The Beckhoff C6930-0050 is a control cabinet Industrial PC offered with Intel Celeron or Core i3, i5 and i7 processors of the latest generation, with a SATA RAID controller for mirroring two drives. The closest Thinvent match is the Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5 with Intel Core i7-1255U, which offers up to 64 GB of RAM and 2 TB of SSD storage.
Beckhoff C6930-0050 vs Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5
| Beckhoff C6930-0050 | Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5, Intel Core i7-1255U | Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5, Intel Core Ultra 5 125U | Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5, Intel Core i5-1240P | |
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| Processor | Intel Celeron or Core i3/i5/i7 (latest generation) | Intel Core i7-1255U | Intel Core Ultra 5 125U | Intel Core i5-1240P |
| Cores/Threads | Not stated | 10 cores | 12 cores | 12 cores |
| RAM | Up to 4 GB DDR3L (as stated in the description) | Up to 64 GB | Up to 64 GB | Up to 64 GB |
| Storage | 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard disks, Compact Flash, CFast or SSDs | Up to 2 TB SSD | Up to 2 TB SSD | Up to 2 TB SSD |
| RAID | SATA RAID controller for mirroring two drives | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Form Factor | Control cabinet Industrial PC | Industrial PC | Industrial PC | Industrial PC |
Key differences
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Memory: Thinvent IPC5 models offer up to 64 GB of RAM, compared with up to 4 GB DDR3L stated for the C6930.
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Storage: Thinvent IPC5 models offer up to 2 TB of SSD storage in the configurations listed.
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Processor generation: The Thinvent IPC5 range uses 12th- and 14th-generation Intel Core processors, with core counts from 10 to 12.
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Wireless and networking: Thinvent IPC5 models are offered with either no WiFi or dual band Wi-Fi, and include dual LAN on the sample configurations listed.
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Beckhoff trade-off: The C6930 is offered with a SATA RAID controller for mirroring two drives, a feature not stated for the Thinvent IPC5 range.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Beckhoff C6930-0050 if you need a control cabinet PC with a SATA RAID controller for drive mirroring within the Beckhoff ecosystem. Choose the Thinvent Industrial PC IPC5 if you need higher RAM capacity, larger SSD storage and newer Intel Core processors in an industrial PC.