Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Dell PowerVault NX3000 NAS vs Origin Storage N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
69known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:6
- N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo:7
RAID levels
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
- N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Processor family
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:4
- N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo:2
Chassis type
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:Rack (2U)
- N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo:Tower
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:870 W
- N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo:300 W
Networking features
- PowerVault NX3000 NAS:Gigabit Ethernet
- N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo:10/100/1000 Base-TX

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Comparison of PowerVault NX3000 NAS, N7700SAS
79 specifications	A Dell PowerVault NX3000 NAS View product	B Origin Storage N7700SAS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™2 Duo Model N7700SAS View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	6	7
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	12 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systemsKnown for one	NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelKnown for one	E5506	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	2.13 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one	4 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	QPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	40 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBF8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	42.5 x 45 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	D0	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	76 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	80 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	144 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	19.2 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, CIFS, NFS, FTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Tower
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Storage Server 2008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	870 W	300 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	26.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	26.1 kg (57.5 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Triple	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Storage Server	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 UNIX/Linux Mac OS 9/X
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	443.1 x 680.7 x 86.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Base-TX
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	37096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data protection featuresKnown for one	SIS, DFS-R, VSS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIex8 2 x PCIe2.0x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 80%

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