Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 vs Lenovo ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800

85specifications compared
28differ
57identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800:Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor model
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:E5640
- ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800:W3530
Processor boost frequency
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:2.93 GHz
- ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800:3.06 GHz
Processor frequency
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:2.66 GHz
- ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:12 MB
- ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800:8 MB
System bus rate
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:5.86 GT/s
- ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800:4.8 GT/s
Processor lithography
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:32 nm
- ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800:45 nm
Processor series
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:Intel Xeon 5600 Series
- ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800:Intel Xeon 3500 Series

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Comparison of SNF98IX, ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
111 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 Model SNF98IX View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation S20 + NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E5640	W3530
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.93 GHz	3.06 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	8 MB
System bus rateDiffers	5.86 GT/s	4.8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5600 Series	Intel Xeon 3500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Westmere EP	Bloomfield
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	130 W
TcaseDiffers	77.6 °C	67.9 °C
Number of QPI linksDiffers	2	1
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	731 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	263 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	21
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.55 V
SteppingDiffers	B1	D0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	288 GB	24 GB
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x 2 GB
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X58 Express
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	625 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	2	1
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	40 bit	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	47923	41313
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBKR
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 X 45 mm	42.5 x 45.0 mm
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	602 mm	460 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.3 kg
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

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