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ASUS RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey vs GIGABYTE R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 21identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of DIMM slots
    • RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:16
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:24
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:4
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:12
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, 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-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:2
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:1
  • Chassis type
    • RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:Rack (1U)
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:Rack (2U)
  • Power supply
    • RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:770 W
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:1200 W
  • AC input voltage
    • RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:200 - 240 V
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:100 - 240 V
  • Storage relative humidity (H-H)
    • RS500-E9-RS4 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (1U) Black, Grey:20 - 90%
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:20 - 95%

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Comparison of RS500-E9-RS4, R281-3C2
79 specifications
Processoridentical
Built-in processorNoNo
Motherboard chipsetIntel® C621Intel® C621
Processor socketLGA 3647 (Socket P)LGA 3647 (Socket P)
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Xeon®
Number of processors supported22
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Xeon®Intel® Xeon®
Memory1 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers1624
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64GB
Supported RDIMM clock speeds2133,2400,2666 MHz2133,2400,2666 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one2 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers412
Hot-swap HDD baysYesYes
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers3.5"2.5,3.5"
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA IIISerial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
On-board graphics card modelAspeed AST2500Aspeed AST2500
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
LAN controllerIntel® I350-AM2Intel® I350-AM2
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers21
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
IPMI LAN (RJ-45) portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFan, Temperature, Voltage
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Server 2016 RedHat Enterprise Linux SuSE Linux Enterprise Server CentOS Ubuntu VMware Citrix XenServerUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84714100
Processor special featuresidentical
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (1U)Rack (2U)
Product colourBlack, GreyBlack, Grey
LED indicatorsYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rack railsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 cm
Heat sinkKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Heat sink includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 fan(s)
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI, CE, FCC(Class A)Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supplyDiffers770 W1200 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of redundant power supplies installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
AC input voltageDiffers200 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12-7 A
80 PLUS certification80 PLUS Platinum80 PLUS Platinum
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 35 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 90%20 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers444 mm730 mm
HeightDiffers44 mm87.5 mm
WeightDiffers11 kg20 kg
WidthDiffers616 mm438 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source982 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source588 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source268 mm
Package weightKnown for one17 kgUnknown — not stated by the source

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