Specifications

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Appendix A – Server configuration information
This appendix provides detailed configuration information about the servers, which we present in alphabetical
order.
Server
Dell PowerEdge 2950 HP ProLiant DL385
General dimension information
Height (inches) 3.5 3.5
Width (inches) 19 19
Depth (inches) 27 26.5
U size in server rack 2 2
Power supplies
Total number 2 2
Wattage of each 750 800
Cooling fans
Total number 4 6
Dimensions (H x W) of each 2.5 x 2.5 2.5 x 2.5
Voltage 12 12
Amps 2.10 1.80
General processor setup
Number of processor packages 2 2
Number of cores per processor
package
4 4
Number of hardware threads per core 1 1
System Power Management Policy Always On Always On
CPU
Vendor Intel AMD
Name Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5440
Third Generation AMD Opteron
2356
Stepping C0 B3
Socket type LGA 771 Socket F (1207)
Core frequency (GHz) 2.83 2.30
Front-side bus frequency (MHz) 1,333 1,000
L1 cache 32 KB + 32 KB (per core) 64 KB + 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache
2 x 6 MB (each 6 MBs shared by
2 cores)
2 MB (512 KB per core)
L3 cache NA 2 MB (shared)
Platform
Vendor and model number Dell PowerEdge 2950 HP ProLiant DL385 G5
Motherboard model number CN-0WW126-13740-86H-0285 PACEN0D9VVZ1FA
Motherboard revision number A02 0D
BIOS name and version Dell BIOS Version 2.3.1 HP BIOS A09 (v2.10)
BIOS settings
Enabled Virtualization
Technology, Enabled USB 2.0
Controller
Enabled AMD Virtualization,
Enabled USB 2.0 Controller
Memory module(s)
Vendor and model number
Samsung M393T5160QZA-
CE6Q0
Samsung M395T5160QZ4-CE65
Type PC2-5300 PC2-5300
Speed (MHz) 667 667