Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i5-2300 vs Acer Intel Pentium G840

37specifications compared
8differ
29identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i5-2300 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Pentium G840 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core i5-2300 has 2 more processor threads than the Acer Intel Pentium G840 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core i5-2300 has 3 MB more processor cache than the Acer Intel Pentium G840 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2300, Intel Pentium G on the Acer Intel Pentium G840. Processor model: i5-2300 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2300, G840 on the Acer Intel Pentium G840.

Processor family
- Intel Core i5-2300:Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Pentium G840:Intel Pentium G
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2300:i5-2300
- Intel Pentium G840:G840
Processor cores
- Intel Core i5-2300:4
- Intel Pentium G840:2
Processor threads
- Intel Core i5-2300:4
- Intel Pentium G840:2
Processor cache
- Intel Core i5-2300:6 MB
- Intel Pentium G840:3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Intel Core i5-2300:95 W
- Intel Pentium G840:65 W
On-board graphics card model
- Intel Core i5-2300:Intel® HD Graphics 2000
- Intel Pentium G840:Intel® HD Graphics
Tcase
- Intel Core i5-2300:72.6 °C
- Intel Pentium G840:69.1 °C

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2300, Intel Pentium G840
61 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i5-2300 View product	B Acer Intel Pentium G840 View product
Processor6 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel Pentium G
Processor generationKnown for one	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2300	G840
Processor base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Component for	PC	PC
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
System bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor cache type	L3	L3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	65 W
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
L3 cache speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 GHz
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® B65 Express, Intel® B75 Express, Intel® H61 Express, Intel® H67 Express, Intel® H77 Express, Intel® P67 Express, Intel® Q65 Express, Intel® Q67 Express, Intel Q75 Express, Intel® Q77 Express, Intel® Z68 Express, Intel® Z75 Express, Intel® Z77 Express
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Q0
Bus typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DMI
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR05P
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	32 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC	No	No
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	850 MHz	850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	2	2
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 nm
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Fast Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	69.1 °C
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)	VT-x	VT-x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm

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