Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 vs Lenovo ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE

83specifications compared
46differ
37identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE has 2 more processor cores than the Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE has 6 more processor threads than the Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 (8 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 has 0.27 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE (2.93 GHz vs 2.66 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE:Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor model
- ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:E7500
- ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE:W3520
Processor cores
- ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2
- ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE:4
Processor threads
- ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2
- ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE:8
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2.93 GHz
- ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE:2.66 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:3 MB
- ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE:8 MB
Processor cache type
- ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:L2
- ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE:Smart Cache
Bus type
- ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:FSB
- ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE:QPI

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Comparison of A58, ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE
117 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 Model A58 View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation S20 (410594G), BE View product
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E7500	W3520
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	2	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.93 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.93 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	QPI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.80 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Duo E7000 Series	Intel Xeon 3500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Wolfdale	Bloomfield
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Up
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	130 W
TcaseDiffers	74.1 °C	67.9 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	228 M	731 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	82 mm²	263 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	11	20
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.800 - 1.225 V
SteppingDiffers	R0	D0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	6 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	12 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 GB	3 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1066 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple-channel
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-RW
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF, MMC, SD, xD
Total storage capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240V; 50/60Hz
Power supplyDiffers	280 W	625 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	110 - 220 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Tower
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Pro SP1/SP2 32/64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 Windows Vista 32/64-bit Windows Vista Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate 32/64-bit
Processor special features9 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	2	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	36503	39718
Processor codeDiffers	SLB9Z	SLBEW
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45.0 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Realtek ALC662	ADI 1988 A
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	317 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	355 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	99 mm	478 mm
WeightDiffers	7.5 kg	16.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Preferred Pro USB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source

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