IBM Power7 Midrange Server

IBM Power 750 Express (8233-E8B / 8408-E8D)

You have a Power 750 Express. Here's what that means in 2026: a 4-socket midrange Power7 box, out of IBM hardware support since 2019-2020, running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.

Machine type: 8233-E8B (POWER7) / 8408-E8D (POWER7+) Software tier: P20, P30

The Power 750 Express (8233-E8B, refreshed as 8408-E8D under POWER7+) was IBM's 4-socket midrange Power7 system, offering 4- to 32-core configurations and up to 512 GB of DDR3 memory in a 4U chassis. It sat between the Express entry line and the modular 770/780 enterprise systems, and remains one of the more commonly encountered midrange Power7 models on the used market today.

750 at a glance

Machine Type8233-E8B / 8408-E8D
Sockets4
Max Cores32
Max Memory512 GB DDR3

Where it stands in 2026

750 lifecycle status

MilestoneDateWhat It Means
Withdrawn from marketing (POWER7+ refresh)November 20, 2015No longer sold new by IBM.
End of standard IBM support (POWER7+ / 8408-E8D)December 31, 2020IBM no longer provides hardware maintenance, machine code updates, or security patches.
IBM i ceilingIBM i 7.3 onlyIBM i 7.4 dropped Power7 support entirely -- there is no OS upgrade path on this hardware.
IBM i 7.3 standard support endedSeptember 30, 2023Paid Service Extension available through September 30, 2028; no IBM support path after that.

Dates per IBM's Power7/POWER7+ withdrawal and end-of-service documentation. Used pricing per published reseller data as of 2026.

See our hardware value page for current used-market pricing context and our migration comparison for what a modern replacement actually looks like.

Roughly $6,750-$8,500 on the used and refurbished market as of 2026, per published reseller pricing data, varying by core count, memory, and condition. Replacement parts and memory remain available through IBM i and AS/400 hardware resellers; third-party maintenance contracts extend hardware support 3-5+ years past IBM's own EOS date.

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