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Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server vs Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 server

77specifications compared
35differ
42identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- BladeCenter HX5 server:Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence
- ThinkServer RD240 server:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- BladeCenter HX5 server:X7560
- ThinkServer RD240 server:E5506
Processor frequency
- BladeCenter HX5 server:2.27 GHz
- ThinkServer RD240 server:2.13 GHz
Processor cores
- BladeCenter HX5 server:8
- ThinkServer RD240 server:4
Processor cache
- BladeCenter HX5 server:24 MB
- ThinkServer RD240 server:4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- BladeCenter HX5 server:130 W
- ThinkServer RD240 server:80 W
Processor cache type
- BladeCenter HX5 server:L3
- ThinkServer RD240 server:Smart Cache
System bus rate
- BladeCenter HX5 server:6.4 GT/s
- ThinkServer RD240 server:4.8 GT/s

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Comparison of HX5, RD240
111 specifications	A Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server Model HX5 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 server Model RD240 View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	X7560	E5506
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.27 GHz	2.13 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.67 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresDiffers	8	4
Processor cacheDiffers	24 MB	4 MB
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 7500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	130 W	80 W
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
System bus rateDiffers	6.4 GT/s	4.8 GT/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3-SDRAM
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EX	Nehalem EP
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 7500 Series	Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor threadsDiffers	16	4
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Idle StatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.2 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBF8
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.5 x 45 mm
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DP
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D0
TcaseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 °C
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	16x DIMM	8
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	64 GB
Storage5 differ
Maximum storage capacityDiffers	0.4 TB	8 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	1.8"	3.5"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	2	8
Hot-swapDiffers	No	Yes
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD-RW
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5709S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	7
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Blade	Rack (2U)
Software1 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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	Windows Server 2008/Server SBS 2008
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46499	37096
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportDiffers	No	Yes
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyDiffers	130 W	750 W
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	29 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	446 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	5.44 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics cardKnown for one	G200eV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Matrox	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	GDDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3

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