Lenovo System x3650 M5 (E5-2600 v3) Product Guide

Lenovo System x3650 M5 (Machine Type 5462)

Product Guide

With the powerful, versatile new 2U two-socket Lenovo System x3650 M5 rack server, you can run even more

workloads, 24 x 7, and gain faster business insights. Integrated with Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 product

family and industry-leading two-socket storage capacity, the x3650 M5 fast forwards your business. You can

select from an impressive array of storage configurations (up to 28 small form factor [SFF] drive bays) that

optimize diverse workloads from cloud to big data.

Suggested uses: Database, cloud computing and virtualization, enterprise applications, collaboration/email,

deliver 96% efficiency at 50% load.

The x3650 M5 has outstanding memory performance that is achieved by supporting two-RDIMMs-per-channel

configurations at speeds up to 12% faster than the Intel specification, while still maintaining world-class

reliability.

The x3650 M5 integrates leadership security and reliability. System x Trusted Platform Assurance, an exclusive

set of System x features and practices, establishes a solid security foundation for your workloads. Enterprise-

class data protection is provided with optional self-encrypting drives. Diagnostic tools facilitate reduced

downtime and costs.

businesses up to the large enterprise. It can provide outstanding uptime to keep business-critical applications

and cloud deployments running safely. Ease of use and comprehensive systems management tools help make

deployment easier. Outstanding reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) and high-efficiency design

improve your business environment and help save operational costs.

Scalability and performance

The x3650 M5 offers numerous features to boost performance, improve scalability, and reduce costs:

Improves productivity by offering superior system performance with up to 18-core processors, up to 45

MB of L3 cache, and up to 9.6 GT/s QPI interconnect links.

Supports up to two processors, 36 cores, and 72 threads maximize the concurrent execution of multi-

threaded applications.

Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 2.0 (AVX 2.0) enable acceleration of enterprise-class workloads such

as databases, enterprise resource planning, and others.

Up to 2133 MHz memory speeds with two DIMMs per channel running at 2133 MHz to help maximize

system performance.

Up to 1.5 TB of memory capacity with 64 GB load-reduced DIMMs, or LRDIMMs

The 12 Gbps SAS internal storage connectivity doubles the data transfer rate compared to 6 Gb SAS

solutions to maximize performance of storage I/O-intensive applications.

Flexible and scalable internal storage configurations provide for up to 140 TB of storage capacity with

(SSDs) in a 2U rack form factor.

The use of SSDs instead of or along with traditional spinning HDDs can significantly improve I/O

With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon

processor E5 family. This helps to dramatically reduce I/O latency and increase overall system

performance.

Availability and serviceability

The x3650 M5 provides many features to simplify serviceability and increase system uptime:

Tool-less cover removal provides easy access to upgrades and serviceable parts, such as processors,

memory DIMMs, and adapter cards.

The server offers hot-swap drives supporting RAID redundancy for data protection and greater system

uptime.

The server offers redundant hot-swap power supplies and hot-swap redundant fans to provide

surfaced through the system IMM to managers such as Lenovo XClarity Administrator, VMware

vCenter, and Microsoft System Center. These proactive alerts let you take appropriate actions in

advance of possible failure, thereby increasing server uptime and application availability.

Solid-state drives (SSDs) offer significantly better reliability than traditional mechanical HDDs for greater

uptime.

Built-in Integrated Management Module II (IMM2.1) continuously monitors system parameters, triggers

alerts, and performs recovery actions in case of failure, to minimize downtime.

Built-in diagnostics using Dynamic Systems Analysis (DSA) Preboot speeds up troubleshooting tasks to

reduce service time.

Three-year customer replaceable unit and onsite limited warranty, next business day 9x5. Optional

configuration, and updates, and simplifies error handling.

XClarity Administrator offers comprehensive hardware management tools that help to increase uptime,

reduce costs and improve productivity through advanced server management capabilities.

An integrated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) enables advanced cryptographic functionality such as

digital signatures and remote attestation.

System x Trusted Platform Assurance, an exclusive set of System x security features and practices,

establishes a foolproof security foundation for workloads by delivering firmware that is securely built,

tested, digitally signed and verified prior to execution.

The server offers enterprise-class data protection with optional self-encrypting drives.

Industry-standard AES NI support offers faster, stronger encryption.

Energy efficiency

The x3650 M5 offers the following energy-efficiency features to save energy, reduce operational costs,

Energy-efficient planar components help lower operational costs.

High-efficiency power supplies with 80 PLUS Platinum and Titanium certifications.

Intel Intelligent Power Capability powers individual processor elements on and off as needed, to reduce

power draw.

Low-voltage Intel Xeon processors draw less energy to satisfy the demands of power and thermally

Low-voltage 1.2 V DDR4 memory DIMMs offer energy efficiency compared to 1.35 V DDR3 DIMMs.

Solid-state drives (SSDs) consume less power than traditional spinning HDDs.

The server uses hexagonal ventilation holes, a part of Calibrated Vectored Cooling™ technology.

Hexagonal holes can be grouped more densely than round holes, providing more efficient airflow

through the system.

Components and connectors

The following figure shows the front of the server.

Figure 2. Front view of the System x3650 M5

The following figure shows the locations of key components inside the server.

Table 1. System specifications

Machine type 5462

Form factor 2U Rack.

Processor Up to two Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v3 product family CPUs with 18 or 16 cores (2.3 GHz core

speeds); or 14, 12, or 10 cores (up to 2.6 GHz core speeds); or 8 cores (up to 3.2 GHz core

speeds); or 6 cores (up to 3.4 GHz core speeds); or 4 cores (up to 3.5 GHz core speeds). Two QPI

links up to 9.6 GT/s each. Up to 2133 MHz memory speed. Up to 45 MB L3 cache.

Chipset Intel C612.

Memory Up to 24 DIMM sockets (12 DIMMs per processor). RDIMMs and LRDIMMs are supported.

Memory types cannot be intermixed. Memory speed up to 2133 MHz.

Memory

With RDIMMs: Up to 768 GB with 24x 32 GB RDIMMs and two processors