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ASUS RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel vs GIGABYTE R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 21identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of DIMM slots
    • RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel:16
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:24
  • Supported RDIMM clock speeds
    • RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel:2400,2666 MHz
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:2133,2400,2666 MHz
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel:14
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:12
  • Number of 2.5" bays
    • RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel:2
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:12
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel:2
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel:2
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel:3
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:2
  • Product colour
    • RS520-E9-RS12 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Stainless steel:Black, Stainless steel
    • R281-3C2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:Black, Grey

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Comparison of RS520-E9-RS12, R281-3C2
80 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Xeon®
Memory2 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers1624
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsDiffers2400,2666 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 supportedDiffers1412
Number of 2.5" baysDiffers212
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, 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 & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
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) portsDiffers32
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) 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 Windows® Server 2012 R2 RedHat® Enterprise Linux SuSE® Linux Enterprise Server CentOS Ubuntu VMware Citrix XenServer FedoraUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, Stainless steelBlack, Grey
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, Power, ResetYes
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)
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI, CE, C-Tick, FCC(Class A)Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supplyDiffers880 W1200 W
Number of redundant power supplies installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Input currentDiffers9.4 A12-7 A
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Platinum
Number of redundant power supplies supportedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one47 - 63 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 90%20 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers444 mm730 mm
HeightDiffers88 mm87.5 mm
WeightDiffers24.6 kg20 kg
WidthDiffers615 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 one30.1 kgUnknown — not stated by the source

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