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GIGABYTE R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey vs GIGABYTE R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey

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  • 25differ
  • 33identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey has 4 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey (14 vs 10). The GIGABYTE R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey has 8 more 2.5" bays than the GIGABYTE R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey (10 vs 2). The GIGABYTE R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey (2 vs 0). Motherboard chipset: Intel® C612 on the GIGABYTE R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey, Intel® C621 on the GIGABYTE R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey. Processor socket: LGA 2011-v3 on the GIGABYTE R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey, LGA 3647 (Socket P) on the GIGABYTE R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey.

  • Motherboard chipset
    • R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey:Intel® C612
    • R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:Intel® C621
  • Processor socket
    • R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey:LGA 2011-v3
    • R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:LGA 3647 (Socket P)
  • Supported DIMM module capacities
    • R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey:32GB, 64GB, 128MB
    • R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:64GB
  • Supported RDIMM clock speeds
    • R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey:1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
    • R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:2133,2400,2666 MHz
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey:10
    • R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:14
  • Number of 2.5" bays
    • R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey:10
    • R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:2
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey:2.5"
    • R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:2.5,3.5"
  • On-board graphics card model
    • R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey:Aspeed AST2400
    • R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey:Aspeed AST2500

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Comparison of R18N-F2A, R281-3C0
75 specifications
Processor2 differ
Built-in processorNoNo
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612Intel® C621
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3LGA 3647 (Socket P)
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Number of processors supported22
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Xeon®Intel® Xeon®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-2600Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of DIMM slots2424
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Supported DIMM module capacitiesDiffers32GB, 64GB, 128MB64GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsDiffers1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz2133,2400,2666 MHz
Memory voltage1.2 V1.2 V
Storage4 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1014
Hot-swap HDD baysYesYes
Number of 2.5" baysDiffers102
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5"2.5,3.5"
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA IIISerial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
On-board graphics card modelDiffersAspeed AST2400Aspeed AST2500
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneNVIDIA® Tesla® C2075Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDRUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I350-BT2Intel® I350-AM2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
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 quantity00
DisplayPorts quantity00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Optical drive typeNoNo
PC health monitoringFan, Temperature, VoltageFan, Temperature, Voltage
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code8471410084714100
Processor special featuresidentical
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportYesYes
Design3 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 diameterDiffers4 cm8 cm
Heat sinkKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Heat sink includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of fansDiffers8 fan(s)4 fan(s)
Power3 differ
Power supplyDiffers800 W1200 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportYesYes
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers47 - 63 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers4.79/9.9 A12-7 A
80 PLUS certification80 PLUS Platinum80 PLUS Platinum
Number of redundant power supplies supportedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of redundant power supplies installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)8 - 80%8 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 35 °C10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)20 - 95%20 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 60 °C-40 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers710 mm730 mm
HeightDiffers43.5 mm87.5 mm
WeightDiffers11 kg20 kg
WidthDiffers430 mm438 mm
Packaging data2 differ
Package widthDiffers959 mm982 mm
Package depth588 mm588 mm
Package heightDiffers248 mm268 mm

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