Oracle’s x86 systems are the best x86 platforms for Oracle software. Only Oracle provides customers
with an optimized hardware and software stack that comes complete with choice of OS, virtualization
software, and cloud management tools—all at no extra charge. Oracle's optimized hardware and
software stack has enabled a 10x performance gain in its engineered systems and has delivered
world-record benchmark results. Oracle's comprehensive, open standards–based x86 systems provide
the best platform to run Oracle software with enhanced reliability for data center environments.
Oracle has a wide range of Intel Xeon processor–based servers to suit the needs of enterprise-class
applications that are required to conduct day-to-day operations. These systems range from two- to
eight-socket servers. Figure 3 lists Oracle’s x86 systems.