Product comparison · 2 servers

Lenovo ThinkServer RD210 server vs Lenovo ThinkServer RD220 server

84specifications compared
19differ
65identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- ThinkServer RD210 server:E5520
- ThinkServer RD220 server:E5540
Processor frequency
- ThinkServer RD210 server:2.26 GHz
- ThinkServer RD220 server:2.53 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- ThinkServer RD210 server:2.53 GHz
- ThinkServer RD220 server:2.8 GHz
Number of processors installed
- ThinkServer RD210 server:2
- ThinkServer RD220 server:1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- ThinkServer RD210 server:17
- ThinkServer RD220 server:19
Embedded options available
- ThinkServer RD210 server:No
- ThinkServer RD220 server:Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)
- ThinkServer RD210 server:40 bit
- ThinkServer RD220 server:Yes
Processor code
- ThinkServer RD210 server:SLBFD
- ThinkServer RD220 server:SLBF6

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Comparison of RD210, RD220
107 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkServer RD210 server Model RD210 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RD220 server Model RD220 View product
Processor9 differ
Processor modelDiffers	E5520	E5540
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.26 GHz	2.53 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.8 GHz
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® 5520	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedDiffers	2	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	17	19
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	40 bit	Yes
Processor codeDiffers	SLBFD	SLBF6
TcaseDiffers	72 °C	76 °C
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Storageidentical
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Dual Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Rack (2U)
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	6.8 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008 Novell SUSE Linux (SLES) 10 VMWare ESX & ESXi 3.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x	- Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V Standard and Enterprise - Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 with Xen Hypervisor - VMWare ESX and ESXi 3.5 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
Processor special features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	40200	37104
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 240V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 43 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443.6 mm	482 mm
DepthDiffers	686 mm	730 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	85.4 mm
WeightDiffers	15.6 kg	29.5 g
Other featuresidentical
Disk array controllerKnown for one	LSI MR10i	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of drive baysKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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