Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 vs Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504

75specifications compared
37differ
38identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 has 2 more processor cores than the Lenovo ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 has 2 more processor threads than the Lenovo ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 has 1 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 (3 GHz vs 2 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:E8400
- ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:E5504
Processor cores
- ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:2
- ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:4
Processor threads
- ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:2
- ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:4
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:3 GHz
- ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:2 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:6 MB
- ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:4 MB
Processor cache type
- ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:L2
- ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:Smart Cache
Bus type
- ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400:FSB
- ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:QPI

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Comparison of SMS75HX, SNF21HN
119 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre SMS75HX PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 Model SMS75HX View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21HN workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 Model SNF21HN View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E8400	E5504
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	4 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	QPI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Duo E8000 Series	Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Wolfdale	Nehalem EP
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	80 W
TcaseDiffers	72.4 °C	76 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	15
SteppingDiffers	E0	D0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 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 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.2 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor front side busKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	410 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	107 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple-channel
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Total storage capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240V, 50/60Hz
Power supplyKnown for one	280 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Tower
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows Vista Business	Windows XP Professional
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features7 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	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	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	33910	40711
Processor codeDiffers	SLB9J	SLBF9
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	317 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	355 mm	602 mm
HeightDiffers	355 mm	478 mm
WeightKnown for one	7.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA 4500M	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Not available	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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