Product comparison · 2 servers

Acer Altos R520 vs MSI X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
66known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Altos R520:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:Intel® Xeon®
Processor cache
- Altos R520:4 MB
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:1 MB
Processor front side bus
- Altos R520:1066 MHz
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:800 MHz
Internal memory type
- Altos R520:DDR2-SDRAM
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:DDR-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- Altos R520:32 GB
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:24 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Altos R520:3
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- Altos R520:2
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:1
Chassis type
- Altos R520:Rack (1U)
- X2-201A8R2 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® DDR-SDRAM:Rack (2U)

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Comparison of Altos R520, X2-201A8R2
84 specifications	A Acer Altos R520 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
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
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	24 GB
Storageidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	1, 10	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
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x PCI-X 64-bit/66-100MHz
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Rack (2U)
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition, Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (EM64T), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (EM64T), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Novell NetWare 6.5	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
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	UL/cUL, Nemko GS, CB, CCC, FCC, CE, BSMI	UL, cUL, CCC/TUV, CE/FCC A, BSMI/VCCI/C-TICK
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	430 mm	441 mm
DepthDiffers	654 mm	711 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	87 mm
WeightKnown for one	16.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	430 x 654 x 43 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive controllerKnown for one	SATA	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
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 W

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