Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre A70

71specifications compared
29differ
42identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507 has 2 more processor cores than the Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507 has 2 more processor threads than the Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 has 0.54 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507 (2.8 GHz vs 2.26 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507 has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507 has Intel Demand Based Switching.

Processor family
- ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- ThinkCentre A70:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507:E5507
- ThinkCentre A70:E5500
Processor cores
- ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507:4
- ThinkCentre A70:2
Processor threads
- ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507:4
- ThinkCentre A70:2
Processor frequency
- ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507:2.26 GHz
- ThinkCentre A70:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507:4 MB
- ThinkCentre A70:2 MB
Bus type
- ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507:QPI
- ThinkCentre A70:FSB
Processor codename
- ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507:Nehalem EP
- ThinkCentre A70:Wolfdale

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Comparison of C20, ThinkCentre A70
127 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5507 Model C20 View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffers	E5507	E5500
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.26 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	FSB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5500 Series	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EP	Wolfdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	76 °C	74.1 °C
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14
SteppingDiffers	D0	R0
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	144 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	19.2 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	1 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	96 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Triple-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GMA X4500
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Workstation	PC
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5520	Intel® Q41
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Audio inputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	110/220 V, 50/60Hz
Power supplyDiffers	800 W	180 W
Designidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 5.25"
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 3.5"
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor special features6 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	37100	42800
Processor codeDiffers	SLBKC	SLGTJ
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	ADI 1988A	Realtek HD
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, EMC, FCC, VCCI, ICES-003, C-Tick, KCC, CE
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	130 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	444 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	427 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	18.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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