What's the difference between a workstation and a desktop server?

First, the subject is different.

1. Workstation: It is a high-end general-purpose microcomputer.

2. Desktop server: It is a kind of computer, which runs faster, has higher load and is more expensive than ordinary computers.

Second, the characteristics are different.

1. Workstation: A single user uses and provides more powerful performance than a personal computer, especially in graphics processing ability and task parallelism.

2. Desktop server: it has high-speed CPU computing power, long-term reliable operation, strong I/O external data throughput and good scalability.

Third, the advantages are different.

1. workstation: a computer equipped with high-resolution large-screen and multi-screen displays, large-capacity memory and external storage, with powerful information and high-performance graphics and image processing functions.

2. Desktop server: The server should be "extensible" and "manageable".

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