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 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
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	12
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Xeon®
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	288 GB
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 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
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.67 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
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
HDD sizeDiffers	1.8"	2.5"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	2	8
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Hot-swapDiffers	No	Yes
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	4
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
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46499	52584
Power1 differ
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
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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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