Product comparison · 2 servers

Lenovo BladeCenter HS23 server vs Lenovo x3650 M5

101specifications compared
37differ
64identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- BladeCenter HS23 server:Intel® Xeon® E5 V2 Family
- x3650 M5:Intel Xeon E5 v3
Processor model
- BladeCenter HS23 server:E5-2620V2
- x3650 M5:E5-2609V3
Processor frequency
- BladeCenter HS23 server:2.1 GHz
- x3650 M5:1.9 GHz
Motherboard chipset
- BladeCenter HS23 server:Intel C600
- x3650 M5:Intel® C612
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- BladeCenter HS23 server:80 W
- x3650 M5:85 W
System bus rate
- BladeCenter HS23 server:7.2 GT/s
- x3650 M5:6.4 GT/s
Embedded options available
- BladeCenter HS23 server:No
- x3650 M5:Yes
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
- BladeCenter HS23 server:51.2 GB/s
- x3650 M5:51 GB/s

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Comparison of HS23, x3650 M5
132 specifications	A Lenovo BladeCenter HS23 server Model HS23 View product	B Lenovo x3650 M5 View product
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E5 V2 Family	Intel Xeon E5 v3
Processor modelDiffers	E5-2620V2	E5-2609V3
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.1 GHz	1.9 GHz
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel C600	Intel® C612
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	85 W
System bus rateDiffers	7.2 GT/s	6.4 GT/s
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	51.2 GB/s	51 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz	1600,1866,2133 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	46 bit	Yes
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge EP	Haswell
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 2011-v3
Processor threadsDiffers	12	6
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M1
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX 2.0
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 2011-v3 (Socket R)
TcaseDiffers	71 °C	70.9 °C
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	16	24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	512 GB	1.5 TB
Storage4 differ
Maximum storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	100 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Supported HDD sizesDiffers	2.5"	2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 1E	0, 1, 10
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS-2, Serial ATA III
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	3
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Rack (2U)
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, VMware	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSphere
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	75789	81897
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 W
Number of redundant power supplies supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of redundant power supplies installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	27.9 mm	445.6 mm
DepthDiffers	447 mm	800 mm
HeightDiffers	246.4 mm	86.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	G200eR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Matrox	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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