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Lenovo ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL

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  • 83specifications compared
  • 42differ
  • 41identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL has 0.64 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502 (2.5 GHz vs 1.86 GHz). The Lenovo ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502 has 2 MB more processor cache than the Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL (4 MB vs 2 MB). The Lenovo ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502 has 15 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL (80 W vs 65 W). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502 has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502 has card reader integrated.

  • Processor family
    • ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
    • ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL:Intel® Pentium®
  • Processor model
    • ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502:E5502
    • ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL:E5200
  • Processor frequency
    • ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502:1.86 GHz
    • ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL:2.5 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502:4 MB
    • ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL:2 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502:Smart Cache
    • ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL:L2
  • Bus type
    • ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502:QPI
    • ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL:FSB
  • Processor codename
    • ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502:Nehalem EP
    • ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL:Wolfdale
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • ThinkStation S20 Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5502:80 W
    • ThinkCentre A58 Tower (75157FG), NL:65 W

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123 specifications
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® 5000 SequenceIntel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffersE5502E5200
Processor frequencyDiffers1.86 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers4 MB2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersSmart CacheL2
Bus typeDiffersQPIFSB
System bus rateKnown for one4.8 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Xeon 5500 SeriesIntel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffersNehalem EPWolfdale
Processor system typeKnown for oneDPUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs80 W65 W
TcaseDiffers76 °C74.1 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)LGA 775 (Socket T)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1412.5
SteppingDiffersD0M0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one144 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one19.2 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorDiffersYesNo
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800 MHz
Number of processors installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source228 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source82 mm²
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB1 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers12 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs2 x 2 GB1 x 1 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers1066 MHz800 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for oneTriple-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD-RWDVD-ROM
HDD capacityKnown for one250 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MMC, SD, xDUnknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 GB
Floppy drive installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffersWorkstationPC
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one40xUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers106
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one100-240V; 50/60HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyDiffers625 W280 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source110 - 220 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP Pro SP1a/SP2a 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-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs21
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffersYesNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)DiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers3709237212
Processor codeKnown for oneSLBEZUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers42.5 x 45 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersNoYes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersADI 1988 AALC662
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers460 mm442 mm
HeightDiffers478 mm412 mm
WeightDiffers16.3 kg11.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard typeKnown for onePreferred Pro USBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® GMA X4500
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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