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ASUS RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey vs ASUS RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver

37specifications compared
13differ
24identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Motherboard chipset
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:Intel® C621
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Intel SoC
Processor socket
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:LGA 3647 (Socket P)
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Socket SP3
Compatible processor series
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:Intel® Xeon®
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:AMD EPYC
Storage drive sizes supported
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:3.5"
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:2.5,3.5"
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:2
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:3
Product colour
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:Grey
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Black, Silver
LED indicators
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:Yes
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:LAN, Power, Reset
Power supply
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:650 W
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:770 W

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Comparison of RS500-E9-PS4, RS500A-E9-RS4
59 specifications	A ASUS RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey Model RS500-E9-PS4 View product	B ASUS RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver Model RS500A-E9-RS4 View product
Processor3 differ
Built-in processor	No	No
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C621	Intel SoC
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 3647 (Socket P)	Socket SP3
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Xeon®	AMD EPYC
Memoryidentical
Number of DIMM slots	16	16
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	2 TB	2 TB
Supported RDIMM clock speeds	2133,2400,2666 MHz	2133,2400,2666 MHz
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
Storage1 differ
Number of storage drives supported	4	4
Hot-swap HDD bays	Yes	Yes
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	3.5"	2.5,3.5"
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD & SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	M.2, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card model	Aspeed AST2500	Aspeed AST2500
On-board graphics card memory	64 MB	64 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, 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 controller	Intel® I350-AM2	Intel® I350-AM2
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	2	2
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Server 2016 RedHat Enterprise Linux SuSE Linux Enterprise Server CentOS Ubuntu VMware Citrix XenServer	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backplanes supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84714100	84714100
Design2 differ
Chassis type	Rack (1U)	Rack (1U)
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, Silver
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Power, Reset
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certification	BSMI, CE, FCC(Class A)	BSMI, CE, FCC(Class A)
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	650 W	770 W
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
80 PLUS certification	80 PLUS Platinum	80 PLUS Platinum
Number of main power suppliesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	1
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 A
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 350 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	616 mm	444 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
WeightDiffers	10 kg	11 kg
WidthDiffers	444 mm	616 mm
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	16 kg	17 kg

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