Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900 vs Lenovo ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3

106specifications compared
55differ
51identical
63known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900:Intel® Pentium®
- ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3:Intel Xeon E5 v3
Processor model
- ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900:J2900
- ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3:E5-1607V3
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900:2.41 GHz
- ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900:2 MB
- ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3:10 MB
Processor cache type
- ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900:L2
- ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3:Smart Cache
Processor operating modes
- ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900:32-bit, 64-bit
- ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3:64-bit
Processor codename
- ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900:Bay Trail
- ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3:Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900:10 W
- ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3:140 W

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Comparison of M53, P500
169 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre M53 Intel® Pentium® J2900 Model M53 View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation P500 Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-1607V3 Model P500 View product
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel Xeon E5 v3
Processor modelDiffers	J2900	E5-1607V3
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.41 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	10 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QPI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GT/s
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor codenameDiffers	Bay Trail	Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	10 W	140 W
TcaseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	66 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	4	40
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4	x4, x8, x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1170	LGA 2011-v3
SteppingDiffers	B3	R2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	8 GB	768 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333 MHz	1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21.3 GB/s	59 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.66 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Pentium J2000 Series for Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	128 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory slotsDiffers	1x SO-DIMM	8x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	2133 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD-RW
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Not available
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	688 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card burst frequencyKnown for one	896 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	896 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	11.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Mini PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® C612
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers	0	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	8
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	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	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	65 W	490 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 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	USFF	Tower
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Recovery operating systemKnown for one	Windows 8.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features16 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-x	VT-d, VT-x
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	78868	82762
Processor codeDiffers	SR1SB	SR20M
Processor package sizeDiffers	25 X 27 mm	52.5 x 45.0 mm
ScalabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1S
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AVX
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-15.2 - 3048 m
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	179 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	34.5 mm	470 mm
HeightDiffers	182 mm	440 mm
WeightDiffers	1.3 kg	22.2 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard includedDiffers	Yes	No
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source

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