Oracle Server X7-8—Comparisons

Most Flexible Eight-Processor x86 Server for Database and Scale-Up Enterprise

Oracle’s most powerful x86 server engineered for in-memory databases and scale-up applications. Available in eight-socket and dual four-socket formats optimized for enterprise workloads requiring extreme I/O bandwidth, memory, and core count.

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	Oracle Server X7-2	Oracle Server X7-2L	Oracle Server X7-8 Eight Socket	Oracle Server X7-8 Four Socket
Processor Model:	Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family
Max Processors:	Two	Two	Eight	Four
Max Cores Per System:	48	48	192	96
Max Threads Per System:	96	96	384	192
Storage Controller:	12 Gb SAS RAID HBA (optional)	None (for All-Flash configuration) or Internal 12 Gb SAS RAID HBA or Internal 12 Gb SAS HBA	2x SAS-3 disk controllers	1x SAS-3 disk controller
Built-In Security:	TPM, FIPS 140-2 Compliant mode, Encrypted Storage Redirection	TPM, FIPS 140-2 Compliant mode, Encrypted Storage Redirection	TPM, FIPS 140-2 Compliant mode, Encrypted Storage Redirection	TPM, FIPS 140-2 Compliant mode, Encrypted Storage Redirection
Max System Memory:	12 or 24 DIMMs, up to 768 GB or 1.5 TB	12 or 24 DIMMs, up to 768 GB or 1.5 TB	48 or 96 DIMMs, up to 3 TB or 6 TB	24 or 48 DIMMs, up to 1.5 TB or 3 TB
Reliability, Availability & Serviceability (RAS):	Hot-swappable disk drives, redundant and hot-swappable power supplies and fans	Hot-swappable disk drives, redundant and hot-swappable power supplies and fans	Hot-pluggable I/O and hot-swappable and redundant drives, cooling fans and power supplies	Hot-pluggable I/O and hot-swappable and redundant drives, cooling fans and power supplies
Manageability:	Complete individual server management tools are included at no additional charge. Premier Support for Systems includes access to My Oracle Support and Oracle Enterprise Manager.	Complete individual server management tools are included at no additional charge. Premier Support for Systems includes access to My Oracle Support and Oracle Enterprise Manager.	Complete individual server management tools are included at no additional charge. Premier Support for Systems includes access to My Oracle Support and Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center multi server management.	Complete individual server management tools are included at no additional charge. Premier Support for Systems includes access to My Oracle Support and Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center multi server management.
Maximum Number of Disk Drives:	8	12	8	4
Largest Available Drive Size:	1.2 TB	10 TB	1.2 TB	1.2 TB
Maximum Drive Spindle Speed:	10,000 rpm	7200 rpm	10,000 rpm	10,000 rpm
Drive Protocol:	SAS-3	SAS-3	SAS-3	SAS-3
Physical Size:	2.5-inch	3.5-inch	2.5-inch	2.5-inch
Maximum Number of Solid State Drives:	8	2 (M.2 SSD only)	8	4
Largest Available Solid State Drive Size:	800 GB	480 GB (M.2)	800 GB	800 GB
Maximum Number of NVMe Drives:	8 (zero supported in single-cpu configs)	12 (zero supported in single-cpu configs)	N/A	N/A
Largest Available NVMe Drive:	6.4 TB	6.4 TB	N/A	N/A
Maximum Capacity (TB) - Storage Products Only:	51.2 TB (with 8x 6.4 TB NVMe SSDs)	120 TB (with 12x 10 TB HDD)	9.6 TB (with 8x 1.2 TB HDDs)	4.8 TB (with 4x 1.2 TB HDDs)
DVD-RW:	No	No	No	No
Ethernet:	Two Ethernet 10GBase-T ports or two 25 GbE SFP28 ports One Ethernet 1GBase-T port	One Ethernet 1GBase-T port	Eight onboard 10 GbE ports	Four onboard 10 GbE ports
USB Ports:	Two	Two	Four	Two
Serial Ports:	One	One	Two	One
Video Ports:	None	None	None	None
Fibre Optic Ports:	None on Motherboard	None on Motherboard	N/A	N/A
PCIe Slots:	Up to four PCIe 3.0 (only two active for single-cpu configs) and one internal slot for SAS/RAID HBA	Up to eleven PCIe 3.0 (only six active for single-cpu configs)	Up to 16 available PCIe 3.0 (8x 16-lane, 8x 8-lane)	Up to 8 available PCIe 3.0 (4x 16-lane, 4x 8-lane)
Total Slots:	4	11	Up to 16	Up to 8

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	Oracle Server X7-2	Oracle Server X7-2L	Oracle Server X7-8
Fibre Channel:	Dual-Port 16 Gb or 32 Gbps	Dual-Port 16 Gb or 32 Gbps	Dual-Port 16 Gb or 32 Gbps
Fibre Channel over Ethernet:	None	None	None
External SAS3 Ports:	8	8	0
InfiniBand:	Dual-Port QDR (Active-Active)	Dual-Port QDR (Active-Active)	Dual-Port QDR (Active-Active)
Ethernet:	Quad Port 10GBase-T (Copper) Dual Port 25/10GE (Copper + Fiber) Quad Port 10 GE / Dual Port 40 GE (Copper)	Quad Port 10GBase-T (Copper) Dual Port 25/10GE (Copper + Fiber) Quad Port 10 GE / Dual Port 40 GE (Copper)	Quad Port 10GBase-T (Copper) Dual Port 25/10GE (Copper + Fiber) Quad Port 10 GE / Dual Port 40 GE (Copper)
Flash:	Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe	Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe	Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe
Power/ Cooling:	Redundant and hot-swappable	Redundant and hot-swappable	Redundant and hot-swappable
Power Supply Type:	Platinum Plus rated, 1200W 100-240 VAC	Platinum Plus rated, 1200W 100-240 VAC	Platinum Plus rated, 3000W 200-240 VAC
Form Factor:	Rack Server	Rack Server	Rack Server
Rack Units:	1	2	5
Operating System/Software:	Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Oracle VM	Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Oracle VM	Oracle Linux, Oracle Solaris, and Oracle VM