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ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver vs GIGABYTE R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x

31specifications compared
21differ
10identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:LGA 6096
- R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x:Socket SP5
Number of processors supported
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:2
- R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x:1
Compatible processor series
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:AMD EPYC 9004
- R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x:AMD EPYC 9005, AMD EPYC 9004
Number of storage drives supported
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:9
- R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x:14
Storage drive sizes supported
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:2.5,3.5"
- R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x:2.5,M.2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:2
- R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x:3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:2
- R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x:0
Number of M.2 (M) slots
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:1
- R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x:2

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Comparison of ESC8000A-E12, R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x
67 specifications	A ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver Model ESC8000A-E12 View product	B GIGABYTE R163-ZG2-AAJ2 Rev. 3.x View product
Processor3 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SoC
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 6096	Socket SP5
Number of processors supportedDiffers	2	1
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD EPYC 9004	AMD EPYC 9005, AMD EPYC 9004
Memoryidentical
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dodeca-channel
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	256GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	6 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	4400,4800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	9	14
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5"	2.5,M.2
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA, PCI Express 3.0, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)-4
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2600
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Backplanes supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (4U)	Rack (1U)
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Steel
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, HDD, SSD, Status
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cm
Heat sink includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 fan(s)
Power3 differ
Power supplyDiffers	3000 W	2000 W
Number of main power suppliesDiffers	4	2
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of redundant power supplies supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of redundant power supplies installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 12 A
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	20 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	440 mm	815 mm
HeightDiffers	174.5 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	27 kg	13.5 kg
WidthDiffers	800 mm	438 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x R163-ZG2-AAJ2; 1 x CPU heatsink; 1 x Mini-DP to D-Sub cable; 1 x GPU power cable (12VHPWR, 400mm); 1 x 2-Section Rail kit
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1043 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	594 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	252 mm
Package weightDiffers	52 kg	15.7 kg
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I350	Unknown — not stated by the source

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