IBM 9080-HEU
The 9080-HEU machine type is the IBM Power E1180, the flagship Power 11 system: up to four nodes, sixteen sockets, 256 cores, 64 TB of memory and over 3.1 million CPW.
The 9080-HEU is the machine type of the IBM Power E1180, the largest system IBM builds on Power 11. A full configuration is four 5U CEC drawers plus a 2U System Control Unit, sixteen sockets, 256 cores, 64 TB of DDR5 and more than 3.1 million CPW. It also carries the highest clock in the entire Power 11 line, 4.4 GHz on the EDQ9 feature.
On a machine type this size the node count matters more than any other number. Core counts, memory and CPW all scale with how many system nodes are installed, so a 9080-HEU quote is meaningless without the node count attached. A single-node build at 40 cores and a four-node build at 256 cores share this machine type and share almost nothing else.
IBM 9080-HEU datasheet
IBM Power E1180 (9080-HEU) published specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Machine type-model | 9080-HEU |
| Generation | IBM Power 11 |
| Nodes | Up to 4 system nodes plus a System Control Unit |
| Sockets | 4 per node, up to 16 in a full build |
| Maximum cores | 256 in a 4-node, 16-socket configuration |
| Memory | Up to 64 TB DDR5 across up to 4 nodes, 64 DDIMM slots per node |
| Internal storage | 102.4 TB per node (16x 6.4 TB NVMe) or 30.6 TB (2x 15.3 TB) |
| PCIe | 4 Gen4 or Gen5 slots per node |
| I/O expansion | Up to 4 NED24 drawers per node and up to 4 Gen4 I/O drawers (24 slots each) per node |
| Highest clock in the Power 11 line | 4.4 GHz on the EDQ9 feature |
| Operating systems | IBM i, AIX, Linux |
Figures are the published maximums for this machine type. A specific installed system is defined by its processor feature code and activated core count, not by the machine type alone.
Processor feature codes for the 9080-HEU
E1180 processor options
| Feature | Cores (1 node / 2 nodes) | Clock (GHz) | CPW (1 node / 2 nodes) | rPerf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDQ0 | 40 / 80 | 3.9 ... 4.2 | 1,049,100 / 2,098,300 | 1,500 / 3,000 |
| EDQ9 | 48 / 96 | 3.9 ... 4.4 | 1,290,000 / 2,580,100 | 1,849 / 3,698 |
| EDQD | 64 / 128 | 3.8 ... 4.3 | 1,572,800 / 3,145,600 | 2,285 / 4,571 |
EDQD also scales to 256 cores in a four-node sixteen-socket build, the maximum configuration of the machine type. Always state the node count alongside the feature code when requesting a quote.
How to confirm you have a 9080-HEU
From IBM i
DSPSYSVAL QMODEL returns the model portion and DSPSYSVAL QPRCFEAT returns the processor feature code. Together those two values identify a 9080-HEU build exactly, which is more than the E1180 name alone tells a vendor.
From AIX, Linux or VIOS
lsconf reports the machine type and model on the first lines of output. prtconf gives the same alongside processor implementation and clock speed.
From the HMC
Managed system properties shows the machine type-model and serial together, plus installed against activated cores. This is the view to screenshot when requesting a quote.
From the bezel
The 9080 prefix is shared with the Power 9 E980 (9080-M9S) and the Power 10 E1080 (9080-HEX). The suffix is the generation marker, so read the full machine type-model rather than the prefix alone.
Next steps for a 9080-HEU
Feature codes across the family are compared on the Power 11 CPU page, with the full listing at IBM Power E1180. For the AIX and Linux enterprise alternative see the 9043-MRU E1150, and price a specific node count through Power 11 pricing and the quote checklist.