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ASUS RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic vs ASUS RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 16identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Motherboard chipset
    • RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic:Intel C242
    • RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Intel SoC
  • Processor socket
    • RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Socket SP3
  • Compatible processor series
    • RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic:Intel® Xeon®
    • RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:AMD EPYC
  • Number of DIMM slots
    • RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic:4
    • RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:16
  • Maximum internal memory
    • RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic:64 GB
    • RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:2 TB
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic:2
    • RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:4
  • Hot-swap HDD bays
    • RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic:No
    • RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Yes
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • RS100-E10-PI2 Intel C242 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) Rack (1U) Black, Metallic:2.5,3.5,M.2
    • RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:2.5,3.5"

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Comparison of RS100-E10-PI2, RS500A-E9-RS4
65 specifications
Processor3 differ
Built-in processorNoNo
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel C242Intel SoC
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Socket SP3
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Xeon®AMD EPYC
Memory2 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers416
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB2 TB
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one2400,2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 TB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2133,2400,2666 MHz
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers24
Hot-swap HDD baysDiffersNoYes
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5,M.22.5,3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, Serial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelAspeed AST2500Aspeed AST2500
On-board graphics card memory64 MB64 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I210Intel® I350-AM2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers43
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Server 2016 RedHat Enterprise Linux SuSE Linux Enterprise Server CentOS Vmware Citrix XenServerUnknown — not stated by the source
Backplanes supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code8471410084714100
Design3 differ
Chassis typeRack (1U)Rack (1U)
Product colourDiffersBlack, MetallicBlack, Silver
LED indicatorsDiffersAlarm, HDD, LAN, PowerLAN, Power, Reset
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonYesYes
CertificationDiffersBSMI, CE, C-Tick, FCC(Class B)BSMI, CE, FCC(Class A)
Power3 differ
Power supplyDiffers250 W770 W
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers4 A10 A
80 PLUS certificationDiffers80 PLUS Bronze80 PLUS Platinum
Number of main power suppliesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of redundant power supplies supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 35 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers380 mm444 mm
Height44 mm44 mm
WeightDiffers7.5 kg11 kg
WidthDiffers430 mm616 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers11.7 kg17 kg

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