Product comparison · 2 servers

Fujitsu PRIMERGY S6 server vs Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server

53specifications compared
22differ
31identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

Motherboard chipset
- PRIMERGY S6 server:Intel® 5520
- BladeCenter HX5 server:Intel® 7500
Number of processors installed
- PRIMERGY S6 server:0
- BladeCenter HX5 server:1
Bus type
- PRIMERGY S6 server:FSB
- BladeCenter HX5 server:QPI
Memory slots
- PRIMERGY S6 server:18x DIMM
- BladeCenter HX5 server:16x DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- PRIMERGY S6 server:384 GB
- BladeCenter HX5 server:256 GB
HDD size
- PRIMERGY S6 server:2.5"
- BladeCenter HX5 server:1.8"
Number of HDDs supported
- PRIMERGY S6 server:8
- BladeCenter HX5 server:2
Hot-swap
- PRIMERGY S6 server:Yes
- BladeCenter HX5 server:No

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Comparison of S6, HX5
109 specifications	A Fujitsu PRIMERGY S6 server Model S6 View product	B Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server Model HX5 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	X7560
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.27 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.67 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5520	Intel® 7500
Number of processors installedDiffers	0	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 W
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L3
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GT/s
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	QPI
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FSB ParityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Processor codenameKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nehalem EX
Processor lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Processor operating modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Xeon 7500 Series
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	32 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SL8SV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	18x DIMM	16x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	384 GB	256 GB
Storage4 differ
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 TB
HDD interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA
HDD sizeDiffers	2.5"	1.8"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	8	2
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapDiffers	Yes	No
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82575EB	Broadcom BCM5709S
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Blade
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008	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 features2 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel 64Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46499
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportDiffers	Yes	No
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 W
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	47 - 63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
CertificationKnown for one	GS, CE, CSAc/us, FCC, CB, WEEE, RoHS, WEEE, VCCI, CCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	482.6 mm	29 mm
DepthDiffers	770 mm	446 mm
HeightDiffers	85.9 mm	245 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.44 kg
Other featuresidentical
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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	5	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
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	45 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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