 2.5 SSD/HDDs (max 16), 1.8” SSDs (max 32), NVMe PCIe SSD (max 8) or mix and match Up to 22 PCIe I/O slots Up to 12.8 TB eXFlash DDR3 memory-channel storage Lenovo XClarity, new system management 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Fast: Increased Performance
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Numerous #1 Benchmark results since X6 roll-out
#1 TPC-E* – as of Feb 16, 20141 #1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Feb 20, 20142 #1 SAP® Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 4-S*** – as of Feb 18, 20143 non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 15, 20144 #1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of May 20145 #1 SAP Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 8-S – as of June 16, 20146 #1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Nov 20147 #1 TPC-E – as of Nov 25, 20148 7 Winning Performance Measures in STAC-M3 -- as of Jan 20159 #1 SAP BW-EML – as of Mar 16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11 Detailed information about all of these benchmarks and their respective company trademarks can be found in the Backup section of this presentation. non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 6, 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Continued innovation: 7 new world records as of 5/5/15
SAP HANA BW-EML Scale Billion records 4-processor world record12 GB 4-processor world record13 SPECvirt_sc2013** 4-processor world record14 SAP SD 2-Tier*** (Windows) 4-processor world record15 TPC-E* 4-processor world record16 ANSYS FLUENT x86 4-processor world record for single x86 server on the fluidized_bed_2m compared to a baseline as tested by Intel 17 SAP HANA BW-EML Scale Billion records 4-processor world record18 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Detailed information about all of these benchmarks and their respective company trademarks can be found in the backup section of this presentation. All results listed on this page are as of May 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Intel Preliminary Performance Projections

Transitioning from Ivy Bridge to Haswell X6
X6 Haswell offers increased performance at lower cost SPECint (Base) - x3850 X6 with E v2 vs. E v3 E v3 E v3 E v3 E v3 E v3 E v3 E v3 E v3 E v2 Perf: 56% Cost Δ: 10% Perf: 91% Cost Δ: 35% Perf: 178% Cost Δ: 95% Perf: 214% Cost Δ: 170% Perf: 291% Cost Δ: 265% Perf: 307% Cost Δ: 320% Perf: 335% Cost Δ: 430% Perf: 338% Cost Δ: 545% E v2 Perf: -3% Cost Δ: -15% Perf: 18% Cost Δ: 4% Perf: 72% Cost Δ: 50% Perf: 95% Cost Δ: 108% Perf: 142% Cost Δ: 181% Perf: 152% Cost Δ: 223% Perf: 169% Cost Δ: 308% Perf: 171% Cost Δ: 396% E v2 Perf: -28% Cost Δ: -41% Perf: -12% Cost Δ: -27% Perf: 29% Cost Δ: 5% Perf: 46% Cost Δ: 46% Perf: 81% Cost Δ: 97% Perf: 89% Cost Δ: 127% Perf: 102% Cost Δ: 186% Perf: 103% Cost Δ: 249% E v2 Perf: -40% Cost Δ: -57% Perf: -27% Cost Δ: -47% Perf: 7% Cost Δ: -24% Perf: 21% Cost Δ: 6% Perf: 51% Cost Δ: 43% Perf: 57% Cost Δ: 65% Perf: 67% Cost Δ: 108% Perf: 69% Cost Δ: 153% E v2 Perf: -49% Cost Δ: -68% Perf: -37% Cost Δ: -61% Perf: -8% Cost Δ: -43% Perf: 4% Cost Δ: -22% Perf: 29% Cost Δ: 6% Perf: 34% Cost Δ: 22% Perf: 44% Cost Δ: 54% Perf: 45% Cost Δ: 87% E v2 Perf: -54% Cost Δ: -73% Perf: -43% Cost Δ: -67% Perf: -17% Cost Δ: -53% Perf: -7% Cost Δ: -35% Perf: 16% Cost Δ: -12% Perf: 21% Cost Δ: 1% Perf: 29% Cost Δ: 28% Perf: 30% Cost Δ: 55% E v2 Perf: -57% Cost Δ: -79% Perf: -47% Cost Δ: -74% Perf: -23% Cost Δ: -62% Perf: -13% Cost Δ: -48% Perf: 9% Cost Δ: -29% Perf: 13% Cost Δ: -18% Perf: 21% Cost Δ: 3% Perf: 22% Cost Δ: 25% E v2 Perf: -59% Cost Δ: -82% Perf: -50% Cost Δ: -78% Perf: -28% Cost Δ: -68% Perf: -18% Cost Δ: -56% Perf: 2% Cost Δ: -41% Perf: 6% Cost Δ: -32% Perf: 13% Cost Δ: -14% Perf: 14% Cost Δ: 5% Red boxes highlight the bin to bin transition information. Green text highlight the performance to performance transition recommendation. For bin to bin transition, Haswell offers ~25% performance increase with ~5% increase in cost Calculations are based on Intel preliminary performance information.. 2014 LENOVO INTERNAL. All rights reserved.

