Product comparison · 2 servers

Acer Altos G540 vs MSI X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
67known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Altos G540:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:Intel® Xeon®
Processor cache
- Altos G540:4 MB
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:1 MB
Processor front side bus
- Altos G540:1066 MHz
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:800 MHz
Internal memory type
- Altos G540:DDR2-SDRAM
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:DDR-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- Altos G540:16 GB
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:24 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Altos G540:6
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- Altos G540:2
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:1
Chassis type
- Altos G540:Tower
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:Rack (2U)

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Comparison of Altos G540, X2-201A8R2
86 specifications	A Acer Altos G540 View product	B MSI X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM Model X2-201A8R2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon®
Processor modelKnown for one	5110	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	1 MB
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache type	L2	L2
Bus typeKnown for one	FSB	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
FSB ParityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	291 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	143 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Woodcrest	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busDiffers	1066 MHz	800 MHz
Processor lithographyKnown for one	65 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	37.5 x 37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Xeon 5100 Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 771 (Socket J)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
ECC	Yes	Yes
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Storageidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SCSI
SCSI interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra320 SCSI
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Network readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x PCI-X 64-bit/66-100MHz
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Rack (2U)
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard x64, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (EM64T), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (EM64T)Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	27214	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	610 W	600 W
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	UL, Nemko GS, CB	UL, cUL, CCC/TUV, CE/FCC A, BSMI/VCCI/C-TICK
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	212 mm	441 mm
DepthDiffers	550 mm	711 mm
HeightDiffers	445 mm	87 mm
WeightKnown for one	32 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	212 x 550 x 445 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive controllerKnown for one	SATA/SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA-150
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB

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