What is the IBM 46W2834 processor?

The IBM 46W2834 is an Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 processor. It features 12 cores and 24 threads, operating at a base clock speed of 2.70 GHz. Key specifications of the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 include:

• 12 cores, 24 threads
• 2.70 GHz base clock speed
• 3.50 GHz maximum turbo frequency
• 30 MB L3 cache
• 130W thermal design power (TDP)
• Support for DDR3 memory up to 1866 MHz
• 8 GT/s QuickPath Interconnect (QPI)​