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ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) vs MSI X2-108S4M (SAS)

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) has 2 more DIMM slots than the MSI X2-108S4M (SAS) (8 vs 6). The ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI X2-108S4M (SAS) (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI X2-108S4M (SAS) (4 vs 2).

Number of DIMM slots
- RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):8
- X2-108S4M (SAS):6
Maximum internal memory
- RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):32 GB
- X2-108S4M (SAS):16 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):4
- X2-108S4M (SAS):2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):4
- X2-108S4M (SAS):2
Power supply
- RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U):650 W
- X2-108S4M (SAS):500 W

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Comparison of RS160-S5, X2-108S4M (SAS)
33 specifications	A ASUS RS160-S5 LGA 771 (Socket J) Rack (1U) Model RS160-S5 View product	B MSI X2-108S4M (SAS)View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 771 (Socket J)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5000V
Memory2 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers	8	6
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Number of storage drives supported	4	4
Supported storage drive interfaces	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Intel® 82563EB	Intel® 82563EB
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 type	Rack (1U)	Rack (1U)
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	650 W	500 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	444 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	43.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	15 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	686 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASWM2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	1 x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive controllerKnown for one	LSI 1068 PCI-X	Unknown — not stated by the source

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