IBM 79482CX, 79485FX, System x3450 Brochure

Compact, powerful compute node for high-performance
computing

IBM System x3450

Highlights

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Features industry-leading

technology to deliver maximum

performance for minimal

investment

■

Helps manage growth,

complexity and risk with large

memor

y addressability and

scalable systems

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Saves valuable real estate for

large cluster deployments due

to its 1U space-saving design

Organizations need powerful servers

that can deliver high performance—

pr

oviding only necessary features. The

IBM System x3450 provides maximum

performance for a fixed investment,

enabling organizations to run compute-

intensive applications.

The x3450 delivers high performance

thanks to quad-core and dual-core

processors with 1600 MHz front-side

bus to speed I/O and 16 Fully Buffered

DIMMs for large memory addressability.

Both allow organizations to run applica-

tions more quickly.

The x3450 is designed with fewer gen-

eral purpose features and minimal hard-

ware component redundancies. Other

highlights include:

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16 DIMMs for better system per-

formance ideal for compute-

intensive applications.

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DDR II for power-efficient memory.

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Single non-redundant power supply

for energy efficiency.

The x3450 provides scalable memory

solutions to accommodate expansion.

Building on existing systems, organiza-

tions can plan for future growth while

protecting their investment.

The space-saving x3450 design helps

provide more space for crowded data

centers without compromising perform-

ance. High performance computing

has expanded beyond universities and

research organizations to become

mainstream. The x3450 delivers the

costs and performance needed in this

expanding market.

Innovation drives performance

Save costs by scaling out

Compact design for high efficiency

IBM System x3450 at a glance

XSD03027-USEN-00

Form factor/height

Processor (max)

Rack/1U

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® X5472 up to 3.0 GHz and up to
1600 MHz front-side bus or Dual-Core Intel Xeon X5272 up to

3.40 GHz and up to 1600 MHz front-side bus

Number of processors (std/max)

L2 cache

Memory1 (std/max)

Maximum internal storage

1,2

Network interface

Expansion slots

Disk bays (total)

Power supply

Operating systems supported

2/2

2 MB per socket

2x2 GB/64 GB Fully Buffered DIMM 667 MHz

1.5 TB simple-swap SATA (3.5" drives)

Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet

PCI-Express (1) x16 standard

2

600W capacity

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2003, Red Hat Linux®,
SUSE Linux

Limited warranty

3

1-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty

For more information

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Canada ibm.com/ca/en/systems/x

1

Maximum internal hard disk and memory
capacities may require the replacement of any
standard hard drives and/or memory and the
population of all hard disk bays and memory
slots with the largest capacity supported drives
available. When referring to variable speed
CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs and DVDs, actual
playback speed will vary and is often less than
the maximum possible.

2

GB and TB = 1,000,000,000 and
1,000,000,000,000 bytes, respectively, when
referring to storage capacity. Accessible
capacity is less.

3

IBM hardware products are made from new
parts, or new and serviceable used parts.
Regardless, our warranty terms apply. For a
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