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Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS vs Origin Storage N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 25identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

  • Storage drive size
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.5/3.5"
    • N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470:3.5"
  • Supported file systems
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:NTFS
    • N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470:ext3, ext4, XFS
  • Processor family
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
    • N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470:Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
  • Processor model
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:E5620
    • N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470:X3470
  • Processor frequency
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.4 GHz
    • N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470:2.93 GHz
  • Processor boost frequency
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.66 GHz
    • N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470:3.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:12 MB
    • N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470:8 MB
  • Bus type
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:QPI
    • N12000-SAS3.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3470:DMI

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102 specifications
Storage2 differ
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.6 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 GB
Storage drive sizeDiffers2.5/3.5"3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Supported file systemsDiffersNTFSext3, ext4, XFS
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one24 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® 5000 SequenceIntel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffersE5620X3470
Processor frequencyDiffers2.4 GHz2.93 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.66 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersQPIDMI
CPU configuration (max)Differs21
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1822
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 3450
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x8, 4x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs40 bit36 bit
Processing Die sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source296 mm²
Processor codeDiffersSLBV4SLBJH
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm45 nm
Processor package sizeDiffers42.5 X 45 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
System bus rateDiffers5.86 GT/s2.5 GT/s
TcaseDiffers77.6 °C72.7 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs80 W95 W
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers288 GB32 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs25.6 GB/s21 GB/s
L2 cacheKnown for one12 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GB
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one24 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS, NFS, FTPTCP/IP, CIFS/SMB, AFP, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTP-SSL/TLS,SNMP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGrey
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOLED
Performanceidentical
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source700 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source275 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source774 M
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory channels supported by processorDiffersTripleDual
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 80%
Other features4 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Storage ServerWindows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7 UNIX/Linux Mac OS 9/X
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs445.2 x 664.6 x 86.7 mm440 x 662 x 89 mm
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source170 W
Serial interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRS-232
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, VCCI
Processor ARK IDDiffers4792542932
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCIex4 1 x PCIex8PCIe x 5
Integrated file serving (NAS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Data protection featuresKnown for oneSIS, DFS-R, VSSUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneH700Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneWindows Storage Server 2008Unknown — not stated by the source

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