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Product comparison · 2 servers

Lenovo System x3550 M5 vs Lenovo x3850 X5

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  • 86specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 42identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel Xeon E5 v3
    • Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
  • Processor model
    • E5-2609V3
    • E7-4870
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.9 GHz
    • 2.4 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • 6
    • 10
  • Processor cache
    • 15 MB
    • 30 MB
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® C612
    • Intel® 7500
  • Number of processors installed
    • 1
    • 2
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • 85 W
    • 130 W

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Processor22 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel Xeon E5 v3Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor modelDiffersE5-2609V3E7-4870
Processor frequencyDiffers1.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.8 GHz
Processor coresDiffers610
Processor cacheDiffers15 MB30 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612Intel® 7500
Number of processors installedDiffers12
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs85 W130 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one18
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers768 GB2 TB
Maximum number of SMP processorsDiffers24
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
Processor codeKnown for oneSLC3T
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellWestmere EX
Processor front side busKnown for one1333 MHz
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm32 nm
Processor package sizeDiffers52.5 x 45 mm49.17 x 56.47 mm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Xeon E5-2600 v3Intel Xeon E7-4800
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsDiffers620
ScalabilityDiffers2SS4S
SteppingDiffersM1A2
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0SSE4.1/4.2
TcaseDiffers70.9 °C69 °C
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Xeon®
Idle StatesKnown for oneYes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one40
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one51 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one1600,1866,2133 MHz
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for onex4, x8, x16
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYes
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz1333 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 8 GB4 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2464x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers1.53 TB1 TB
Storageidentical
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one12.8 TB
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one8
RAID levelsKnown for one1E
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA III, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one16 MB
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneBroadcom BCM5709C
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers36
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one3
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one5
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (1U)Rack (4U)
Redundant fans supportKnown for oneYes
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware vSpherWindows 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 features6 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs24
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffersYesNo
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersYesNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers8189753579
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one0.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneNo
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one0.00
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneNo
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Power2 differ
Power supply typeKnown for oneAC/DC
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one2
Power supplyDiffers550 W1975 W
Number of main power suppliesDiffers12
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers429 mm444 mm
DepthDiffers734 mm712 mm
HeightDiffers43 mm172.8 mm
WeightKnown for one35.3 kg
Other featuresidentical
Disk array controllerKnown for oneServeRAID-BR10i V2
Graphics cardKnown for oneG200eV
Graphics card familyKnown for oneMatrox
Graphics card memory typeKnown for oneGDDR2
Performanceidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes

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