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Fujitsu Primergy BX922 S2 vs Lenovo x3690 X5

93specifications compared
43differ
50identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Primergy BX922 S2:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- x3690 X5:Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor model
- Primergy BX922 S2:E5620
- x3690 X5:E7-2870
Processor boost frequency
- Primergy BX922 S2:2.66 GHz
- x3690 X5:2.8 GHz
Processor cores
- Primergy BX922 S2:4
- x3690 X5:10
Processor cache
- Primergy BX922 S2:12 MB
- x3690 X5:30 MB
Memory channels supported by processor
- Primergy BX922 S2:Triple
- x3690 X5:Quad
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Primergy BX922 S2:80 W
- x3690 X5:130 W
System bus rate
- Primergy BX922 S2:5.86 GT/s
- x3690 X5:6.4 GT/s

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Comparison of Primergy BX922 S2, x3690 X5
118 specifications	A Fujitsu Primergy BX922 S2 View product	B Lenovo x3690 X5 View product
Processor22 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor modelDiffers	E5620	E7-2870
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	10
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	30 MB
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 7500
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Triple	Quad
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	130 W
System bus rateDiffers	5.86 GT/s	6.4 GT/s
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	288 GB	1 TB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800,1066 MHz	800,978,1066,1333 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3-SDRAM
Processor codeDiffers	SLBV4	SLC3U
Processor codenameDiffers	Westmere EP	Westmere EX
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 X 45 mm	49.17 x 56.47 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5600 Series	Intel Xeon E7-2800
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsDiffers	8	20
ScalabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S2S
SteppingDiffers	B1	A2
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
TcaseDiffers	77.6 °C	69 °C
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Xeon®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	40 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	12x DIMM	16x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	192 GB	64 GB
Storage2 differ
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 TB
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	2	16
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	5, 6, 50, 60
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82576	Broadcom BCM5709C
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	2	5
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Blade	Rack (2U)
Software1 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 R2 Datacenter/Enterprise/Standard Server 2008 Datacenter/Enterprise/Standard Server 2003 Enterprise Server 2003 Standard HPC Server 2008 R2 Suite Small Business Server 2011 Small Business Server Standard 2011 VMware vSphere 4.1/4.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11/1	Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise/Datacenter Editions) 64-bit Windows HPC Server 2008 Windows 2008 Hyper-V Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise/Datacenter Editions) 32/64-bit RHEL 5, 6 Server 64-bit SLES 10, 11 64-bit VMware vSphere 4.0, 4.1
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	47925	53578
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	675 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	45 mm	444 mm
DepthDiffers	500 mm	720.2 mm
HeightDiffers	210 mm	44.4 mm
WeightDiffers	5.75 kg	12.8 kg
Other features1 differ
Disk array controllerDiffers	ICH10R	M5015
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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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