The IBM POWER7+™ processor is available at frequencies of 3.6 GHz, and 4.2 GHz.

The larger IBM POWER7+ Level 3 cache provides greater bandwidth, capacity, and reliability.

The 4-port 10/100/1000 Base-TX Ethernet PCI Express adapter is included in base configuration and installed in a PCIe Gen2 x4 slot.

The integrated SAS/SATA controller for HDD, SSD, tape, and DVD supports built-in hardware RAID 0, 1, and 10.

New IBM PowerVM® V2.2.2 features, such as 20 LPARs per core.

The improved IBM Active Memory™ Expansion technology provides more usable memory than is physically installed in the system.

High-performance SSD drawer.