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Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS vs Origin Storage N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 22identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:12
    • N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480:16
  • Storage drive interface
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480:Serial ATA
  • Supported file systems
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:NTFS
    • N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480:ext3, ext4, XFS
  • Processor family
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
    • N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480:Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
  • Processor model
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:E5620
    • N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480:X3480
  • Processor frequency
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.4 GHz
    • N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480:3.06 GHz
  • Processor boost frequency
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.66 GHz
    • N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480:3.73 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:12 MB
    • N16000-SAS9.6-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence X3480:8 MB

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Comparison of PowerVault NX3100 NAS, N16000-SAS9.6-EU
97 specifications
Storage3 differ
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.6 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1216
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 GB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Supported file systemsDiffersNTFSext3, ext4, XFS
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one24 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® 5000 SequenceIntel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffersE5620X3480
Processor frequencyDiffers2.4 GHz3.06 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.66 GHz3.73 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersQPIDMI
CPU configuration (max)Differs21
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1823
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 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
Processor codeKnown for oneSLBV4Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one24 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
iSCSI supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS, NFS, FTPSMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS v3, AFP
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 source2
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Rack (3U)
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack, Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOLED
Performanceidentical
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On/off switchKnown 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
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
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
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 features2 differ
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Windows 7 UNIX/Linux Mac OS 9/X
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRS-232
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVCCI, CE, FCC
Processor ARK IDDiffers4792548501
Expansion slotsDiffers2 x PCIex4 1 x PCIex85 x PCI-e
Integrated file serving (NAS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Storage ServerUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one445.2 x 664.6 x 86.7 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
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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