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Dell PowerEdge R510 vs Lenovo ThinkServer RS210 server

82specifications compared
36differ
46identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge R510:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- ThinkServer RS210 server:Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor model
- PowerEdge R510:E5540
- ThinkServer RS210 server:X3450
Processor frequency
- PowerEdge R510:2.53 GHz
- ThinkServer RS210 server:2.66 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- PowerEdge R510:2.8 GHz
- ThinkServer RS210 server:3.2 GHz
Memory channels supported by processor
- PowerEdge R510:Triple
- ThinkServer RS210 server:Dual
Number of processors installed
- PowerEdge R510:2
- ThinkServer RS210 server:1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- PowerEdge R510:80 W
- ThinkServer RS210 server:95 W
System bus rate
- PowerEdge R510:5.86 GT/s
- ThinkServer RS210 server:2.5 GT/s

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Comparison of PowerEdge R510, RS210
112 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge R510 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RS210 server Model RS210 View product
Processor22 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E5540	X3450
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Triple	Dual
Number of processors installedDiffers	2	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	95 W
System bus rateDiffers	5.86 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	DMI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	20
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	144 GB	32 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800,1066 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	731 M	774 M
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeDiffers	263 mm²	296 mm²
Processor codeDiffers	SLBF6	SLBLD
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EP	Lynnfield
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 x 45 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5500 Series	Intel Xeon 3400 Series
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Processor system typeKnown for one	DP	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	D0	B1
TcaseDiffers	76 °C	72.7 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8, 4x4
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedDiffers	1066 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 2 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	900 GB	0 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	450 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	8	2
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	7
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Rack (1U)
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	42 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008/2003/ Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11/10 SP2 Linux Red Hat Enterprise 5.3/4.7 VMware vSphere Version 4.0 VMware ESX v3.5 / ESXi v3.5	Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 Windows Server 2008 SBS Windows Server 2008 EBS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 VMware ESX Server 4.0 & 4.0i
Processor special features3 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	2	1
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	37104	42929
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportDiffers	Yes	No
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	1100 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	13.5 kg	15.6 kg
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	440 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	559 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43 mm
Other featuresidentical
L1 cacheKnown for one	0.064 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	86.4 x 436.6 x 609.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	G200eW	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	SAS 6, iR PERC 6, i PERC S100	Unknown — not stated by the source

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