IBM Power Systems
POWER7 systems deliver unprecedented performance for both transactional and throughput computing for UNIX, IBM i and Linux applications with up to four times the performance and workload consolidation capacity, and three times the performance per watt of POWER6® processor-based systems.
Power overview
Minimizing complexity, improving efficiency, and scaling easily
These are the benchmarks that matter on a smarter planet. Clients using IBM Power Systems™ gain lower TCO and more resilient infrastructure than those who use other UNIX® or x86 systems because Power® delivers:
- An innovative and dependable technology roadmap
- Leadership scale-up and scale-within system capabilities
- Thousands of AIX®, IBM i and Linux® solutions
- Virtualization years ahead of any UNIX or x86 alternative
- Trusted migration expertise for Sun, HP and x86 users
The platform of choice for value with the right technology partner.
From reliability and virtualization features inspired by IBM’s unrivaled success in mainframe systems to unique energy savings capabilities—a Power solution can help you get the most from your IT assets so end users are enabled quickly through a cost-effective infrastructure with around-the-clock availability.
Businesses around the world are moving to Power Systems in order to:
- Maximize return on investment: IBM designs and develops the core technologies in Power Systems and delivers them through a reliable roadmap for both hardware and systems software.
- Reduce cost and increase flexibility: IBM’s unique 40-year history of virtualization leadership is delivered on Power Systems through PowerVM™ technologies that enable clients to dramatically reduce costs by “virtualizing everything” in the data center.
- Get consistent and predictable performance: Power Systems delivers high performing processors and system scalability with leadership benchmarks achieved in a virtualized environment.
According to IDC, Power Systems leads in worldwide UNIX server revenue share.1 Businesses migrate to the latest generation of Power Systems in order take advantage of the exceptional performance, scalability and reliability of today’s POWER® processor-based servers with the added “plus” of Power Systems Software™ in order to improve flexibility and availability as well as reduce overall infrastructure costs. The predictable delivery of innovation through the POWER processor roadmap and IBM’s commitment to investment in AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems on Power—with more than 15,000 supported applications—provides clients with the confidence that Power Systems are the right choice, for now and for the future.
Power is integrated value
A totally integrated approach to the design, development, and testing of each and every Power server ensures the resiliency required for today’s IT infrastructure. All POWER7™ and POWER6® server models include innovative reliability, availability and serviceability features that help you avoid unplanned downtime. And, with Capacity on Demand, Hot-Node Add and Hot-Memory Add—Power Systems enterprise servers ensure you can keep your most important applications available, even as you add capacity to handle new business demands.
Power Systems are also optimized with the ability to securely run multiple applications on AIX, i and Linux operating systems on a single server—so you can manage fewer systems with lower cost and higher utilization. No longer do you need to manage complex and energy inefficient server farms with each server dedicated to a single application or operating environment. Now you can consolidate workloads and significantly reduce costs throughout your infrastructure, while dramatically improving your ability to meet changing processing demands.
Power Systems software options enable you to manage both physical and virtual environments, including the capability to control data center energy usage and orchestrate processing resources to better meet business goals. And, Power solutions are designed to provide you with a roadmap to continuous availability of mission-critical applications—even when an expected or unexpected interruption occurs.
Power Architecture: Open, innovative, reliable
Today’s POWER6 and POWER7 systems combine industry-leading performance, scalability and modularity to enable you to get the most from your investment and build a flexible, responsive infrastructure that easily adapts and grows based on your business needs. With a virtualization hypervisor built into every Power System, all performance benchmarks are achieved in a virtualized environment, unlike competitive systems that can be subject to lower performance when using third-party virtualization software.
Power is workload optimization
POWER7 processor-based systems—the first generation of systems built for a smarter planet—offer balanced systems designs that automatically optimize workload performance and capacity and either a system or virtual machine level. Features include:
- TurboCore™ for maximum per core performance for databases
- MaxCore for incredible parallelization and high capacity throughput
- Intelligent threading technology to utilize more threads when workloads benefit
- Intelligent Cache technology to optimize cache utilization, flowing it from core to core
- Intelligent Energy to maximize performance dynamically when thermal conditions allow
- Active Memory™ Expansion provides more memory for SAP
IBM Power Blade Express servers
Built on the proven foundation of the IBM BladeCenter family and featuring 4, 8, or 16 POWER7 cores, the BladeCenter PS700, PS701 and PS702 Express blades are ideal for scalable workloads that demand both cost and energy efficiency in a flexible package. Delivering on the promise for a highly dynamic infrastructure, the BladeCenter PS blades help in delivering superior business and IT services with agility and speed—all in a simple to manage highly efficient way.
