Product comparison · 2 servers

Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 server vs Lenovo x3690 X5

95specifications compared
46differ
49identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkServer TS430 server:Intel® Xeon® E3 Family
- x3690 X5:Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor model
- ThinkServer TS430 server:E3-1220
- x3690 X5:E7-2870
Processor frequency
- ThinkServer TS430 server:3.1 GHz
- x3690 X5:2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- ThinkServer TS430 server:3.4 GHz
- x3690 X5:2.8 GHz
Processor cores
- ThinkServer TS430 server:4
- x3690 X5:10
Processor cache
- ThinkServer TS430 server:8 MB
- x3690 X5:30 MB
Motherboard chipset
- ThinkServer TS430 server:Intel® C202
- x3690 X5:Intel® 7500
Memory channels supported by processor
- ThinkServer TS430 server:Dual
- x3690 X5:Quad

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of TS430, x3690 X5
121 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 server Model TS430 View product	B Lenovo x3690 X5 View product
Processor21 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E3 Family	Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor modelDiffers	E3-1220	E7-2870
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	10
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	30 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C202	Intel® 7500
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Dual	Quad
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	130 W
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	6.4 GT/s
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	31	18
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	1 TB
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,978,1066,1333 MHz
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLC3U
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Westmere EX
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	49.17 x 56.47 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon E3-1200	Intel Xeon E7-2800
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsDiffers	4	20
ScalabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S2S
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A2
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	69 °C
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	21 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	16x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Storage5 differ
Maximum storage capacityDiffers	16 TB	8 TB
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	8	16
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	5, 6, 50, 60
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	No
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM5709C
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Number of slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	2	5
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower (5U)	Rack (2U)
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008 R2	Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise/Datacenter Editions) 64-bit Windows HPC Server 2008 Windows 2008 Hyper-V Windows Server 2003, 2003 R2 (Standard/Web/Enterprise/Datacenter Editions) 32/64-bit RHEL 5, 6 Server 64-bit SLES 10, 11 64-bit VMware vSphere 4.0, 4.1
Processor special features8 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	1	2
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52269	53578
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	675 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	195 mm	444 mm
DepthDiffers	595 mm	720.2 mm
HeightDiffers	430 mm	44.4 mm
WeightDiffers	25 kg	12.8 kg
Other featuresidentical
Disk array controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M5015
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	G200eV
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Matrox
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR2

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More server comparisons

All server comparisons