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Fujitsu Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF vs Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server

82specifications compared
43differ
39identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF:Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
- BladeCenter HX5 server:Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence
Processor model
- Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF:X3430
- BladeCenter HX5 server:X7560
Processor frequency
- Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF:2.4 GHz
- BladeCenter HX5 server:2.27 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF:2.8 GHz
- BladeCenter HX5 server:2.67 GHz
Processor cores
- Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF:4
- BladeCenter HX5 server:8
Processor cache
- Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF:8 MB
- BladeCenter HX5 server:24 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF:95 W
- BladeCenter HX5 server:130 W
Processor cache type
- Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF:Smart Cache
- BladeCenter HX5 server:L3

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Comparison of Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF, HX5
126 specifications	A Fujitsu Primergy TX100S2 4XLFF View product	B Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server Model HX5 View product
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	X3430	X7560
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.27 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	2.67 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	8
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	24 MB
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Dual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	130 W
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L3
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	6.4 GT/s
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	18	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	21 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	800,1066,1333 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 Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	774 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8, 4x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	36 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	296 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBLJ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Lynnfield	Nehalem EX
Processor package sizeKnown for one	37.5 x 37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 3400 Series	Intel Xeon 7500 Series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsDiffers	4	16
SteppingKnown for one	B1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	72.7 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 7500
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 2 GB	2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	16x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	256 GB
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	0 GB
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	2	0
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	1.8"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	2
RAID levelsKnown for one	5, 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	No
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 TB
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM5709S
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	11	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Expansion slotsidentical
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Blade
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	24 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows Server 2008	No
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2003	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
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	42927	46499
Power1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	200 - 240V, 47 - 63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyDiffers	250 W	130 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	171 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS, WEEE, CB	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	203 mm	29 mm
DepthDiffers	386 mm	446 mm
HeightDiffers	390 mm	245 mm
WeightDiffers	12 kg	5.44 kg
Other featuresidentical
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Yes	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

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