Product comparison · 2 servers

Dell PowerEdge T430 server vs Lenovo x3850 X5

92specifications compared
48differ
44identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- PowerEdge T430 server:Intel Xeon E5 v3
- x3850 X5:Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor model
- PowerEdge T430 server:E5-2603V3
- x3850 X5:E7-4870
Processor frequency
- PowerEdge T430 server:1.6 GHz
- x3850 X5:2.4 GHz
Processor cores
- PowerEdge T430 server:6
- x3850 X5:10
Processor cache
- PowerEdge T430 server:15 MB
- x3850 X5:30 MB
Motherboard chipset
- PowerEdge T430 server:Intel C610
- x3850 X5:Intel® 7500
Number of processors installed
- PowerEdge T430 server:1
- x3850 X5:2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- PowerEdge T430 server:85 W
- x3850 X5:130 W

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Comparison of T430, x3850 X5
150 specifications	A Dell PowerEdge T430 server Model T430 View product	B Lenovo x3850 X5 View product
Processor21 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Xeon E5 v3	Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor modelDiffers	E5-2603V3	E7-4870
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	6	10
Processor cacheDiffers	15 MB	30 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel C610	Intel® 7500
Number of processors installedDiffers	1	2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	85 W	130 W
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Xeon®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	768 GB	2 TB
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	40	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsDiffers	2	4
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	51 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	x4, x8, x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	46 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Haswell	Westmere EX
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor package sizeDiffers	52.5 x 45 mm	49.17 x 56.47 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3	Intel Xeon E7-4800
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsDiffers	6	20
ScalabilityDiffers	2S	S4S
SteppingDiffers	R2	A2
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0	SSE4.1/4.2
TcaseDiffers	72.8 °C	69 °C
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 GHz
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLC3T
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory6 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers	2133 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 8 GB	4 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	12	64x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	384 GB	1 TB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	0 GB
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	1	0
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported HDD sizesKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	1E
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.8 TB
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom 5720	Broadcom BCM5709C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower (5U)	Rack (4U)
Performanceidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one	1.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2 (Standard, Web, Enterprise, HPC, Datacenter) 64-bit Windows HPC Server 2008 Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2 (Datacenter) 32/64-bit Windows SBS 2008 (Standard, Premium) RHEL 5 Server 64-bit RHEL 6 Server 64-bit SLES 10, 11 64-bit VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4.1
Processor special features6 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	2	4
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	83349	53579
Power2 differ
Power supplyDiffers	495 W	1975 W
Number of main power suppliesDiffers	1	2
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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	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	218 mm	444 mm
DepthDiffers	542.2 mm	712 mm
HeightDiffers	430.3 mm	172.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35.3 kg
Other features1 differ
Graphics cardDiffers	G200	G200eV
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disk array controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ServeRAID-BR10i V2
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR2
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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