59Y5897 — IBM 1.87GHz LGA1567 Xeon E7530 6-Core Processor
MPN: 59Y5897|By: IBM

In Stockships worldwide
- Condition:
- New — authorized channel
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
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Product overview
IBM lists 59Y5897 as a 1.87GHz LGA1567 Xeon E7530 6-Core Processor. In a dual-socket board both sockets have to carry the same model, and the BIOS has to be new enough to recognise it. This is the 6-core part. Send the service tag and we will confirm the firmware revision as well as the chip.
If the part is wrong for your platform we will say so and suggest the one that is, which is cheaper for both of us than a return.
Featuring
- Core Count
- 6
- Processor Family
- Xeon
- Manufacturer
- IBM
Interfaces / Ports
- Clock Speed
- 1.87GHz
- CPU Socket
- LGA1567
Physical characteristics
- Product Type
- Server Processors
- Expedited shipping options are available — rates confirmed with your quote.
- Purchase orders accepted from qualified institutions.
- Compatibility is validated against your server platform before dispatch. Send us the model and we will confirm support.
These are the 6 facts we can state about 59Y5897 without inferring anything. Compatibility beyond this is confirmed per platform, on request, before you order.
Where the IBM 59Y5897 is deployed
- Sourcing 59Y5897 against a build sheet that names it explicitly
- Consolidating licensed workloads onto fewer, larger cores
- Replacing a processor after a board or CPU fault
Who this part is for
- Teams upgrading compute inside an existing chassis rather than replacing it
- Integrators building to a specified CPU model and stepping
- Procurement sourcing a like-for-like CPU replacement under fault
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
59Y5897 is what is quoted and 59Y5897 is what ships; where an alternate code is genuinely the same part we name it rather than swap it silently.
BIOS revision checked
We confirm the firmware level the platform needs to recognise this processor, because a chip the BIOS does not know will not post.
Matched pairs for dual-socket
Where both sockets have to carry the same model we quote the pair, not the single chip.
Questions buyers ask about this part
- Is 59Y5897 genuine and is the warranty intact?
- Yes. Supplied new and unopened, so the manufacturer warranty and firmware update path stay supported. No grey-market stock and no refurbished units sold as new.
- Will 59Y5897 work in my server?
- Send the service tag. We check the platform's supported-CPU list and the BIOS revision it requires, and where the board is dual-socket we confirm what is in the other socket. A stepping the firmware does not recognise will not post.
- Do you accept purchase orders and quote at volume?
- Yes — POs from qualified organisations, net terms on approval, and banded pricing once the quantity is worth banding. Send the number and we will price it properly.
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Specifying a system, not just the part?
On a training or inference node the host CPU is sized around the accelerators it feeds, not chosen on its own.
