Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Dell PowerVault NX200 NAS vs Dell PowerVault NX3000 NAS

60specifications compared
35differ
25identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault NX200 NAS:4
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:6
Maximum supported storage capacity
- PowerVault NX200 NAS:8 TB
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:12 TB
RAID levels
- PowerVault NX200 NAS:5
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
Processor family
- PowerVault NX200 NAS:Intel® Celeron®
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- PowerVault NX200 NAS:G1101
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:E5506
Processor frequency
- PowerVault NX200 NAS:2.26 GHz
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:2.13 GHz
Processor cores
- PowerVault NX200 NAS:2
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:4
Processor threads
- PowerVault NX200 NAS:2
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:4

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Comparison of PowerVault NX200 NAS, PowerVault NX3000 NAS
91 specifications	A Dell PowerVault NX200 NAS View product	B Dell PowerVault NX3000 NAS View product
Storage3 differ
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	6
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers	8 TB	12 TB
RAID levelsDiffers	5	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NTFS
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	G1101	E5506
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.26 GHz	2.13 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
L2 cacheDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
CPU configuration (max)Differs	1	2
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	17	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	40 bit
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	81 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Clarkdale	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45 mm
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	4.8 GT/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	80 W
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	144 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	17 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBF8
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D0
TcaseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 °C
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Supported network protocolsDiffers	CIFS, FTP	TCP/IP, CIFS, NFS, FTP
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Rack (2U)
Performanceidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	375 W	870 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	1	2
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	382 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Dual	Triple
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Other features4 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	218 x 521 x 440 mm	443.1 x 680.7 x 86.4 mm
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43523	37096
Data protection featuresDiffers	VSS	SIS, DFS-R, VSS
Expansion slotsDiffers	2 x PCIex8 1 x PCIex16 2 x PCIex1	2 x PCIex8 2 x PCIe2.0x4
RAID controller typeKnown for one	PERC S300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 kg
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.1 kg (57.5 lbs)

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