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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