IBM Power 710 Express
The Power® 710 Express server is a 1-socket server supporting 4-core, 6-core or 8-core POWER7 processor modules in a dense 2U rack-optimized form factor. Easy to buy, deploy and manage, the Power 710 Express server offers outstanding performance, reliability and energy efficiency as an infrastructure or application server. The Power 710 Express server implements Light Path diagnostics and offers a choice of AIX, IBM i or Linux operating system while offering innovative workload-optimizing and energy management capabilities that can deliver additional performance and performance per watt to improve return on hardware and software investments.
Sockets 1
Processor cores 4-, 6- or 8-core POWER7
Clock rates (Min/Max) 4-core 3.0 GHz or
6-core 3.7 GHz or
8-core 3.55 GHz
System memory (Std/Max) 8 GB / 64 GB
Internal storage (Std/Max) 73.4 GB / 2.7 TB
Performance (rPerf range) 45.13 / 91.96
IBM Power 720 Express
The Power 720 Express server is a 1-socket server supporting 4-core, 6-core or 8-core POWER7 processor modules in a flexible rack-optimized or tower form factor. The leading-edge RAS and diagnostic capabilities make it an ideal distributed application, small consolidation server, or a complete integrated business system utilizing the IBM i operating system. The Power 720 Express is designed to deliver outstanding business value to small and midsized businesses while meeting the needs of mission-critical applications. This highly flexible, available and easy-to-manage server can enable you to spend more time running your business utilizing a proven solution from thousands of ISVs that support the AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems.
Sockets 1
Processor cores 4-, 6- or 8-core POWER7
Clock rates (Min/Max) 4-core, 6-core or 8-core 3.0 GHz
System memory (Std/Max) 8 GB / 128 GB
Internal storage (Std/Max) 73.4 GB / 3.6 TB
Performance (rPerf range) 45.13 / 81.24
IBM Power 730 Express
The Power 730 Express server is a two-socket server offering 8, 12 or 16 POWER7 cores in a dense, 2U rack-optimized form factor. The Power 730 Express server is a high-performance, reliable and energy-efficient server fueled by the outstanding performance of the POWER7 processor supporting a choice of AIX, IBM i or Linux operating systems. Combine that performance and operating system support with industrial-strength PowerVM™ and the workload-optimizing capabilities available with the POWER7 processor and you’re now ready to run multiple application and infrastructure workloads in a virtualized environment while driving higher utilization and reducing costs.
Sockets 2
Processor cores 8-, 12- or 16-core POWER7
Clock rates (Min/Max) 8-core 3.0 GHz (2 x 4-core) or
8-core 3.7 GHz (2 x 4-core) or
12-core 3.7 GHz (2 x 6-core) or
16-core 3.55 GHz (2 x 8-core)
System memory (Std/Max) 8 GB / 128 GB
Internal storage (Std/Max) 73.4 GB / 2.7 TB
Performance (rPerf range) 86.66 / 176.57
IBM Power 740 Express
The Power 740 Express server is a 1- or 2-socket server supporting 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 POWER7 cores in a flexible rack-optimized or tower form factor. The Power 740 offers large memory capacity, outstanding performance of the POWER7 processor, industrial-strength virtualization and workload-optimizing capabilities for small- to midsize database servers and consolidation of virtualized application servers. These capabilities combined with proven solutions from thousands of ISVs that support the AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems can enable companies to get the most out of their systems by increasing utilization and performance while reducing costs.
Sockets 1 or 2
Processor cores 4-, 6-, 8-, 12- or 16-core POWER7
Clock rates (Min/Max) 4-core 3.3 GHz or
4-core 3.7 GHz or
6-core 3.7 GHz or
8-core 3.55 GHz or
8-core 3.7 GHz (2 x 4-core) or
8-core 3.3 GHz (2 x 4-core) or
12-core 3.7 GHz (2 x 6-core) or
16-core 3.55 GHz (2 x 8-core)
System memory (Std/Max) 8 GB / 256 GB
Internal storage (Std/Max) 73.4 GB / 3.6 TB
Performance (rPerf range) 48.33 / 176.57
IBM Power 750 Express
The Power 750 Express™ server is a 1- to 4-socket server supporting up to 32 cores using POWER7 6-core and 8-core processor modules. The IBM Power 750 Express server is designed to deliver outstanding business value with leadership performance, choice of AIX, IBM i or Linux operating systems, and proven virtualization capabilities of PowerVM. Whether you need a reliable and efficient server consolidation platform or a high performing multiapplication or database server, the Power 750 Express server is an ENERGY STAR®-qualified server that can fulfill your requirements while using technology that provides innovation that sets your business apart from the competition.
Sockets 1 to 4
Processor cores 6- or 8-core POWER7
Clock rates (Min/Max) 6-core 3.3 GHz
8-core 3.0 / 3.3 / 3.55 GHz
System memory (Std/Max) 8 GB / 512 GB
Internal storage (Std/Max) 73.4 GB / 2.4 TB
Performance (rPerf range) 70.07 / 331.06