2.5” NVMe SSD Flash Drive & x3850/3950 X6
Designed for workloads requiring low latency, high IOPS and enterprise class reliability and serviceability. NAND Flash based SSD with standard PCIe interface in a removable 2.5” form factor Lower power consumption resulting in cost savings versus SAS/SATA SSDs 400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB and 2.0TB capacity No firmware modification required 3 Drive Writes per Day (DWPD) GA: July 31, 2015 Lower Latency Increased IOPs Lower Power Consumption Option SBB/MFI Feature Code Description x3850 X6 Max qty x3950 X6 90Y3227 90Y3226 A5RW P GB NVMe 2.5" G3HS Enterprise Value PCIe SSD for System x 4 8 90Y3230 90Y3229 A5RX P GB NVMe 2.5" G3HS Enterprise Value PCIe SSD for System x 90Y3233 90Y3232 A5RY P TB NVMe 2.5" G3HS Enterprise Value PCIe SSD for System x 90Y3236 90Y3235 A5RZ P TB NVMe 2.5" G3HS Enterprise Value PCIe SSD for System x 44X4108 44X4107 A4A8 System x 4 x 2.5" NVMe PCIe SSD Backplane 1 2* 00ML997 00ML996 AS95 Backplane System x NVMe PCIe SSD Extender Adapter 2 The cable will come with the controller (Backplane system x NVMe PCIe SSD extender Adapter). 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved. *Only 1 NVMe PCIe Backplane can be installed in a Storage Book..

Offering Both DDR3 and DDR4
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X3850/3950 X6 Compute Books X6 Haswell will offer the choice of DDR3 or DDR4 Compute Books. Each Compute Book contains the Intel processor and 24 DDR3 or DDR4 DIMM slots. All Compute Books in the server must be the same type -- DDR3 or DDR4. (Within chassis, all books need to be same processor type and same memory type.) 12x DDR3 or DDR4 DIMM slots on right side of the Compute Book 12x DDR3 or DDR4 DIMM slots on left side of the Compute Book Intel Xeon E v3 or E v3 processor Note: DDR3 DIMMs can not be put into DDR4 compute books or visa versa. 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

TruDDR4 & x3850/3950 X6 Mission Critical Memory Increases Reliability for Critical workloads GA: July 31, 2015 1.2V voltage results in power savings over DDR3 8GB, 16GB and 32GB RDIMM; 64GB LRDIMM Tested and tuned for x3850/x3950 X6 for maximize performance and reliability Easy service and support worldwide TruDDR4 Memory Trusted. Tested. True. Option SBB/MFI Feature Code Description x3850 X6 Max qty x3950 X6 46W0788 46W0787 A5B5 8GB (4Gb, 1Rx4, 1.20V) PC DDR4 2133MHz LP RDIMM 96 192 46W0796 46W0795 A5B7 16GB (4Gb, 2Rx4, 1.20V) PC DDR4 2133MHz LP RDIMM 95Y4808 95Y4807 A5UJ 32GB (8Gb, 2Rx4, 1.20V) PC DDR4 2133MHz LP RDIMM 95Y4812 95Y4811 A5UK 64GB (8Gb, 4Rx4, 1.20V) PC DDR4 2133MHz LP LR-RDIMM 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Upgrading to Haswell Processors
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Upgrading Ivy Bridge to Haswell Compute Books
Do you have a client who wants to upgrade processors? Processor Upgrade Procedure: 1. Order the new E7-4800/8800 v3 processors Review the processor install procedure prior to upgrading 2. 3. Upgrade information will need to be to service team For a list of supported devices, see Contact your sales person if you have an IBM branded server. 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

New Systems Management

XClarity Centralized policy-based resource management
New System x Manager Simplified, foundational hardware resource manager Discovery & inventory Monitoring Firmware updates Configuration Patterns Bare metal deployment Upward Integration REST API XClarity Centralized policy-based resource management Delivering IT Efficiency Across the Compute Infrastructure 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Stand-Alone & Pro Capabilities
Lenovo XClarity Administrator Lenovo XClarity Integrators for vCenter / MSSC (formerly know as UIM) Lenovo XClarity Pro Packaging & supported servers Software virtual appliance  Hardware appliance Blade & rack server management Automated hardware resource deployment & administration tasks Auto-discovery & monitoring View cluster resources Topology view Chassis map Unattended policy-based firmware updates Server/chassis configuration templates Network configuration templates Baremetal provisioning Automated resiliency in clusters Non-disruptive firmware updates Non-disruptive server reboots Predicted failure-based VM migrations Extensibility REST APIs XML APIs Windows PowerShell Recommended Management System X6 Haswell X6 Haswell, X6 Ivy Bridge, eX5 & predecessor Data centers with X5 and X6 servers

