Product comparison · 2 servers

Dell PowerEdge M910 server vs Dell PowerEdge pem610x server

70specifications compared
33differ
37identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge M910 server:Intel® Xeon® 6000 Sequence
- PowerEdge pem610x server:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- PowerEdge M910 server:E6510
- PowerEdge pem610x server:E5620
Processor frequency
- PowerEdge M910 server:1.73 GHz
- PowerEdge pem610x server:2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- PowerEdge M910 server:1.73 GHz
- PowerEdge pem610x server:2.66 GHz
Motherboard chipset
- PowerEdge M910 server:Intel® 7500
- PowerEdge pem610x server:Intel® 5520
Number of processors installed
- PowerEdge M910 server:2
- PowerEdge pem610x server:1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- PowerEdge M910 server:105 W
- PowerEdge pem610x server:80 W
Processor cache type
- PowerEdge M910 server:L3
- PowerEdge pem610x server:Smart Cache

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Comparison of M910, pem610x
104 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge M910 server Model M910 View product	B Dell PowerEdge pem610x server Model pem610x View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 6000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E6510	E5620
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.73 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	1.73 GHz	2.66 GHz
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 7500	Intel® 5520
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple
Number of processors installedDiffers	2	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	105 W	80 W
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
System bus rateDiffers	4.8 GT/s	5.86 GT/s
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Idle StatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.6 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066 MHz
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3 800/1066
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 bit
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBV4
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EX	Westmere EP
Processor lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 nm
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.5 X 45 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 6500 Series	Intel Xeon 5600 Series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B1
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
TcaseDiffers	64 °C	77.6 °C
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	1 TB	192 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 8 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	32x DIMM	12x DIMM
Storage6 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	146 GB	160 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	146 GB	160 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
RAID supportDiffers	No	Yes
Hot-swapDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 SP2 x86/x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 Windows HPC Server 2008 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Oracle Solaris
Processor special features7 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46488	47925
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	486 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	385 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-15.2 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-16 - 10600 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	G200eW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Matrox	Unknown — not stated by the source

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