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

36specifications compared
8differ
28identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Motherboard chipset
- RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:Intel® C621
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Intel SoC
Processor socket
- RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:LGA 3647 (Socket P)
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Socket SP3
Compatible processor series
- RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:Intel® Xeon®
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:AMD EPYC
Storage drive sizes supported
- RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, 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-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:2
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:3
Product colour
- RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:Black, Grey
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:Black, Silver
LED indicators
- RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:Yes
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:LAN, Power, Reset
AC input voltage
- RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:200 - 240 V
- RS500A-E9-RS4 Intel SoC Socket SP3 Rack (1U) Black, Silver:100 - 240 V

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Comparison of RS500-E9-RS4, RS500A-E9-RS4
59 specifications	A ASUS RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey Model RS500-E9-RS4 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
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Xeon®	AMD EPYC
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of DIMM slots	16	16
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	2 TB	2 TB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
Supported RDIMM clock speeds	2133,2400,2666 MHz	2133,2400,2666 MHz
Storage1 differ
Number of storage drives supported	4	4
Hot-swap HDD bays	Yes	Yes
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
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
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card model	Aspeed AST2500	Aspeed AST2500
On-board graphics card memory	64 MB	64 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
LAN controller	Intel® I350-AM2	Intel® I350-AM2
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
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	2	2
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) 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
Featuresidentical
Backplanes supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84714100
Design2 differ
Chassis type	Rack (1U)	Rack (1U)
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black, Silver
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Power, Reset
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certification	BSMI, CE, FCC(Class A)	BSMI, CE, FCC(Class A)
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply	770 W	770 W
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
AC input voltageDiffers	200 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 A
80 PLUS certification	80 PLUS Platinum	80 PLUS Platinum
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Depth	444 mm	444 mm
Height	44 mm	44 mm
Weight	11 kg	11 kg
Width	616 mm	616 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weight	17 kg	17 kg

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