Product comparison · 2 server barebones

ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver vs MSI CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U)

30specifications compared
19differ
11identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U) has 1 more storage drives supported than the ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver (10 vs 9). The ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U) (2 vs 1). The MSI CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U) has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver (3 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 6096 on the ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver, Socket SP5 on the MSI CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U). Compatible processor series: AMD EPYC 9004 on the ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver, AMD EPYC 9005 on the MSI CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U).

Processor socket
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:LGA 6096
- CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U):Socket SP5
Compatible processor series
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:AMD EPYC 9004
- CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U):AMD EPYC 9005
Supported RDIMM clock speeds
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:4400,4800 MHz
- CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U):6400 MHz
Number of storage drives supported
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:9
- CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U):10
Storage drive sizes supported
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:2.5,3.5"
- CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U):2.5,M.2,U.2
Supported storage drive types
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:HDD & SSD
- CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U):SSD
Ethernet LAN data rates
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U):1000,10000 Mbit/s
LAN controller
- ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver:Intel® I350
- CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U):Intel X710-AT2

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Comparison of ESC8000A-E12, CG480-S6053
57 specifications	A ASUS ESC8000A-E12 LGA 6096 Rack (4U) Silver Model ESC8000A-E12 View product	B MSI CG480-S6053 server barebone AMD SoC Socket SP5 Rack (4U) Model CG480-S6053 View product
Processor2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SoC
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 6096	Socket SP5
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD EPYC
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD EPYC 9004	AMD EPYC 9005
Memory1 differ
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 TB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsDiffers	4400,4800 MHz	6400 MHz
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
Storage4 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	9	10
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5"	2.5,M.2,U.2
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD & SSD	SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	M.2, PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 5.0
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2600
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	1000,10000 Mbit/s
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I350	Intel X710-AT2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0, 5.0
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
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Unit Identification (UID)
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	3000 W	3200 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC input voltageKnown for one	220 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	8 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-30 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	440 mm	800 mm
HeightDiffers	174.5 mm	175 mm
WidthDiffers	800 mm	438.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	27 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	52 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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