Product comparison · 2 servers

Acer Altos G540 M2 vs Dell PowerEdge 2950

75specifications compared
43differ
32identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- Altos G540 M2:L5506
- PowerEdge 2950:E5405
Processor frequency
- Altos G540 M2:2.13 GHz
- PowerEdge 2950:2 GHz
Processor cache
- Altos G540 M2:4 MB
- PowerEdge 2950:12 MB
Motherboard chipset
- Altos G540 M2:Intel® 5520
- PowerEdge 2950:Intel® 5000X
Number of processors installed
- Altos G540 M2:1
- PowerEdge 2950:2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Altos G540 M2:60 W
- PowerEdge 2950:80 W
Processor cache type
- Altos G540 M2:Smart Cache
- PowerEdge 2950:L2
Bus type
- Altos G540 M2:QPI
- PowerEdge 2950:FSB

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Comparison of Altos G540 M2, PowerEdge 2950
110 specifications	A Acer Altos G540 M2 View product	B Dell PowerEdge 2950 View product
Processor20 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor family	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	L5506	E5405
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.13 GHz	2 GHz
Processor cores	4	4
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	12 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5520	Intel® 5000X
Number of processors installedDiffers	1	2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	60 W	80 W
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	FSB
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	16	6
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Embedded options available	No	No
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
FSB ParityDiffers	No	Yes
Idle StatesDiffers	Yes	No
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	820 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	214 mm²
Processor codeDiffers	SLBFH	SLBBP
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EP	Harpertown
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Processor lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 x 45 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5500 Series	Intel Xeon 5400 Series
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Processor threads	4	4
SteppingDiffers	D0	E0
TcaseDiffers	70 °C	67 °C
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Triple	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	144 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	19.2 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system typeKnown for one	DP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	3 x 1 GB	4 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	12x DIMM	8x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	48 GB	64 GB
Storage1 differ
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 TB
Total storage capacityDiffers	0 GB	4.32 TB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Hot-swap	Yes	Yes
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Network1 differ
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TOE (TCP/IP)
Other network protocols supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iSCSI Boot
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Broadcom NetXtreme IITM 5708 Gigabit5 Ethernet NIC
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	5
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Rack (2U)
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise Edition (x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard and Enterprise Edition (EM64T) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Edition (x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard and Enterprise Edition (EM64T) Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Red Hat Linux Enterprise SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86-64 VMware ESX 3.5
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Symantec Backup ExecTM 12.5 Symantec Backup ExecTM System Recovery 8.5 CommVault 7.0 Vizioncore
Processor special features6 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	No	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI Technology	No	No
Intel Fast Memory Access	No	No
Intel Flex Memory Access	No	No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	No	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	No	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	40712	33079
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC (U.S. only) Class A ICES (Canada) Class B CE Mark (EN 55022 Class B, EN55024, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3) VCCI (Japan) Class B BSMI (Taiwan) Class A C-Tick (Australia/New Zealand) Class B SABS (South Africa) Class B CCC (China) Class B MIC (Korea) Class B UL 60950 CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950 EN 60950
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	210 mm	444.3 mm
DepthDiffers	650 mm	744 mm
HeightDiffers	432 mm	86.4 mm
WeightDiffers	32 kg	23 kg
Other featuresidentical
Disk array controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C2 PERC6/i
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ES1000

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