Identify Your Power7
Read the machine type from the system label or Hardware Management Console, match it to the exact Power7 model, then check the support date and replacement choices for that box.
Find the four-digit machine type and three-character model on the system label or in the Hardware Management Console. Match that code below to identify the box. Power7 names use model numbers such as 710, 720, and 730 rather than the S8xx and S9xx names introduced with later generations.
Power 710 Express (8231-E1C / E1D)
Entry single-socket Power7 with up to 8 cores. This is IBM's smallest Power7 rack server.
Power 720 Express (8202-E4B / E4C / E4D)
Single-socket tower or rack system with 4-core, 6-core, and 8-core configurations. Use the model suffix to separate the POWER7 and POWER7+ versions.
Power 730 Express (8231-E2B / E2C / E2D)
Dual-socket entry system with 8-core through 16-core configurations, depending on the exact model and processor feature.
Power 740 Express (8205-E6B / E6C / E6D)
Dual-socket scale-out system with up to 16 cores. It is the larger sibling of the 720.
Power 750 Express (8233-E8B / 8408-E8D)
Four-socket midrange system with 4-core through 32-core configurations. The 8408-E8D is the POWER7+ refresh.
Power 755 (8236-E8C)
A Power 750-derived high-performance computing node, built for clustered technical workloads.
Power 760 (9109-RMD)
Four-socket enterprise system positioned between the Power 750 and modular Power 770.
Power 770 (9117-MMB / MMC / MMD)
Modular enterprise system with up to four nodes. The MMD is the POWER7+ version.
Power 780 (9179-MHB / MHC / MHD)
High-end modular Power7 system with a TurboCore option for stronger performance per active core.
Power 795 (9119-FHB)
The largest Power7 server, with up to 32 sockets and 256 cores.
Do not stop at the family name. The suffix controls the exact hardware date on models such as the Power 720, where E4B and E4C ended IBM support in 2019 but E4D continued through 2020.
IBM Power 710 Express (8231-E1C / 8231-E1D)
You have a Power 710 Express. Here's what that means in 2026: IBM's smallest Power7 rack server, out of IBM hardware support since 2019, running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.
8202-E4B / 8202-E4C / 8202-E4DIBM Power 720 Express (8202-E4B / E4C / E4D)
Use the 8202 model suffix and processor feature to identify the exact Power 720, its CPW range, its IBM hardware date, and the replacement decision it creates.
8231-E2BIBM Power 730 Express (8231-E2B)
You have a Power 730 Express. Here's what that means in 2026: a dual-socket entry Power7 box, out of IBM hardware support since 2019, running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.
8205-E6B / 8205-E6C / 8205-E6DIBM Power 740 Express (8205-E6B / E6C / E6D)
You have a Power 740 Express. Here's what that means in 2026: a dual-socket scale-out Power7 box, out of IBM hardware support since 2019, running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.
8233-E8B (POWER7) / 8408-E8D (POWER7+)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.
8236-E8CIBM Power 755 (8236-E8C)
You have a Power 755. Here's what that means in 2026: a 750-derived HPC cluster node, out of IBM hardware support since 2019, and rarely found running IBM i workloads.
9109-RMDIBM Power 760 (9109-RMD)
You have a Power 760. Here's what that means in 2026: a 4-socket enterprise Power7 box introduced in 2011, out of IBM hardware support since 2019, running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.
9117-MMB / 9117-MMC / 9117-MMDIBM Power 770 (9117-MMB / MMC / MMD)
You have a Power 770. Here's what that means in 2026: a modular enterprise Power7 system, out of IBM hardware support since 2019-2020, running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.
9179-MHB / 9179-MHC / 9179-MHDIBM Power 780 (9179-MHB / MHC / MHD)
You have a Power 780. Here's what that means in 2026: IBM's flagship modular Power7 system, out of IBM hardware support since 2019-2020, running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.
9119-FHBIBM Power 795 (9119-FHB)
You have a Power 795. Here's what that means in 2026: IBM's largest Power7 system, withdrawn from marketing in 2015, out of IBM hardware support since 2020, and running on borrowed time on IBM i 7.3.