Benchmark Footnotes Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 on its respective date of publication: 1 #1 TPC-E* – as of Feb 16, 2014, This benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014, Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems. 2 #1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Feb 20, 2014, 3 #1 SAP® Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 4-S*** – as of Feb 18, 2014, certification number For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: . The SD users result was achieved on the x3850 X6 configured with four Intel® Xeon® Processor E v2 processors running at 2.8 GHz with 37 MB L3 cache per processor (4 processors/60 cores/120 threads), 1024 GB memory, 64-bit DB2 10, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012, and SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0. 4 non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 15, 2014, benchmark result was published when System x and the X6 family of servers belonged to IBM. IBM subsequently sold System x and all associated products, services and expertise to Lenovo. 5#1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of May 2014, 6 #1 SAP Applications Sales & Distribution 2-Tier 8-S – as of June 16, 2014, certification number For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: . The SD users result was achieved on the x3950 X6 configured with eight Intel® Xeon® Processors E v2 running at 2.8 GHz with 37.5 MB L3 cache per processor (8 processors/120 cores/240 threads), 1024 GB memory, 64-bit DB2 10, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012, and SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0. 7 #1 SPECvirt_sc2013** – as of Nov 2014, 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Benchmark Footnotes, continued
8 #1 TPC-E – as of Nov 25, 2014, 9 7 winning performance measures in STAC-M3**** – as of Jan 21, 2015, 10 #1 SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)-Enhanced Mixed Load – as of Mar 16, 2015, certification number For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: The 1,542,060 ad-hoc navigation steps per hour result was achieved at the 1-billion record on the Lenovo System x3850 X6-based appliance cluster of 7 nodes, each configured with four Intel® Xeon® E v2 family processors with 60 cores and 120 threads, and 1TB memory, running SAP HANA 1.0, the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform 7.4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Lenovo GPFS FPO on local disks. 11 non-clustered TPC-H* – as of Apr 6, 2015, *TPC Benchmark, TPC-E, tpsE, TPC-H, QppH, QthH and QphH are trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. **SPEC and the names SPECvirt, SPECvirt_sc, and SPECvirt_sc2013 are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Additional product and service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ***SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Please see for additional trademark information and notices. ****STAC and all STAC names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Securities Technology Analysis Center LLC. All other trademarks and service names not accommodated above are the trademarks of their respective companies. Following the official closing of its acquisition on October 1, 2014, Lenovo became the owner of the System x x86 server business including the X6 portfolio of systems. © 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Benchmark Footnotes Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 as of May 5, 2015: 12SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)-Enhanced Mixed Load – as of May 5, 2015, certification number For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: The 1,992,570 ad-hoc navigation steps per hour result was achieved at the 1-billion record on the Lenovo System x3850 X6-based appliance cluster of 7 nodes, each configured with four Intel® Xeon® E v3 family processors with 72 cores and 144 threads, and 1TB memory, running SAP HANA 1.0, the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform 7.4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Lenovo GPFS FPO on local disks. 4-processor world record Four-processor Microsoft Windows* world record TPC Benchmark as of May 5, 2015, on Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E v3 (2.5GHz, 4 processors, 72 cores, 144 threads), 3 TB running Windows Server* 2012 R2 SE, SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition, 4x 1200GB 10K SAS HDD, 2x 200GB SAS SSD, 6x 3200GB Enterprise io3 Flash PCIe Adapter, 1 ServeRaid* M5210, 1 Dual 10Gb-T Ethernet. Source Availability: May 26, Score: 700,392.4 Query per hour H at a price of $691,524 USD* for a price/performance of $0.99 per 14SPECvirt_sc2013* 4-processor world record Four-processor world record on Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E v3, 2.5 GHz, 2 TB memory (64x Hynix* 32GB DDR4 RDIMM), Red Hat* Enterprise Linux* 6.6 (KVM), 2x LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS , 16x 400GB SAS SSD, 1x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 GbE PCIe, 4x Intel 82599ES 10 Gb SFI/SFP+ Network connection; 5 clients. Availability: May VMs. Result details available at 15SAP SD* 2-Tier (Windows) 4-processor world record – as of May 5, 2015, certification number For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: The users result was achieved on Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E v3(4 processors/72 cores/144 threads), 2.5 GHz, 1 TB memory; 64-bit DB2 10, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2012, and SAP enhancement package 5 for SAP ERP 6.0. 16TPC-E* 4-processor world record Four-processor Microsoft Windows* world record TPC benchmark E, as of May 5, 2015, on the Lenovo* System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E v3 (2.5GHz, 4 processors, 72 cores, 144 threads), 4 TB TruDDR4, running Windows Server* 2012 SE, SQL Server* 2014 Enterprise Edition, 2x 300GB SAS, 6x 800GB SATA SSD, 223x 400GB SAS SSD. Availability: July 31, Source Score: tpsE, at a price of $1,713,135 USD for a price/performance of $ USD/tpsE*. 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Benchmark Footnotes Each #1 benchmark below ranked #1 as of May 5, 2015: 17ANSYS Fluent x86 R16[i] — Fluent software provides the physical modeling capabilities needed to model flow, turbulence, heat transfer, and reactions for a wide range of industrial applications. The System x3850 X6 achieved the highest performance rate ever for a single x86 server on the fluidized_bed_2m benchmark with a score of , 19% faster than a similarly configured previous generation system baselined by Intel. Lenovo System x3850 X6 with four Intel® Xeon® processor E v3 (2.5GHz, 4 processors, 72 cores, 144 threads), 512GB TruDDR4, running RHEL 6.6, 1x 400GB SAS, compared to a similarly configured system baselined by Intel with four Intel® Xeon® processor E v2 (2.8GHz, 4 processors, 60 cores, 120 threads), 512GB DDR3, running RHEL 6.4. Results will be available at when posted by ANSYS. 18SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)-Enhanced Mixed Load – as of May 5, 2015, certification number For the latest SAP benchmark results, visit: The 269,960 ad-hoc navigation steps per hour result was achieved at the 10-billion record on the Lenovo System x3850 X6-based appliance cluster of 7 nodes, each configured with four Intel® Xeon® E v3 family processors with 72 cores and 144 threads, and 1TB memory, running SAP HANA 1.0, the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform 7.4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Lenovo GPFS FPO on local disks. *TPC Benchmark, TPC-E, tpsE, TPC-H, QppH, QthH and QphH are trademarks of the Transaction Processing Performance Council. **SPEC and the names SPECvirt, SPECvirt_sc, and SPECvirt_sc2013 are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Additional product and service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. ***SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Please see for additional trademark information and notices. All other trademarks and service names not accommodated above are the trademarks of their respective companies. 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Ivy Bridge to Haswell X6 Comparison

