| | Intel Solutions | AMD Solutions |
| Processors | Supports up to 4 (2,4,6 core) Xeon MP CPUs | Support 4 or 8 AMD Opteron 8300 series CPUs |
| Mainboard | SuperMicro X7QC3 | Tyan Thunder n4250QE S4985-SI |
| Chipset | Intel 7300 (Clarksboro) Chipset ESB2 | NVIDIA nForce4 Pro 2200 (CK804pro) NVIDIA nForce4 Pro 2050
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| Memory | 24 240-pin DIMM Sockets Supports up to 192GB ECC FB-DIMM memory Supports 667/533 MHz DDR2
| 32 DDR2 DIMM Sockets (16+16) Supports up to 256GB ECC registered Supports DDR2 800/667/533/400 4-rank modules
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| Storage Controller | LSI 1068E SAS Controller (up to 8 SAS or SATA) Intel ESB2 SATAII Controller (up to 6 SATA)
| 4 Dual-port NVIDIA SATA II Controllers Supports up to 8 SATA drives (RAID 0,1,0+1,5) |
| Driver Bays | 5 x 3.5" Internal SATA/SAS HDD bays Additional 3 x 3.5“ available w/ M35 Mobile Rack 2 x 5.25“ Peripheral Device Bays
| 4 x 3.5" SATA hot swappable HDD bays 4 x 3.5" Internal HDD bays (upg to hot swap) 1 x Slim CD-ROM 3 x 5.25" Peripheral Device bays |
| Graphics | ATI ES1000 graphics controller 32MB Video memory
| XGI XG20 PCI graphics controller 16MB DDR memory
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| Network Interface | Intel 82575EB Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet
| 2 x Marvell 88E1111 GbE ports 1 x Intel 82541PI GbE port |
| I/O Ports | One Keyboard & One PS/2 Mouse ports Two rear USB 2.0 ports + 3 internal headers One 9-pin UART Serial port One VGA port | One Keyboard & One PS/2 Mouse ports Two USB 2.0 ports One 9-pin UART Serial port One VGA port |
| Explansion Slots | One x16 PCI Express slot (x8 signal) One x8 PCI Express slot (x8 signal) One x8 PCI Express slot (x4 signal) One 64-bit 133MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slot | One x16 PCI Express slot (x16 signal) One x16 PCI Express slot (x4 signal) One 32-bit 33MHz PCI v2.3 slot |
| Power Supply | Two hot-swap high efficiency 1200W w/ PFC | 1140W 2+1 for 4-Processor system 1620W 2+1 for 8-Processor system |
| Dimensions | D 29.4" x W 17.8" x H 7.0" | D 26.8" x W 16.7" x H 8.7" |
| Server Management | Automatic fan speed control (9 x 4-pin fans) Chassis intrusion alert 200-pin IPMI slot (v2.0 compliant) | Automatic fan speed control Tyan SMDC IMPI v2.0 compliant Remote server management kit (Optional) |