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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

58specifications compared
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	A GIGABYTE R18N-F2A Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Rack (1U) Black, Grey Model R18N-F2A View product	B GIGABYTE R281-3C0 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Rack (2U) Black, Grey Model R281-3C0 View product
Processor2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C612	Intel® C621
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 3647 (Socket P)
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported DIMM module capacitiesDiffers	32GB, 64GB, 128MB	64GB
Supported RDIMM clock speedsDiffers	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	2133,2400,2666 MHz
Storage4 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	10	14
Number of 2.5" baysDiffers	10	2
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5"	2.5,3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA III
Graphics1 differ
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Aspeed AST2400	Aspeed AST2500
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA® Tesla® C2075	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I350-BT2	Intel® I350-AM2
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Rack (2U)
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack railsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Fan diameterDiffers	4 cm	8 cm
Heat sinkKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Heat sink includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of fansDiffers	8 fan(s)	4 fan(s)
Power3 differ
Power supplyDiffers	800 W	1200 W
AC input frequencyDiffers	47 - 63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Input currentDiffers	4.79/9.9 A	12-7 A
Number of redundant power supplies supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of redundant power supplies installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	710 mm	730 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	87.5 mm
WeightDiffers	11 kg	20 kg
WidthDiffers	430 mm	438 mm
Packaging data2 differ
Package widthDiffers	959 mm	982 mm
Package heightDiffers	248 mm	268 mm

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