Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS vs Origin Storage Thecus 5 Bay Desktop iSCSI Enclosure

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- Thecus 5 Bay Desktop iSCSI Enclosure:Intel® XScale®
Processor model
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:E5620
- Thecus 5 Bay Desktop iSCSI Enclosure:IOP80331

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Comparison of PowerVault NX3100 NAS, I5500
79 specifications	A Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS View product	B Origin Storage Thecus 5 Bay Desktop iSCSI Enclosure Model I5500 View product
Storageidentical
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5/3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	24 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
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
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® XScale®
Processor modelDiffers	E5620	IOP80331
Processor frequencyKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.66 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	12 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one	12 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	18	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	2	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	SLBV4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	32 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	B1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.86 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	77.6 °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	288 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	24 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 GB
Networkidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	CIFS, NFS, FTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	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	Yes	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® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Triple	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Storage Server	Windows XP Pro/2003/Vista Mac 9.1 Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	445.2 x 664.6 x 86.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	47925	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 PCIex4 1 x PCIex8	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	H700	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performanceidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 50 °C

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