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HP dc73 Blade Workstation Client vs HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation

76specifications compared
40differ
36identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- dc73 Blade Workstation Client:Intel® Itanium®
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- dc73 Blade Workstation Client:E2160
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:E5420
Processor cores
- dc73 Blade Workstation Client:2
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:4
Processor threads
- dc73 Blade Workstation Client:2
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:4
Processor frequency
- dc73 Blade Workstation Client:1.8 GHz
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:2.5 GHz
Processor cache
- dc73 Blade Workstation Client:1 MB
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:12 MB
Processor front side bus
- dc73 Blade Workstation Client:800 MHz
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:1333 MHz
FSB Parity
- dc73 Blade Workstation Client:No
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:Yes

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Comparison of dc73 Blade Workstation Client, xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation
116 specifications	A HP dc73 Blade Workstation Client View product	B HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation View product
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Itanium®	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E2160	E5420
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	1 MB	12 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	800 MHz	1333 MHz
FSB ParityDiffers	No	Yes
Processor lithographyDiffers	65 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium E2000 Series for Desktop	Intel Xeon 5400 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Conroe	Harpertown
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	80 W
TcaseDiffers	73.3 °C	67 °C
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	105 M	820 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	77 mm²	214 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	7.5
SteppingDiffers	M0	C0
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 1 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Storage drive controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3GB/s NCQ
Disk subsystem controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Integrated SATA 3 Gb/s controller with RAID (0, 1,5) capability
Diskette driveKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Storage drive typeDiffers	512 MB SATA Flash Disk-On-Memory	250 GB
Graphics1 differ
Video card featuresDiffers	NVIDIA Quadro 290 NVS 256 MB PCIe x 1 or 16 dual display	No
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 290	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5400
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
I/O portsDiffers	USB (2 front, 6 rear); headphone; microphone; two PS/2; RJ-45; audio in/out	Front: headphone, microphone, 2 USB 2.0 and 1 optional IEEE 1394A; Rear: 5 USB 2.0, 1 optional serial port, 2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse, 1 RJ-45 to integrated Gigabit LAN, audio In, audio Out, microphone; 1 USB 2.0 (internal)
Rear ports noteKnown for one	6 USB 2.0; 1 line-in; 1 line-out	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 low profile PCI slot, 2 low profile PCI Express x1 slot, 1 low profile PCI Express x16 slot	6 full length slots: 2 PCI Express (x16) Gen2 Graphics slots, 2 PCI Express (x8 mechanically, x4 electrically) slots, 2 legacy PCI slots
Power1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	240W 80 PLUS power supply – Active PFC	650 watts wide-ranging, active Power Factor Correction, 80 Plus Efficient
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 W
Power supply typeKnown for one	240W 80 PLUS power supply - Active PFC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mini Tower
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP LP3065 30in Flat Panel Monitor, HP LP2465 24in Flat Panel Monitor, HP LP2065 20.1in Flat Panel Monitor, HP LP1965 19in Flat Panel Monitor (all sold separately)
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	29739	33927
Processor codeDiffers	SLA8Z	SLANV
Audio1 differ
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Audio includedDiffers	Integrated High Definition audio with ADI1884 codec (all ports are stereo), Microphone and Headphone front ports, Line-out and Line-In rear ports, Multistreaming capable, Internal Speaker	High Definition Integrated Realtek ALC262 Audio. Optional Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Audio Card
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-30 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 90%
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 85%
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9100
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	337.8 mm	165 mm
DepthDiffers	378.5 mm	440 mm
HeightDiffers	100.3 mm	441 mm
WeightDiffers	8.5 kg	18.1 kg
Size (imperial)Known for one	10 cm (3.95")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	8.5 kg (18.8 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard2 differ
Pointing deviceDiffers	USB 2-button optical scroll mouse	HP USB Optical Scroll Mouse
Keyboard typeDiffers	USB standard keyboard	HP Standard (USB, PS/2)
Other features1 differ
Drive baysDiffers	1 - 3.5-in; 1 – 5.25-in 1 – 3.5-in	2 external 5.25" bays and 1 external 3.5" bay for optional floppy drive 2 internal 3.5” bays or 3 internal 2.5" bays
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Intel 82566DM Gigabit Network Connection (integrated on system board)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	HP Remote Graphics Software (Receiver); HP Session Allocation Manager Connection Client; Altiris Deployment Solution Agent	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multimediaidentical
MultimediaKnown for one	Integrated high definition with Realtek 4-channel ADI1884 codec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Security management descriptionKnown for one	Power-On Password (via BIOS); Setup Password (via BIOS)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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