Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 vs TERRA PC 2500

76specifications compared
42differ
34identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has 2 more processor cores than the TERRA PC 2500 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has 6 more processor threads than the TERRA PC 2500 (8 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has 0.06 GHz more processor frequency than the TERRA PC 2500 (2.66 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- TERRA PC 2500:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:E5640
- TERRA PC 2500:E5300
Processor cores
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:4
- TERRA PC 2500:2
Processor threads
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:8
- TERRA PC 2500:2
Processor frequency
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:2.66 GHz
- TERRA PC 2500:2.6 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:12 MB
- TERRA PC 2500:2 MB
Processor cache type
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:Smart Cache
- TERRA PC 2500:L2
Bus type
- ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:QPI
- TERRA PC 2500:FSB

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Comparison of SNF98IX, TERRA PC 2500
122 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 Model SNF98IX View product	B TERRA TERRA PC 2500 View product
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffers	E5640	E5300
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	FSB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5600 Series	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffers	Westmere EP	Wolfdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	77.6 °C	74.1 °C
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
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
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	13
SteppingDiffers	B1	R0
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.86 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	288 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	800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Triple-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD±RW
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	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	AMD Radeon 3100
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 GB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Workstation	PC
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	100-240V, 50/60Hz	230 V, 4 A, 50 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 W
Designidentical
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 5.25", 1 x 3.5"
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 3.5"
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	FreeDOS
Processor special features12 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	2	1
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	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® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	47923	35300
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLB9U
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	40 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	42.5 X 45 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Realtek ALC662
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EnergyStar, CE
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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

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