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ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) vs MSI K9ND Speedster2-CA6

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 6identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI K9ND Speedster2-CA6 has 2 more storage drives supported than the ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) (6 vs 4). The ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) has 16 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the MSI K9ND Speedster2-CA6 (32 MB vs 16 MB). The ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI K9ND Speedster2-CA6 (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 771 (Socket J) on the ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U), Socket F (1207) on the MSI K9ND Speedster2-CA6. Processor family: Intel on the ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U), AMD on the MSI K9ND Speedster2-CA6.

  • Processor socket
    • RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):LGA 771 (Socket J)
    • K9ND Speedster2-CA6:Socket F (1207)
  • Processor family
    • RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):Intel
    • K9ND Speedster2-CA6:AMD
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):4
    • K9ND Speedster2-CA6:6
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):32 MB
    • K9ND Speedster2-CA6:16 MB
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):4
    • K9ND Speedster2-CA6:2
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):1
    • K9ND Speedster2-CA6:2
  • Depth
    • RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):444 mm
    • K9ND Speedster2-CA6:304 mm
  • Width
    • RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):686 mm
    • K9ND Speedster2-CA6:255 mm

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Comparison of RS160-S5, K9ND Speedster2-CA6
35 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 771 (Socket J)Socket F (1207)
Processor familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA nForce Pro 3600
Memoryidentical
Number of DIMM slots88
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers46
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 1EUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers32 MB16 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82563EBUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers42
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Serial ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one- Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise (32/64 bit), - RedHat Enterprise Linux AS3.0 (32/64 bit), - RedHat Enterprise Linux AS4.0 (32/64 bit), - SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (32/64 bit)Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneRack (1U)Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one650 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers444 mm304 mm
HeightKnown for one43.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one15 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers686 mm255 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASWM2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one1 x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive controllerKnown for oneLSI 1068 PCI-XUnknown — not stated by the source

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