Product comparison · 2 servers

Fujitsu BX920 S2 vs Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server

80specifications compared
36differ
44identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- BX920 S2:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- BladeCenter HX5 server:Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence
Processor model
- BX920 S2:E5503
- BladeCenter HX5 server:X7560
Processor frequency
- BX920 S2:2 GHz
- BladeCenter HX5 server:2.27 GHz
Processor cores
- BX920 S2:2
- BladeCenter HX5 server:8
Processor cache
- BX920 S2:4 MB
- BladeCenter HX5 server:24 MB
Motherboard chipset
- BX920 S2:Intel® 5500
- BladeCenter HX5 server:Intel® 7500
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- BX920 S2:80 W
- BladeCenter HX5 server:130 W
Processor cache type
- BX920 S2:Smart Cache
- BladeCenter HX5 server:L3

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of BX920 S2, HX5
113 specifications	A Fujitsu BX920 S2 View product	B Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server Model HX5 View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E5503	X7560
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.27 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	8
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	24 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5500	Intel® 7500
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Triple	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	130 W
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L3
System bus rateDiffers	4.8 GT/s	6.4 GT/s
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	15	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Xeon®	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	144 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	19.2 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBKD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EP	Nehalem EX
Processor package sizeKnown for one	42.5 x 45 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5500 Series	Intel Xeon 7500 Series
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsDiffers	2	16
SteppingKnown for one	D0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	76 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.67 GHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	3 x 2 GB	2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	9x DIMM	16x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	144 GB	256 GB
Storage1 differ
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	1.8"
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82575	Broadcom BCM5709S
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008 VMware vSphere Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Citrix XenServer	Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise/Datacenter Editions) 32/64-bit Windows HPC Server 2008 64-bit RHEL 6 64-bit RHEL 5.3 64-bit SLES 11 64-bit SLES 10 64-bit VMware ESX, ESXi, vSphere Hypervisor 4.0
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	37094	46499
Poweridentical
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	1
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, CB, GS, RoHS, WEEE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	45 mm	29 mm
DepthDiffers	500 mm	446 mm
HeightDiffers	210 mm	245 mm
WeightDiffers	5.75 kg	5.44 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	45 x 500 x 210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	G200eV
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Matrox
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR2
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More server comparisons

All server comparisons