- Optimize your workloads with choice of flexible storage-based configurations, designed for infrastructure basics to business-critical applications
- Reduce unplanned downtime and minimize costs with industry-leading reliability features and tools
- Safeguard enterprise data with built-in System x Trusted Platform Assurance, an exclusive set of security features and practices, plus optional self-encrypting drives and IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager
- Gain superior performance with Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 processors (up to 36 cores per server), end-to-end 12 Gbps RAID support—devices and infrastructure
- Run up to 131 percent greater java workload performance, up to 61 percent greater virtualization performance, and up to 59 percent greater database performance per system than the previous generation
- Reduce data center costs with smart energy-efficient features, including unique 40° C operating temperature, Titanium power supplies (up to 96 percent efficiency), active/standby power supply modes, dual fan zone design, and TruDDR4 Memory (with up to 45 percent lower energy use over DDR3)
- Run more virtual machines and workloads with up to 50 percent more cores and cache and 2x more memory capacity than previous generation
- Simplify server management and administration with Lenovo XClarity

The versatile 1U dual-socket Lenovo System x3550 M5 rack server fuels almost any workload from infrastructure to big data with leading security, efficiency, and reliability. Integrated with up to two Intel® Xeon® processors E5-2600 v3 series, faster, energy-efficient TruDDR4 memory, and up to 12 drives of storage, the x3550 M5 delivers exceptional performance.

Workload-Tuned Performance.

The x3550 M5 incorporates energy smart features for minimized costs and efficient performance. Dual fan zones support operation in up to 40° C environments. The 80 PLUS® Titanium power supply units deliver 96-percent efficiency at 50-percent load. With twice the memory and 50 percent more cores and cache per system than the previous generation, the x3550 M5 lets your workloads fly.