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Product comparison · 2 servers

Lenovo System x3550 M5 vs Lenovo x3500 M4

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  • 101specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 63identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel Xeon E5 v3
    • Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
  • Processor model
    • E5-2609V3
    • E5-2603
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.9 GHz
    • 1.8 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • 6
    • 4
  • Processor cache
    • 15 MB
    • 10 MB
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® C612
    • Intel® C602J
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • 85 W
    • 80 W
  • Embedded options available
    • Yes
    • No

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Processor21 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel Xeon E5 v3Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
Processor modelDiffersE5-2609V3E5-2603
Processor frequencyDiffers1.9 GHz1.8 GHz
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor cacheDiffers15 MB10 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612Intel® C602J
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs85 W80 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one18
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one32 nm
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers768 GB750 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs51 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1600,1866,2133 MHz800,1066 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Physical Address Extension (PAE)DiffersYes46 bit
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellSandy Bridge EP
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm32 nm
Processor package sizeDiffers52.5 x 45 mm52.5 x 45.0 mm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Xeon E5-2600 v3Intel Xeon E5-2600
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor threadsDiffers64
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0AVX
TcaseDiffers70.9 °C70 °C
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one2
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 8 GB1 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2424x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers1.53 TB768 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one1600 MHz
Storage3 differ
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one32 TB
HDD interfaceDiffersSerial ATA III, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
HDD sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one8
Supported HDD sizesKnown for one2.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal drive baysKnown for one5.25" x 2, 2.5" x 8
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD-ROM
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSAS, Serial ATA
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one16 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I350-AM4
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers25
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers38
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers30
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers21
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one5
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
Performanceidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSpherMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 & 6, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 & 11, VMware vSphere 5
Processor special features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers8189764592
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneNo
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers550 W750 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers429 mm218 mm
DepthDiffers734 mm750 mm
HeightDiffers43 mm440 mm
WeightKnown for one25 kg
Other featuresidentical
Graphics cardKnown for oneG200eR2
Graphics card familyKnown for oneMatrox
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d, VT-x
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneRack (1U)
Redundant fans supportKnown for oneYes

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