
Oscilloscope Design | |
Tektronix 5 Series MSO ✔ Industry First FlexChannels (up to 8) (each input is 1 analog or 8 digital) ✔ Industry First 4, 6, 8 channel models ✔ Industry First HD 1920 x 1080 15.6” Multi-touch capacitive display ✔ Industry's Only Std. Closed Embedded OS or optional Windows 10 OS ✔ 12 bit Analog to Digital Converter ✔ >500,000 wfm/s update rate |
Keysight S-Series ✗ Fixed configuration: 4 Analog; 16 digital ✗ 4 channel models only ✗ 15” XGA 1024 x 768 Multi-touch display ✗ Windows 7 only ✗ 10 bit Analog to Digital Converter ✗ Not Specified (*tested to 600 wfms/s) |

Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) | |
Tektronix 5 Series MSO ✔ 12 bit ADC ✔ Up to 16 bits in new High Res mode ✔ 7.6 bits ENOB @ 1GHz 500mV Full Scale |
Keysight S-Series ✗ 10 bit ADC ✗ Up to 12 bits in HiRes mode ✔ 7.6 bits ENOB @ 1GHz 500mV Full Scale |
Included Probing | |
Tektronix 5 Series MSO ✔ 1 GHz passive probes (≥1GHz models) ✔ 3.9pF Capacitive loading ✔ Automated compensation ✔ Stores compensation data in memory ✔ Hardware Dynamic Range 5mV to 100V |
Keysight S-Series ✗ 500 MHz passive probes (≥1GHz models) ✗ 9.5pF Capacitive loading ✗ Manual compensation ✗ Can’t store compensation data ✗ Hardware Dynamic Range 16mV to 40V |


* Not specified by Keysight, but maximum rate measured by Tektronix was 600 wfms/sec
** ENOB was tested by Tektronix at 500mV Full Scale and 90% of screen. Keysight is tested at 300mV Full Scale