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Having only one processor installed in the HX5 instead of two processors is supported;
however, the recommendation is for two processors to maximize memory performance.
Ensure that all firmware is up-to-date before attaching the MAX5 to the blade. For minimum
firmware requirements, see 8.2.3, “Required firmware of each blade and the AMM” on
page 379.
When inserting an HX5 with MAX5, there is no partition information to set up in a scalable
complex. MAX5 ships ready to use when attached.
5.9 Processor options
The HX5 type 7872 supports Intel Xeon 6500 and 7500 quad-core, 6-core, or 8-core
processors. The Intel Xeon processors are available in various clock speeds and have
standard and low-power offerings. To see a list of processor features that are included in the
Intel Xeon 6500 and 7500 series, see 2.2, “Intel Xeon 6500 and 7500 family processors” on
page 16.
Table 5-11 lists the processor options for the HX5 and the supported models.
Table 5-11 Available processor options
Table 5-12 lists the capabilities of each processor option that is available for the HX5.
Table 5-12 Intel Xeon 6500 and 7500 features
Part
number
Feature
code
a
a. The first feature code is for the first processor. The second feature code is for the second processor.
Description Supported
model
46M6955 4571/4572 Intel Xeon E6540 Processor, 2.00 GHz, 6C, 105W, 18M, 6.4 GT/s QPI 63x, 6Dx, 68x
46M6863 4558/4559 Intel Xeon E7520 Processor, 1.86 GHz, 4C, 95W, 18M, 4.8 GT/s QPI 42x
59Y5899 4564/4565 Intel Xeon E7530 Processor, 1.86 GHz, 6C, 105W, 12M, 5.86 GT/s QPI 61x
59Y5859 4566/4568 Intel Xeon E7540 Processor, 2.00 GHz, 6C, 105W, 18M, 6.4 GT/s QPI 64x and 65x
46M6873 4562/4563 Intel Xeon L7555 Processor, 1.86 GHz, 8C, 95W, 24M, 5.86 GT/s QPI 82x
46M6995 4573/4574 Intel Xeon X6550 Processor, 2.00 GHz, 8C, 130W, 18M, 6.4 GT/s 83x
59Y5904 4577/4578 Intel Xeon X7542 Processor, 2.66 GHz, 6C, 130W, 18M, 5.86 GT/s QPI CTO only
59Y5909 4579/4580 Intel Xeon X7550 Processor, 2.00 GHz, 8C, 130W, 18M, 6.4 GT/s QPI CTO only
46M6960 4575/4576 Intel Xeon X7560 Processor, 2.26 GHz, 8C, 130W, 24M, 6.4 GT/s QPI 84x and 86x
Processor
model/cores
Scalable
to four
socket
Processor
frequency
Turbo
a
HT
b
L3
cache
Power QPI
speed
HX5
memory
speed
MAX5
memory
speed
Standard processors (E)
Xeon E6540 6C No 2.0 GHz
Yes + 2 Yes 18 MB 105 W 6.4 GT/s 978 MHz 1066 MHz
Xeon E7520 4C
Yes 1.86 GHz No Yes 18 MB 95 W 4.8 GT/s 800 MHz 800 MHz
Xeon E7530 6C
Yes 1.86 GHz Ye s + 2 Yes 12 MB 105 W 5.86 GT/s 978 MHz 978 MHz
Xeon E7540 6C
Yes 2.0 GHz Ye s +2 Yes 18 MB 105 W 6.4 GT/s 978 MHz 1066 MHz
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