Product comparison · 2 servers

Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server vs Lenovo x3650 M3

92specifications compared
43differ
49identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- BladeCenter HX5 server:Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence
- x3650 M3:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- BladeCenter HX5 server:X7560
- x3650 M3:E5603
Processor frequency
- BladeCenter HX5 server:2.27 GHz
- x3650 M3:1.6 GHz
Processor cores
- BladeCenter HX5 server:8
- x3650 M3:4
Processor cache
- BladeCenter HX5 server:24 MB
- x3650 M3:4 MB
Motherboard chipset
- BladeCenter HX5 server:Intel® 7500
- x3650 M3:Intel® 5520
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- BladeCenter HX5 server:130 W
- x3650 M3:80 W
Processor cache type
- BladeCenter HX5 server:L3
- x3650 M3:Smart Cache

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Comparison of HX5, x3650 M3
115 specifications	A Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 server Model HX5 View product	B Lenovo x3650 M3 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 7000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	X7560	E5603
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.27 GHz	1.6 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	8	4
Processor cacheDiffers	24 MB	4 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 7500	Intel® 5520
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple
Number of processors installed	1	1
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
Bus type	QPI	QPI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Xeon®
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Embedded options available	No	No
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
FSB Parity	No	No
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	288 GB
Maximum number of SMP processors	2	2
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.6 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066 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	40 bit
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLC2F
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EX	Westmere EP
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.5 X 45 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 7500 Series	Intel Xeon 5600 Series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor threadsDiffers	16	4
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B1
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.67 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
ECC	Yes	Yes
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 4 GB	1 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	16x DIMM	18x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	192 GB
Storage4 differ
Maximum storage capacityDiffers	0.4 TB	8 TB
Total storage capacity	0 GB	0 GB
Number of HDDs installed	0	0
HDD sizeDiffers	1.8"	2.5"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	2	8
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Hot-swapDiffers	No	Yes
Optical drive type	No	No
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memory	16 MB	16 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
LAN controller	Broadcom BCM5709S	Broadcom BCM5709S
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	4
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Blade	Rack (2U)
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, 2008 R2 (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2 (32/64-bit) RHEL 5 (32/64-bit) RHEL 6 (32/64-bit) SLES 10, 11 (32/64-bit) VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4.1 Sun Solaris 10
Operating system installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	No	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	No	No
Intel Fast Memory Access	No	No
Intel Flex Memory Access	No	No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46499	52584
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	No	No
Power supply type	AC/DC	AC/DC
Number of power supply units	1	1
Power supplyDiffers	130 W	460 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 32 °C
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	914.4 - 2133 m
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	29 mm	443.6 mm
DepthDiffers	446 mm	798 mm
HeightDiffers	245 mm	85.4 mm
WeightDiffers	5.44 kg	24.9 kg
Other featuresidentical
Disk array controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI 1068
Graphics card	G200eV	G200eV
Graphics card family	Matrox	Matrox
Graphics card memory type	GDDR2	GDDR2
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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