x3850 X6 Ivy Bridge to x3850 X6 Haswell Comparison
x3850 X6 (IVB) x3850 X6 (HSW) Benefits Processor Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v2 105W, 130W, 155W 6C, 8C, 10C, 12C, 15C, Up to 37.5M cache Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v3 115W, 140W, 165W 4C, 8C, 10C, 12C, 14C, 16C, 18C, Up to 45M cache Up to 56% higher performance from previous generation Memory 96 DIMM slots 6 TB max memory DDR3 - 4GB/8GB/16GB RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM Mixing of 16GB and 32GB DIMM (DDR4) reduces memory cost DDR4 provides higher bus speeds and lower memory power Internal Storage 2.5” HDD – 8 SAS/SATA/SSD 1.8” SSD – 16 eXFlash 2.5” NVMe – 4 SSDs Up to 32 eXFlash DDR3 DIMM (up to 12.8TB) 1.8” SSD – 16 SSDs Delivering high storage throughput Low Latencies – delivering higher speed NVMe provides faster SSD read capabilities Ethernet Two 1GbE Management Port Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards: 4 x 1GbE Copper 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT 4 x 10GbE SFP+ 2 x 40GbE Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility and choice as networking requirements change or grow. New cards provide higher capacity PCIe 11 PCIe slots (2 front, 9 rear) Primary IO Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL Half-Length IO Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL Full-Length IO Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL Support up to two 300W cards Flexibility and choice to deliver the right networking infrastructure Ability to support the most demanding virtual desktop or graphics capabilities Systems Mgmt Systems Director XClarity, Systems Director Simple and improved systems management Other Modular rack design Ability to host multiple generations of technology in a single package 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

x3950 X6 Ivy Bridge to x3950 X6 Haswell Comparison
x3950 X6 (IVB) x3950 X6 (HSW) Benefits Processor Intel® Xeon® E v2 105W, 130W, 155W 6C, 10C, 12C, 15C; Up to 37.5M cache Intel® Xeon® E v3 115W, 140W, 165W 4C, 10C, 16C; 18C, Up to 45M cache Up to 56% higher performance from previous generation Memory 192 DIMM slots 12 TB max memory 4GB/8GB/16GB RDIMM 32GB/64GB LRDIMM DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM Mixing of 16GB and 32GB DIMM (DDR4) reduces memory cost DDR4 provides higher bus speeds and lower memory power Internal Storage 2.5” HDD – 16 SAS/SATA/SSD 1.8” SSD – 32 eXFlash 2.5” NVMe – 8 SSDs Up to 32 eXFlash DIMMs (up to 12.8TB) 1.8” SSD – 32 SSDs Up to 32 DIMM based Flash (up to 12.8TB) Delivering high storage throughput Low Latencies – delivering higher speed NVMe provides faster SSD read capabilities Ethernet Two 1GbE Management Port Two Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards: 4 x 1GbE Copper 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT 4 x 10GbE SFP+ 2 x 40GbE Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility and choice as networking requirements change or grow. New cards provide higher capacity PCIe 22 PCIe slots (4 front, 18 rear) Primary IO Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL Half-Length IO Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL Full-Length IO Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL Support up to two 300W cards Flexibility and choice to deliver the right networking infrastructure Ability to support the most demanding virtual desktop or graphics capabilities Systems Mgmt Systems Director XClarity, System Director Simple and improved systems management Other Modular rack design Ability to host multiple generations of technology in a single package 2014 LENOVOL. All rights reserved.

