Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR

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

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:E5506
- ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR:E5400
Processor cores
- ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:4
- ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR:2
Processor threads
- ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:4
- ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR:2
Processor frequency
- ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:2.13 GHz
- ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR:2.7 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:4 MB
- ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR:2 MB
Processor cache type
- ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:Smart Cache
- ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR:L2
Bus type
- ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:QPI
- ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR:FSB

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Comparison of SNF21EU, ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR
119 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkStation SNF21EU workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506 Model SNF21EU View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre A58 SMR7MCR View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffers	E5506	E5400
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.13 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	FSB
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5500 Series	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EP	Wolfdale
Processor system typeKnown for one	DP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	45, 65
TcaseDiffers	76 °C	74.1 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	16	13.5
SteppingDiffers	D0	R0
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
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1066 MHz	800 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Triple-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD±RW
HDD capacityKnown for one	250 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Workstation	PC
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	100-240V, 50/60Hz	220 - 240V 50Hz
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features9 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	2	1
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	2
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
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
Processor ARK IDDiffers	37096	40478
Processor codeDiffers	SLBF8	SLGH7
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 x 45 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	602 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	478 mm	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
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Maximum operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 35 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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