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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
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Xeon®
Memory1 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers1624
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64GB
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
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 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 memoryKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
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
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)
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
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%
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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