X6 Standard Models & New X6 Options

Standard Models x3850 X6 – DDR3
Brand Name x3850 X6 Machine Type 6241 Model D4x F1x F3x G1x G3x Description Standard Chassis 4U Processors E v3 (8C/2.0GHz/20M/115W) E v3 (10C/1.9GHz/25M/115W) E v3 (14C/2.2GHz/35M/115W) E v3 (16C/2.2GHz/40M/140W) E v3 (18C/2.5GHz/45M/165W) Processor QTY 1 2 Memory 8GB (1x8GB, 1Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM Memory QTY 4 SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane HDD QTY SSD QTY RAID None 0/1/10 Power Supplies 1 x 900W AC 2 x 900W AC Additional Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for System x Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ GA: July 31, 2015 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Brand Name x3850 X6 Machine Type 6241 Model D5x F2x F4x G2x G4x Description Standard Chassis 4U Processors E v3 (8C/2.0GHz/20M/115W) E v3 (10C/1.9GHz/25M/115W) E v3 (14C/2.2GHz/35M/115W) E v3 (16C/2.2GHz/40M/140W) E v3 (18C/2.5GHz/45M/165W) Processor QTY 1 2 Memory 8GB (1Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC MHz DDR4 RDIMM 16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC MHz DDR4 RDIMM Memory QTY 4 SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane HDD QTY SSD QTY RAID None 0/1/10 Power Supplies 1 x 900W AC 2 x 900W AC Additional Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for System x Broadcom NetXtreme II ML2 Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Brand Name x3950 X6 Machine Type 6241 Model DAx FAx FCx Description Standard Chassis 8U Processors E v3 (16C/2.2GHz/40M/140W) E v3 (18C/2.1GHz/45M/140W) E v3 (18C/2.5GHz/45M/165W) Processor QTY 4 Memory 16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM Memory QTY 8 SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (1) HDD QTY SSD QTY RAID 0/1/10 Power Supplies 8 x 900W AC Additional Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for System x 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Brand Name x3950 X6 Machine Type 6241 Model GAx JAx JCx Description Standard Chassis 8U Processors E v3 (16C/2.2GHz/40M/140W) E v3 (18C/2.1GHz/45M/140W) E v3 (18C/2.5GHz/45M/165W) Processor QTY 4 Memory 16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC MHz DDR4 RDIMM Memory QTY 8 SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2) HDD QTY SSD QTY RAID 0/1/10 Power Supplies 8 x 900W AC Additional Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for System x 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Standard Models x3850 X6 SAP HANA – DDR3
Brand Name x3850 X6 Machine Type 6241 Model HZx HYx HXx HWx HVx Description SAP HANA Chassis 4U Processors Xeon E v3 18C 45MB 150W Processor QTY 2 4 Memory 16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 32GB (1x32GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L DDR3 1600MHz LP LRDIMM Memory QTY 16 32 SDD/HDD Backplane 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2) HDD QTY 6x 1.2TB 10K SAS SSD QTY 2x 400GB SATA SSD RAID 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 Power Supplies 4 x 900W AC Additional 4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3 40GbE 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Brand Name x3850 X6 Machine Type 6241 Model HUx HTx HSx HRx HQx Description SAP HANA Chassis 4U Processors Xeon E v3 18C 45MB 150W Processor QTY 2 4 Memory 16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC MHz DDR4 RDIMM 32GB 2Rx4 8Gbit 1.2V PC MHz DDR4 RDIMM Memory QTY 16 32 SDD/HDD Backplane 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2) HDD QTY 6x 1.2TB 10K SAS SSD QTY 2x 400GB SATA SSD RAID 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 Power Supplies 4 x 900W AC Additional 4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3 40GbE 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Brand Name x3950 X6 Machine Type 6241 Model HEx HFx HGx Description SAP HANA Chassis 8U Processors Xeon E v3 18C 45MB 150W Processor QTY 4 8 Memory 16GB (1x16GB, 2Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L DDR3 1600MHz LP RDIMM 32GB (1x32GB, 4Rx4, 1.35V) PC3L DDR3 1600MHz LP LRDIMM Memory QTY 32 64 SDD/HDD Backplane 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2) 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (4) HDD QTY 6x 1.2TB 10K SAS 12x 1.2TB 10K SAS SSD QTY 2x 400GB SATA SSD 4x 400GB SATA SSD RAID 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 Power Supplies 8 x 900W AC Additional Intel I350-T4 ML2 Quad Port GbE Adapter for System x 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Brand Name x3950 X6 Machine Type 6241 Model HHx HIx HJx Description SAP HANA Chassis 8U Processors Xeon E v3 18C 45MB 150W Processor QTY 4 Memory 16GB (2Rx4 4Gbit 1.2V) PC MHz DDR4 RDIMM 32GB 2Rx4 8Gbit 1.2V PC MHz DDR4 RDIMM Memory QTY 32 64 SDD/HDD Backplane / Drive Type 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (2) 4 x 2.5" SAS/SATA Backplane (4) HDD QTY 6x 1.2TB 10K SAS 12x 1.2TB 10K SAS SSD QTY 2x 400GB SATA SSD 4x 400GB SATA SSD RAID 0/1/10/5/50/6/60 Power Supplies 8 x 900W AC Additional 2x 4x 1GbE (ML2 slot), 2x Mellanox CX-3 40GbE 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Haswell E7-4800/8800 DDR3 Compute Books
