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Product comparison · 2 servers

Lenovo System x3250 M5 vs Lenovo x3850 X5

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  • 86specifications compared
  • 48differ
  • 38identical
  • 65known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
    • Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
  • Processor model
    • E3-1241V3
    • E7-4870
  • Processor frequency
    • 3.5 GHz
    • 2.4 GHz
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3.9 GHz
    • 2.8 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • 4
    • 10
  • Processor cache
    • 8 MB
    • 30 MB
  • Memory channels supported by processor
    • Dual
    • Quad
  • Number of processors installed
    • 1
    • 2

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Processor23 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® E3 V3 FamilyIntel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor modelDiffersE3-1241V3E7-4870
Processor frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor coresDiffers410
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB30 MB
Memory channels supported by processorDiffersDualQuad
Number of processors installedDiffers12
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs80 W130 W
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s6.4 GT/s
Bus typeDiffersDMI2QPI
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one22 nm
Idle StatesKnown for oneYes
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers32 GB2 TB
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one25.6 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one1333,1600 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x8, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellWestmere EX
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm32 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 37.5 mm49.17 x 56.47 mm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3Intel Xeon E7-4800
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsDiffers820
ScalabilityDiffers1SS4S
SteppingDiffersC0A2
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1/4.2
Thermal solution specificationKnown for onePCG 2013D
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for oneYes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® 7500
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one18
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one4
Processor codeKnown for oneSLC3T
Processor front side busKnown for one1333 MHz
TcaseKnown for one69 °C
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz1333 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 8 GB4 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers464x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB1 TB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAM
ECCKnown for oneYes
Storage2 differ
Maximum storage capacityDiffers6.4 TB12.8 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
HDD sizeKnown for one2.5"
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
RAID levelsDiffers0, 11E
Total storage capacityKnown for one0 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one0
Optical drive typeKnown for oneNo
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneNot available
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one1.74 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one3
Number of execution unitsKnown for one20
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one11.2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one1200 MHz
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneBroadcom BCM5709C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers41
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one5
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (1U)Rack (4U)
Performanceidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows Server 2012 R2, 2012, and 2008 R2, RHEL 5 and 6, SLES 11 & 12, VMware vSphere 5.5 (ESXi) and VMware vSphere 5.1 (ESXi)Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2 (Standard, Web, Enterprise, HPC, Datacenter) 64-bit Windows HPC Server 2008 Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2 (Datacenter) 32/64-bit Windows SBS 2008 (Standard, Premium) RHEL 5 Server 64-bit RHEL 6 Server 64-bit SLES 10, 11 64-bit VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4.1
Processor special features7 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs14
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersYesNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel I/O Acceleration TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneYes
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one1.00
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneYes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.01.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers8090953579
Power2 differ
Power supplyDiffers300 W1975 W
Number of main power suppliesDiffers12
Power supply typeKnown for oneAC/DC
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 43 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 2134 m
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers435 mm444 mm
DepthDiffers576 mm712 mm
HeightDiffers43 mm172.8 mm
WeightKnown for one35.3 kg
Other features1 differ
Graphics cardDiffersG200eR2G200eV
Disk array controllerKnown for oneServeRAID-BR10i V2
Graphics card memory typeKnown for oneGDDR2
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR

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