IBM Power System S822 Technical Overview and Introduction

• The new IBM POWER8TM processor, which is available at frequencies of 3.42 GHz, and 3.89 GHz
  
• Significantly strengthened cores and larger caches
  
• Two integrated memory controllers with improved latency and bandwidth
  
• Integrated I/O subsystem and hot-pluggable PCIe Gen3 I/O slots
  
• Improved reliability, serviceability, and availability (RAS) functions
  
• IBM EnergyScaleTM technology that provides features such as power trending, power-saving, capping of power, and thermal measurement
  

This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power S822 system.

This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.