Server comparison chart – IBM X3100 M3 User Manual
Page 10
Outstanding value in a high-performance single-socket tower
server
Please see the Legal Information section for important notices and information.
10
• Fast disk technology — Integrated high-speed (3Gbps) SATA II controller (model-specific)
and drives; RAID support standard
• Fast communications — Integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller
• Fast I/O — Three PCIe adapter slots, including two x8 slots
Flexibility
• Large memory capacity — Up to 16GB of DDR3 RDIMM memory, using 4 DIMMs
• Large disk capacity — Up to 4TB of internal SATA storage (model-specific)
• Internal tape or RDX Removable Disk Cartridge backup storage
• High-performance external expansion — Six external 480Mbps USB 2.0 ports (two front,
four rear), plus
two internal USB 2.0 ports for tape or RDX Removable Disk Cartridge
drive, or USB flash drive containing a hypervisor
• Hardware RAID support standard in selected models; firmware RAID standard in all models
• Four available adapter slots:
One physical x16 / electrical x8 PCIe Gen 2 high-speed slot
One physical x8 /electrical x8 PCIe Gen 2 high-speed slot
One physical x4 /electrical x4 PCIe Gen 1 high-speed slot
One legacy 33MHz PCI slot
• Integrated DVD-ROM drive
Manageability, Serviceability and Availability
• BMC
IPMI 2.0 support
• Highly available RAID arrays
• ECC memory protection
• PFA support
• Efficient cooling
• Toolless chassis
Server Comparison Chart
The following table shows the suggested uses for the respective IBM System x tower servers, including comparisons of the uses for
which each server is best suited:
Important
Nice to Have
Can do without
1
2
3
Best
Better
Good
Theme
Key Workloads
S
c
a
la
b
ilit
y
F
lo
a
tin
g
P
o
in
t
P
e
rfo
rm
a
n
c
e
M
e
m
o
ry
T
h
ro
u
g
h
p
u
t
In
te
g
e
r
P
e
rfo
rm
a
n
c
e
I/O
a
n
d
S
to
ra
g
e
D
e
n
s
ity
H
ig
h
A
v
a
ila
b
ilit
y
S
y
s
te
m
s
M
a
n
a
g
e
m
e
n
t
S
e
c
u
rit
y
D
is
tr
ib
u
te
d
D
e
p
lo
y
m
e
n
t
x
3
1
0
0
M
3
x
3
2
0
0
M
3
x
3
4
0
0
M
3
x
3
5
0
0
M
3
Cluster / HPC
3
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
Modeling & Simulation
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
3
3
High Performance DB
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
Business Intelligence
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
Search
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
2
Content
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
Communities
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Commerce
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
Collaboration
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
ERP/SCM
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
CRM
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Hosted Client
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Point of Sale
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Branch Office
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
Virtualization
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
Business Continuity
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
Database
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
Email/Collaboration
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Security
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
Web Serving
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
3
3
File & Print
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
Requirements
Infrastructure
Applications
Web 2.0 /
Web 3D
HPC
Business
Applications
Towers