SBB Option Feature Code Description 00ML900 - AS7T X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 8C 2.0GHz 115W 00ML901 00ML902 AS8H Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 8C 2.0GHz 00ML904 AS7U X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 10C 1.9GHz 115W 00ML905 00ML906 AS8J Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 10C 1.9GHz 00ML908 AS7V X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 12C 2.1GHz 115W 00ML909 00ML910 AS8K Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 12C 2.1GHz 00ML912 AS7W X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 14C 2.2GHz 115W 00ML913 00ML914 AS8L Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 14C 2.2GHz 00ML920 AS7X X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 16C 2.2GHz 140W 00ML921 00ML922 AS8M Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 16C 2.2GHz 00FP690 AS7R X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 16C 2.5GHz 165W 00FP691 00FP692 AS8F Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 16C 2.5GHz 00ML924 AS7Y X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.1GHz 140W 00ML925 00ML926 AS8N Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.1GHz 00ML928 AS7Z X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.3GHz 140W 00ML929 00ML930 AS8P Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.3GHz 00ML932 AS80 X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.5GHz 165W 00ML933 00ML934 AS8Q Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.5GHz 00ML936 AS81 X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880L v3 18C 2.0GHz 115 00ML937 00ML938 AS8R Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880Lv3 18C 2.0GHz 00ML940 AS82 X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 10C 2.8GHz 165W 00ML941 00ML942 AS8S Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 10C 2.8GHz 00ML944 AS83 X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 4C 3.2GHz 140W 00ML945 00ML946 AS8T Addl X6 DDR3 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 4C 3.2GHz 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Haswell E7-4800/8800 DDR4 Compute Books
SBB Option Feature Code Description 00ML948 - AS84 X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 8C 2.0GHz 115W 00ML949 00ML950 AS8U Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 8C 2.0GHz 00ML952 AS85 X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 10C 1.9GHz 115W 00ML953 00ML954 AS8V Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 10C 1.9GHz 00ML956 AS86 X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 12C 2.1GHz 115W 00ML957 00ML958 AS8W Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 12C 2.1GHz 00ML960 AS87 X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 14C 2.2GHz 115W 00ML961 00ML962 AS8X Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 14C 2.2GHz 00ML968 AS88 X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 16C 2.2GHz 140W 00ML969 00ML970 AS8Y Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 16C 2.2GHz 00FP694 AS7S X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 16C 2.5GHz 165W 00FP695 00FP696 AS8G Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 16C 2.5GHz 00ML972 AS89 X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.1GHz 140W 00ML973 00ML974 AS8Z Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.1GHz 00ML976 AS8A X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.3GHz 140W 00ML977 00ML978 AS90 Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.3GHz 00ML984 AS8C X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880L v3 18C 2.0GHz 115 00ML985 00ML986 AS92 Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E7-8880Lv3 18C 2.0GHz 00ML980 AS8B X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.5GHz 165W 00ML981 00ML982 AS91 Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 18C 2.5GHz 00ML988 AS8D X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 10C 2.8GHz 165W 00ML989 00ML990 AS93 Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 10C 2.8GHz 00ML992 AS8E X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 4C 3.2GHz 140W 00ML993 00ML994 AS94 Addl X6 DDR4 Compute Book Intel Xeon Processor E v3 4C 3.2GHz 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Other New Haswell Options
2.5” NVMe SSD Flash Drive & Backplane – See slide on 2.5 NVME TruDDR4– See slide on TruDDR4 Network Adapters SBB Option Feature Code Description 00FP653 00FP650 A5RK Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro ML2 2x40GbE/FDR VPI Adapter for IBM System x 94Y5201 94Y5200 AS74 Intel X710 ML2 4x10GbE SFP+ Adapter for IBM System x 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Innovative Modular Design - Front
Each Compute Book includes 1 processor and 24 DIMM slots Deliver up to 6TB of memory or 12.8TB of eXFlash memory – channel storage! Each x3850 X6 contains 2 or 4 Compute Books Storage Book 4 Compute Books The Storage Book holds up to 16 x 1.8” SDDs and up to x 2.5” SDD/HDDs. Host 2 storage controllers for maximum bandwidth! Swap out Compute Books as memory or processor generations change! 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Modular Design - Rear Primary I/O Book Up to 2 types of I/O Books,
(Half-Length and Full-Length) Each I/O Book delivers an additional 3 PCIe slots The Primary I/O Book hosts the IMM, PCIe slots, and the dedicated Mezz-LOM solution Create a fit-for-purpose solution, whether clients need to support typical HBAs or specialty GPGPU cards! 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

