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Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server vs Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 server

81specifications compared
37differ
44identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- BladeCenter HX5 server:Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence
- ThinkServer TD230 server:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- BladeCenter HX5 server:X7560
- ThinkServer TD230 server:E5506
Processor frequency
- BladeCenter HX5 server:2.27 GHz
- ThinkServer TD230 server:2.13 GHz
Processor cores
- BladeCenter HX5 server:8
- ThinkServer TD230 server:4
Processor cache
- BladeCenter HX5 server:24 MB
- ThinkServer TD230 server:4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- BladeCenter HX5 server:130 W
- ThinkServer TD230 server:80 W
Processor cache type
- BladeCenter HX5 server:L3
- ThinkServer TD230 server:Smart Cache
System bus rate
- BladeCenter HX5 server:6.4 GT/s
- ThinkServer TD230 server:4.8 GT/s

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Comparison of HX5, TD230
115 specifications	A Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server Model HX5 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer TD230 server Model TD230 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 coresDiffers	8	4
Processor cacheDiffers	24 MB	4 MB
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple
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
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
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
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3-SDRAM
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 codenameDiffers	Nehalem EX	Nehalem EP
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.5 x 45 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 7500 Series	Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DP
Processor threadsDiffers	16	4
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D0
TcaseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 °C
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.67 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 7500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	16x DIMM	8
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
HDD sizeDiffers	1.8"	3.5"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	2	4
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 5, 10
Hot-swapDiffers	No	Yes
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD-RW
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	0.4 TB	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	6
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Blade	Tower
Software1 differ
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 Novell SUSE 11 Red Hat REHL 5 VMWare vSphere 4.0
Operating system installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46499	37096
Power1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240V, 50/60 Hz
Power supplyDiffers	130 W	625 W
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	29 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	446 mm	510 mm
HeightDiffers	245 mm	470 mm
WeightDiffers	5.44 kg	26.2 kg
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	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

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