Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530

82specifications compared
44differ
38identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has 2 more processor cores than the Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has 4 more processor threads than the Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530 (8 vs 4). The Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530 has 0.27 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 (2.93 GHz vs 2.66 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 has Intel Demand Based Switching.

Processor family
- ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:E5640
- ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:i3-530
Processor cores
- ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:4
- ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:2
Processor threads
- ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:8
- ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:4
Processor frequency
- ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:2.66 GHz
- ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:2.93 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:12 MB
- ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:4 MB
Bus type
- ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:QPI
- ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:DMI
System bus rate
- ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640:5.86 GT/s
- ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:2.5 GT/s

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Comparison of SNF98MD, STCB4PG
125 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkStation SNF98MD workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5640 Model SNF98MD View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB4PG PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530 Model STCB4PG View product
Processor19 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	E5640	i3-530
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	4 MB
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	DMI
System bus rateDiffers	5.86 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5600 Series	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Westmere EP	Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	73 W
TcaseDiffers	77.6 °C	72.6 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	382 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	22
SteppingDiffers	B1	C2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	288 GB	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	3 x 2 GB	1 x 2 GB
Memory channelsDiffers	Triple-channel	Dual-channel
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	733 MHz
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
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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 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 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 W
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	SFF
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features12 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	2	1
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
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® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	40 bit	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	47923	46472
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 X 45 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	317 mm
DepthDiffers	602 mm	355 mm
HeightDiffers	478 mm	99 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5 kg
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
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Professional

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