Product comparison · 2 servers

Dell PowerEdge R530 server vs Lenovo x3750 M4

113specifications compared
41differ
72identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge R530 server:Intel Xeon E5 v3
- x3750 M4:Intel® Xeon® E5 V2 Family
Processor model
- PowerEdge R530 server:E5-2609V3
- x3750 M4:E5-4627V2
Processor frequency
- PowerEdge R530 server:1.9 GHz
- x3750 M4:3.3 GHz
Processor cores
- PowerEdge R530 server:6
- x3750 M4:8
Processor cache
- PowerEdge R530 server:15 MB
- x3750 M4:16 MB
Number of processors installed
- PowerEdge R530 server:1
- x3750 M4:2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- PowerEdge R530 server:85 W
- x3750 M4:130 W
System bus rate
- PowerEdge R530 server:6.4 GT/s
- x3750 M4:7.2 GT/s

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Comparison of R530, x3750 M4
147 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge R530 server Model R530 View product	B Lenovo x3750 M4 View product
Processor20 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Xeon E5 v3	Intel® Xeon® E5 V2 Family
Processor modelDiffers	E5-2609V3	E5-4627V2
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	6	8
Processor cacheDiffers	15 MB	16 MB
Number of processors installedDiffers	1	2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	85 W	130 W
System bus rateDiffers	6.4 GT/s	7.2 GT/s
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum number of SMP processorsDiffers	2	4
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	51 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1600,1866,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR1AD
Processor codenameDiffers	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3	Intel Xeon E5-4600 v2
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor threadsDiffers	6	8
ScalabilityDiffers	2S	4S
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0	AVX
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
TcaseDiffers	70.9 °C	88 °C
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel C610	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory6 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 8 GB	2 x 8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	12	24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	384 GB	1.53 TB
Storage3 differ
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.6 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	8	16
Supported HDD sizesDiffers	3.5"	1.8,2.5"
Number of SSDs supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA III
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack railsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86/x64) Windows Server 2012 SP2 (x86/x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux VMware vSphere	VMware vSphere 5.1 VMware vSphere 5 VMware ESX 4.1 VMware ESXi 4.1 VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4.1 U1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise x64 Microsoft Windows HPC Serv
Processor special features3 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	2	4
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	81897	75287
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	495 W	900 W
Number of redundant power supplies supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 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	0 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	482.4 mm	445.6 mm
DepthDiffers	668 mm	734.1 mm
HeightDiffers	86.8 mm	86.5 mm
Other features1 differ
Graphics cardDiffers	G200	G200eR2
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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