Product comparison · 2 server barebones

ASUS RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey vs GIGABYTE R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey

37specifications compared
15differ
22identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Number of DIMM slots
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:16
- R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:24
Number of storage drives supported
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:4
- R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:12
Storage drive sizes supported
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:3.5"
- R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:2.5,3.5"
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:2
- R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:1
Chassis type
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:Rack (1U)
- R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:Rack (2U)
Product colour
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:Grey
- R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:Black, Grey
Power supply
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:650 W
- R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:1200 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey:10 - 350 °C
- R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:10 - 35 °C

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Comparison of RS500-E9-PS4, R281-3C2
78 specifications	A ASUS RS500-E9-PS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Grey Model RS500-E9-PS4 View product	B GIGABYTE R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey Model R281-3C2 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Xeon®
Memory1 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers	16	24
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	12
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	3.5"	2.5,3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA III
Graphicsidentical
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	2	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Rack (2U)
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black, Grey
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 cm
Heat sinkKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Heat sink includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 fan(s)
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	BSMI, CE, FCC(Class A)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	650 W	1200 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of redundant power supplies installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12-7 A
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 350 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	20 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	616 mm	730 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	87.5 mm
WeightDiffers	10 kg	20 kg
WidthDiffers	444 mm	438 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	982 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	588 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	268 mm
Package weightKnown for one	16 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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