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Lenovo x3400 M3 vs Lenovo x3690 X5

103specifications compared
47differ
56identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- x3400 M3:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- x3690 X5:Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor model
- x3400 M3:E5620
- x3690 X5:E7-2870
Processor boost frequency
- x3400 M3:2.66 GHz
- x3690 X5:2.8 GHz
Processor cores
- x3400 M3:4
- x3690 X5:10
Processor cache
- x3400 M3:12 MB
- x3690 X5:30 MB
Motherboard chipset
- x3400 M3:Intel® 5520
- x3690 X5:Intel® 7500
Memory channels supported by processor
- x3400 M3:Triple
- x3690 X5:Quad
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- x3400 M3:80 W
- x3690 X5:130 W

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Comparison of x3400 M3, x3690 X5
121 specifications	A Lenovo x3400 M3 View product	B Lenovo x3690 X5 View product
Processor23 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Xeon® E7 Family
Processor modelDiffers	E5620	E7-2870
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	10
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	30 MB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 5520	Intel® 7500
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Triple	Quad
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	130 W
System bus rateDiffers	5.86 GT/s	6.4 GT/s
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Xeon®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	288 GB	1 TB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800,1066 MHz	800,978,1066,1333 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	40 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeDiffers	SLBV4	SLC3U
Processor codenameDiffers	Westmere EP	Westmere EX
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 X 45 mm	49.17 x 56.47 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon 5600 Series	Intel Xeon E7-2800
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1567 (Socket LS)
Processor threadsDiffers	8	20
SteppingDiffers	B1	A2
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
TcaseDiffers	77.6 °C	69 °C
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
ScalabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	S2S
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	2 x 4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 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	5, 6, 10, 50, 60	5, 6, 50, 60
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	No
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5716	Broadcom BCM5709C
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	4	5
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower (5U)	Rack (2U)
Software1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Server 2008 (32/64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bit) RHEL 6 (32/64-bit) RHEL 4, 5 (32/64-bit) SLES 10, 11 (64-bit) VMware vSphere 4.1	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
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	47925	53578
Power2 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportDiffers	No	Yes
Power supplyDiffers	670 W	675 W
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 2133 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	218 mm	444 mm
DepthDiffers	767 mm	720.2 mm
HeightDiffers	440 mm	44.4 mm
WeightDiffers	37.9 kg	12.8 kg
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disk array controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M5015
Graphics card memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR2

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