Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i3-3120M vs Acer Intel Core i5-2540M

57specifications compared
19differ
38identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Intel Core i3-3120M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Intel Core i5-2540M:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Intel Core i3-3120M:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Intel Core i5-2540M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Intel Core i3-3120M:i3-3120M
- Intel Core i5-2540M:i5-2540M
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i3-3120M:2.5 GHz
- Intel Core i5-2540M:2.6 GHz
Processor lithography
- Intel Core i3-3120M:22 nm
- Intel Core i5-2540M:32 nm
L3 cache speed
- Intel Core i3-3120M:2.5 GHz
- Intel Core i5-2540M:2.6 GHz
Stepping
- Intel Core i3-3120M:L1
- Intel Core i5-2540M:J1
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
- Intel Core i3-3120M:25.6 GB/s
- Intel Core i5-2540M:21.3 GB/s

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Comparison of Intel Core i3-3120M, Intel Core i5-2540M
67 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i3-3120M View product	B Acer Intel Core i5-2540M View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3120M	i5-2540M
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 GHz
L3 cache speedDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Compatible chipsetsDiffers	Intel® HM75 Express, Intel HM76 Express, Intel HM77 Express, Intel® QM77 Express, Intel® QS77 Express	Intel® HM65 Express, Intel HM67 Express, Intel® QM67 Express
SteppingDiffers	L1	J1
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Processor socketKnown for one	PGA988	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR0TX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1300 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	3	2
Features2 differ
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	1	16
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	100 °C
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-x	VT-d, VT-x

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