The Lenovo System x3550 M5 rack server is designed in a compact, versatile 1U two-socket rack server that can fuel almost any workload from infrastructure to high-performance computing (HPC) to cloud or big data with leadership security, efficiency, and reliability. It comes integrated with up to two Intel Xeon processors of the E5-2600 v3 product family with faster, energy-efficient TruDDR4 Memory, making it deliver exceptional performance. Additionally, it can support storage of up to 12 drives in an impressive selection of sizes and types.

The System x3550 M5 is an exceptional 1U, 2-socket server that has been designed to deliver unbeatable performance and offer unmatched flexibility to businesses of all sizes. It boasts an innovative, energy-smart design that is powered by high-performance processors and a large capacity of high-performing DDR4 memory, making it ideal for business-critical applications and cloud deployments. With its balanced performance and flexibility, the x3550 M5 is a top choice for small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. It provides outstanding uptime and ensures that business-critical applications and cloud deployments are always running safely. Additionally, its ease-of-use and comprehensive systems management tools make it incredibly simple to deploy. The x3550 M5 is highly reliable, available, and serviceable, and its high-efficiency design helps businesses save on operational costs.

The x3550 M5 server is a powerful machine that offers a plethora of features to enhance performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency. It boasts up to 18-core processors, up to 45 MB of L3 cache, and up to 9.6 GT/s QPI interconnect links, resulting in superior system performance that can improve productivity. With support for up to two processors, 36 cores, and 72 threads, this machine can maximize the concurrent execution of multithreaded applications. Additionally, energy-efficient Intel Turbo Boost Technology allows CPU cores to temporarily go beyond processor thermal design power (TDP) during peak workloads, ensuring intelligent and adaptive system performance. Intel Hyper-Threading technology enables simultaneous multithreading within each processor core, up to two threads per core, thereby boosting performance for multithreaded applications.

Moreover, Intel Virtualization Technology integrates hardware-level virtualization hooks that enable operating system vendors to better utilize the hardware for virtualization workloads. The server also features Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 2.0 (AVX 2.0) that can accelerate enterprise-class workloads, such as databases and enterprise resource planning. With up to 2133 MHz memory speeds and a capacity of up to 1.5 TB of memory with 64 GB Load Reduced DIMMs (LRDIMMs), this server can help maximize system performance.

The server also comes with flexible and scalable internal storage configurations for up to 46 TB of storage capacity, with 3.84 TB 2.5-inch solid-state drives (SSDs) or up to 40 TB with 10 TB 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) in a dense 1U rack form factor. By using SSDs, the server can significantly improve I/O performance, supporting a higher number of I/O operations per second (IOPS) compared to traditional spinning HDDs.

In terms of connectivity, the server has four integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports and optional 10 Gb Ethernet ports with mezzanine LOM (ML2) adapters. It also offers up to four PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 I/O expansion slots in a dense 1U rack form factor. With Intel Integrated I/O Technology, the PCI Express 3.0 controller is integrated into the Intel Xeon processor E5 family, which dramatically reduces I/O latency and increases overall system performance.