For exact configuration options and official support timelines, consult Oracle’s Hardware Support Policies or your Oracle representative.
| Component | Specification | |-----------|---------------| | Processor | Two Intel Xeon Gold 5218, 16-core, 2.3 GHz, 125 W (32 cores per server) | | Flash Accelerator Cards | Eight Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 PCIe cards (6.4 TB each, NVMe PCIe 3.0) | | Storage Drives | Twelve drive slot fillers (no HDDs) | | Max Flash Capacity per Rack | Up to 920 TB (raw) | oracle exadata x82 datasheet
| Feature | X7 (previous gen) | X8M (X8-2) | X9M (later) | |---------|------------------|------------|-------------| | Network | 100Gb InfiniBand | 100Gb RoCE | 100Gb RoCE | | PMEM support | No | Yes (Optane) | Yes (faster) | | Max DRAM per DB server | 768 GB | 1.5 TB | 3 TB | | Max NVMe flash per storage server | 6.4 TB | 51.2 TB | 102 TB | | Write latency | ~300 µs | ~27 µs | ~19 µs | : Delivers up to 4
The Oracle Exadata Database Machine X8-2 represents a significant leap forward in engineered systems for Oracle databases, delivering dramatically better performance, cost effectiveness, and availability compared to previous generations. Featuring the latest Intel Xeon processors, enhanced storage density, and an ultra-fast InfiniBand fabric, the X8-2 powers the world’s most demanding business-critical workloads on premises, in the Oracle Public Cloud, or through Oracle’s Cloud@Customer deployment model. Exadata is a co-engineered system.
: Delivers up to 4.8 million 8K database read I/O operations per second per full rack.
| Component | Specification | | :--- | :--- | | | 2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 (Cascade Lake) | | Core Count | 24 cores per processor (48 cores per server) | | Base Clock | 2.4 GHz | | Memory (RAM) | Up to 768 GB (12 channels, DDR4-2933) | | Memory (Max) | 384 GB to 1.5 TB (depending on config) | | Storage Boot | 2 x 480 GB M.2 NVMe SSD (RAID 1) | | Network Internal | 2 x 100 Gb/sec (RoCE – RDMA over Converged Ethernet) | | Network Client | 2 x 25 Gb/sec or 4 x 10 Gb/sec |
To understand the significance of the Exadata X8-2, one must first appreciate the philosophy behind it. Unlike generic commodity servers where hardware and database software are developed independently, Exadata is a co-engineered system. The datasheet highlights that every component—from the network fabric to the storage controllers—is optimized to run Oracle Database. The X8-2 continues this tradition by focusing on "database-centric" computing, moving processing power closer to the data. This integration eliminates the guesswork of system sizing and compatibility, presenting a turnkey solution that mitigates the risks associated with multi-vendor infrastructure.