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Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506 vs Lenovo ThinkServer RD120

81specifications compared
34differ
47identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:E5506
- ThinkServer RD120:E5430
Processor frequency
- ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:2.13 GHz
- ThinkServer RD120:2.66 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:4 MB
- ThinkServer RD120:12 MB
Motherboard chipset
- ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:Intel® 5500
- ThinkServer RD120:Intel® 5000P
Processor cache type
- ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:Smart Cache
- ThinkServer RD120:L2
Bus type
- ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:QPI
- ThinkServer RD120:FSB
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:16
- ThinkServer RD120:8
ECC supported by processor
- ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506:Yes
- ThinkServer RD120:No

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Comparison of RD230, ThinkServer RD120
104 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5506 Model RD230 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RD120 View product
Processor17 differ
Processor modelDiffers	E5506	E5430
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.13 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	12 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5500	Intel® 5000P
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	FSB
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	16	8
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
FSB ParityDiffers	No	Yes
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	820 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	214 mm²
Processor codeDiffers	SLBF8	SLBBK
Processor codenameDiffers	Nehalem EP	Harpertown
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 x 45 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5500 Series	Intel Xeon 5400 Series
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
SteppingDiffers	D0	E0
TcaseDiffers	76 °C	67 °C
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Triple	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	144 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	19.2 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	667 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	8	12x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	48 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	6
RAID levelsDiffers	1, 5, 10	5, 10
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD-ROM
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	6
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Rack
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008/Server SBS2008 Linux	Windows Server 2003/Server 2008 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10
Processor special features3 differ
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	37096	33081
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportDiffers	No	Yes
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	1	2
Power supplyDiffers	600 W	835 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	443.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	705 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29.5 kg
Other featuresidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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