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 coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	65 W
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
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics
Featuresidentical
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
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® 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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm

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