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Dell PowerEdge per715 server vs Dell PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 11identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • PowerEdge per715 server:AMD Opteron
    • PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®:Intel® Xeon®
  • Motherboard chipset
    • PowerEdge per715 server:AMD SR5650
    • PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®:Intel C600
  • Internal memory
    • PowerEdge per715 server:16 GB
    • PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®:8 GB
  • Maximum internal memory
    • PowerEdge per715 server:256 GB
    • PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®:1.5 GB
  • Memory layout (slots x size)
    • PowerEdge per715 server:8 x 2 GB
    • PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®:4 x 2 GB
  • Memory slots
    • PowerEdge per715 server:16x DIMM
    • PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®:48x DIMM
  • Maximum storage capacity
    • PowerEdge per715 server:6 TB
    • PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®:16 TB
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • PowerEdge per715 server:9
    • PowerEdge per820 server Rack Intel® Xeon®:8

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53 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneAMDUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffersAMD OpteronIntel® Xeon®
Processor modelKnown for one6128Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one2 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one12 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD SR5650Intel C600
Number of processors installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for oneL3Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket G34Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers256 GB1.5 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs8 x 2 GB4 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers16x DIMM48x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Maximum storage capacityDiffers6 TB16 TB
Total storage capacityKnown for one146 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one146 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
HDD speedKnown for one15000 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one6000 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one8 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneBroadcom BCM5709CUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers98
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Rack
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Small Business Server 2011 Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 x86/x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP2 x86/x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Oracle SolarisWindows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Citrix XenServer VMware vSphere
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one482.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one717.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one86.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
L1 cacheKnown for one0.128 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneG200eWUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneMatroxUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceENERGY STAR

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