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ASUS RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black vs NEC Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 6identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Motherboard chipset
    • RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black:Intel® C621
    • Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black:Intel® C612
  • Number of DIMM slots
    • RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black:12
    • Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black:16
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black:8
    • Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black:12
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black:2.5"
    • Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black:3.5"
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black:2
    • Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black:3
    • Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black:2
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black:1
    • Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black:2
  • AC input voltage
    • RS720Q-E9-RS8-S Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black:220 - 240 V
    • Express5800/R120g-2E Intel® C612 Rack (2U) Black:100 - 240 V

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53 specifications
Processor1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C621Intel® C612
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 3647 (Socket P)Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel® Xeon® ScalableUnknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one10.4 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Xeon®
Memory1 differ
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers1216
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one1.53 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one2133,2400,2666,2933 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers812
Hot-swap HDD baysKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5"3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2500Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I350-AM2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers32
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Server 2016 RedHat Enterprise Linux SuSE Linux Enterprise Server CentOS Ubuntu VMwareMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard / Enterprise Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard / Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard / Datacenter Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 2 VMware ESXi 5.5 VMware ESXi 6.0 VMware ESXi 6.5 3
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84714100Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI, CE, FCC(Class A)Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
AC input voltageDiffers220 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers47 - 63 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800 W
80 PLUS certificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 PLUS Platinum
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 35 °C5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 90%20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
SafetyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC, UL, CB, CE, BSMI, UL(Mexico), CCC, RCM, RoHS, WEEE
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers800 mm683.8 mm
HeightDiffers88 mm87.2 mm
WeightKnown for one39 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
WidthDiffers444 mm448 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one43 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS

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