Product comparison · 2 servers

Dell PowerEdge T100 vs Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 server

80specifications compared
40differ
40identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge T100:Intel® Xeon®
- ThinkServer TD230 server:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- PowerEdge T100:E3110
- ThinkServer TD230 server:E5506
Processor frequency
- PowerEdge T100:3 GHz
- ThinkServer TD230 server:2.13 GHz
Processor cores
- PowerEdge T100:2
- ThinkServer TD230 server:4
Processor cache
- PowerEdge T100:6 MB
- ThinkServer TD230 server:4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- PowerEdge T100:65 W
- ThinkServer TD230 server:80 W
Processor cache type
- PowerEdge T100:L2
- ThinkServer TD230 server:Smart Cache
Bus type
- PowerEdge T100:FSB
- ThinkServer TD230 server:QPI

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Comparison of PowerEdge T100, TD230
112 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge T100 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 server Model TD230 View product
Processor20 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon®	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E3110	E5506
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	2.13 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	4 MB
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	80 W
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 GT/s
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	QPI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	16
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.2 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
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	Yes
Processor codeDiffers	SLAPM	SLBF8
Processor codenameDiffers	Wolfdale	Nehalem EP
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 3100 Series	Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor system typeDiffers	Up	DP
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
SteppingDiffers	C0	D0
TcaseDiffers	72.4 °C	76 °C
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 3200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	410 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	107 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	1.225 - 0.956 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	8
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	0 GB
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	2	0
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	2	4
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 5, 10
Hot-swapDiffers	No	Yes
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD-RW
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Small Business Server 2008 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Foundation R2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows HPC Server 2008 Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Windows Server 2008/Server SBS 2008 Novell SUSE 11 Red Hat REHL 5 VMWare vSphere 4.0
Processor special features3 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	34694	37096
Power1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240V, 50/60 Hz
Power supplyDiffers	305 W	625 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	187 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	460 mm	510 mm
HeightDiffers	414 mm	470 mm
WeightDiffers	13 kg	26.2 kg
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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