X6 Family – x3850/3950 X6 & Flex Systems
Reasons why client may select x3850 X6/x3950 X6 versus Flex System X6 Form Factor Blade Rack Memory DDR3 DDR3 & DDR4 Scalability 2S, 4S and 8S Networking Converged Top of Rack Switches Upgradeable Yes XClarity Flex System X6 x3850 X6 & x3950 X6 2014 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

x3850 X6 to x3750 M4 Comparison x3750 M4 x3850 X6 X6 Benefits
Processor Intel E v2 series 95W, 115W, 130W 4C, 6C, 8C, 10C ,12C; Up to 30M cache 10-core 70W Long-Life processor Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v3 115W, 140W, 165W 4C, 8C, 10C, 12C, 14C, 16C, 18C; Up to 45M cache 50% more cores, 50% more cache provides better speed, more compute power Memory 48 DIMM slots 1.5 TB max memory 96 DIMM slots 6 TB max memory DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM Host larger In-Memory Databases Host larger virtual machines Internal Storage 3.5” HDD – 0 2.5” HDD – 16 SAS/ SATA/SSD 1.8” SSD – 32 SSD 2.5” HDD – 8 SAS/SATA/SSD 1.8” SSD – 16 SSD 2.5” NVMe – 4 SSDs Up to 32 DIMM based Flash (up to 12.8TB) eXFlash DIMMs offers increased storage capacity closer to the processors for lower latency performance Ethernet Quad 1 Gb Ethernet Dual port 10GbE SFP+ or 10Gb-T Two 1GbE Management Port Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards: 4 x 1GbE Copper 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT 4 x 10GbE SFP+ 2 x 40GbE Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility and choice as networking requirements change or grow PCIe 8 PCIe total slots 5 HH/HL, 3 FH/HL or 1 FH/HL (x16) & 1FH/HL 11 PCIe slots (2 front, 9 rear) Primary I/O Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL Half-Length I/O Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL Full-Length I/O Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL Support up to two 300W cards Flexibility and choice to deliver the right networking infrastructure Ability to support the most demanding virtual desktop or graphics capabilities Power 900W, 1400W Redundant Power, 750 DC Up to four 1400W/900W AC, 750W DC Both offer flexibility to meet power and cost requirements Other 2 + 2 Socket and memory expansion Ability to scale from 4-way to 8-way cable-free Modular rack design xHWMgr Ability to host multiple generations of technology in a single chassis Simple and improved management system

x3850 X5 to x3850 X6 (HSW) Comparison
Benefits Processor Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v1 95W, 105W, 130W 6C, 8C, 10C Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v3 115W, 140W, 165W 4C, 8C, 10C, 12C, 14C, 16C, 18C, Up to 45M cache More than 2X higher performance from previous generation Memory 64 DIMM slots 2 TB max memory 3 TB with MAX5 Memory Drawer 96 DIMM slots 6 TB max memory DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM Host larger In-Memory Databases Host larger virtual machines Internal Storage 2.5” HDD – 8 SAS/SATA/SSD 1.8” SSD – 16 eXFlash 1.8” SSD – 16 SSDs 2.5” NVMe – 4 SSDs Up to 32 eXFlash DDR3 DIMM (up to 12.8TB) 2X Higher I/Os per second – delivering higher throughput 3X Lower Latencies – delivering higher speed Ethernet Two 1 Gb Ethernet Dual 10 Gb Ethernet adapter (fiber) Two 1GbE Management Port Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards: 4 x 1GbE Copper 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT 4 x 10GbE SFP+ 2 x 40GbE Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility and choice as networking requirements change or grow PCIe 7 PCIe slots 3 FH/HL 4 FH/FL 11 PCIe slots (2 front, 9 rear) Primary I/O Book with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL Half-Length I/O Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL Full-Length I/O Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL Support up to two 300W cards Flexibility and choice to deliver the right networking infrastructure Ability to support the most demanding virtual desktop or graphics capabilities Power 1975W Redundant Power Up to four 1400W/900W AC, 750W DC Flexibility to meet power and cost requirements Other Ability to scale from 4-way to 8-way leveraging QPI Scalability Kit Ability to scale from 4-way to 8-way cable-free Modular rack design xHWMgr Ability to host multiple generations of technology in a single package Simple and improved systems management 2014 LENOVO . All rights reserved.

x3850 X5 to x3950 X6 (HSW) Comparison
x3850 X5 8-Way x3950 X6 Benefits Processor Intel® Xeon® E7-4800/8800 v1 95W, 105W, 130W 6C, 8C, 10C Intel® Xeon® E v3 115W, 140W, 165W 4C, 10C, 16C; 18C, Up to 45M cache Single chassis, pay-as-you-grow capability from 4-way to 8-way Memory 128 DIMM slots 4 TB max memory 6 TB with MAX5 Memory Drawer 192 DIMM slots 12 TB max memory DDR3 - 8GB/16GB/RDIMM, 32GB/64GB LRDIMM DDR4 - 8GB/16GB/32GB RDIMM, 64GB LRDIMM Host larger In-Memory Databases Host larger virtual machines Internal Storage 2.5” HDD – 16 SAS/SATA/SSD 1.8” SSD – 32 eXFlash 1.8” SSD – 32 SSDs 2.5” NVMe – 8 SSDs Up to 32 DIMM based Flash (up to 12.8TB) 2X Higher I/Os per second – delivering higher throughput 3X Lower Latencies – delivering higher speed Ethernet Four 1 Gb Ethernet Two Dual 10 Gb Ethernet adapter (fiber) Two 1GbE Management Port Two Mezz LOM Dedicated Socket, choice of ML2 cards: 4 x 1GbE Copper 2 x 10GbE SFP+ or 2 x 10GbE 10BaseT 4 x 10GbE SFP+ 2 x 40GbE Selectable LOM technology to allow flexibility and choice as networking requirements change or grow PCIe 14 PCIe slots 6 FH/HL 8 FH/FL 22 PCIe slots (4 front, 18 rear) Two Primary I/O Books with two x16 and one x8 FH/HL Up to two Half-Length I/O Book with one x16 and two x8 FH/HL Up to two Full-Length I/O Book with two x16 and one x4 FH/FL Support up to four 300W cards Immense I/O capability with 22 PCIe slots and PCI Gen3 speeds and bandwidth Ability to support the most demanding virtual desktop or graphics capabilities Power 1975W Redundant Power Up to 8 x 1400W/900W AC, 750W DC Flexibility to meet power and cost requirements Other Scalability through QPI Cables Multi-asset management Cable-Free, Glue-less scalability Single Chassis, Single point of control, Single Serial Scalable performance Ease of management Simple and improved systems management 2014 LENOVO . All rights reserved.

Lenovo Enterprise Services – Key Values
Responsive Reliable Trusted Access when customers need it, where they need it, and how they need it Quick diagnostics and resolution via contact center, web tools, remote support and on-site Flexible offerings to meet any customer requirement Certified technicians and support personnel providing consistent global resources working to solve problems Well defined and executed escalation paths Genuine, quality parts We know our systems best and have deep technical resources Comprehensive documentation, training and tools Technicians with years of experience and expertise Secure data access and controlled environments 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Lenovo Best in Class Global Service Capabilities
Unmatched Global Service Delivery Network 24 x 365 network availability 42 Level 1 and Level 2 Call Centers supporting more than 35 languages 10,000+ best trained HW and SW technicians providing on-site support globally ~600 main parts stocking locations supporting over 160 countries Certified Lenovo parts meet stringent quality requirements Services provided to meet customer requirements from base warranty to customized support Customer Benefits Product and Services are reliable, consistent, and scalable Support access to development and design teams Single point of contact and problem resolution Predictable cost and continuous global coverage 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

Lenovo System x Maintenance & Service Offerings
Complete portfolio of warranty upgrades and extensions Consistent high quality delivery through delivery partnership with IBM Network of Lenovo Authorized Warranty Service Provider Business Partners for customer choice Base Warranty 9 x 5 Next Business Day Limited Onsite 24 x7 Call Center Support 1 yr or 3 yr, Based on Machine Type Many Parts are Customer Replaceable Maintenance Upgrades Warranty Service Upgrades 3, 4, or 5 yrs 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage Onsite response time from next business day to 2 or 4 hr Hardware Maintenance (HWMA) 9x5x4 hr response time 24x7x4 or 24x7x2 hr response time Onsite repair with parts and labor Microcode Support Hard Drive Retention Warranty extensions Remote Technical Services Committed Repair Service Skued Services Warranty Upgrades and Extensions Point and Click Acceptance Part Numbers by geo and MTM Designed for attach to HW sale Service Contracts Customer Specific Contracts Complex Warranty Extensions SOW Contracts Targeted to Global, LE and Volume Buyers 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved.

How Can I Find The Right Service to Sell?
Use the ServicePac Product Selector Tool SPST is a global web-based application designed to enable customers, partners, and Lenovo employees with instant and convenient access to the current Lenovo System x and IBM OEM Storage Services offering portfolio across all geographies. Benefits: Efficient method to maintain current Lenovo Services compatibility matrix On demand download of the Lenovo Services Supported Product List (SPL) Quick, easy, and flexible search functions for available service offerings At-a-glance view, by geography of the Worldwide Lenovo Services portfolio. Makes it easy to attach services when quoting and selling x86 servers 2015 LENOVO. All rights reserved. LYP12393-USEN-04

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