Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i5-2400S vs Acer Intel Pentium G3220

35specifications compared
18differ
17identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Pentium G3220 has 0.5 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Core i5-2400S (3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i5-2400S has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Pentium G3220 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core i5-2400S has 10 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Pentium G3220 (32 nm vs 22 nm). Only the Acer Intel Pentium G3220 has ECC. Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2400S, Intel Pentium G on the Acer Intel Pentium G3220.

Processor family
- Intel Core i5-2400S:Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Pentium G3220:Intel Pentium G
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2400S:i5-2400S
- Intel Pentium G3220:G3220
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i5-2400S:2.5 GHz
- Intel Pentium G3220:3 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core i5-2400S:4
- Intel Pentium G3220:2
Processor socket
- Intel Core i5-2400S:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Intel Pentium G3220:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Processor lithography
- Intel Core i5-2400S:32 nm
- Intel Pentium G3220:22 nm
Processor threads
- Intel Core i5-2400S:4
- Intel Pentium G3220:2
Processor cache
- Intel Core i5-2400S:6 MB
- Intel Pentium G3220:3 MB

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2400S, Intel Pentium G3220
67 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i5-2400S View product	B Acer Intel Pentium G3220 View product
Processor10 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	i5-2400S	G3220
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 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	3.3 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor cache type	L3	L3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	53 W
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
L3 cache speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 GHz
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® B85, Intel® H81, Intel® H87, Intel® Q85, Intel® Q87, Intel® Z87, Intel® Z97
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C0
Bus typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DMI2
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	32 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECCDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	2	3
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.7 GB
Features2 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2013C
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	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® Quick Sync Video Technology	Yes	Yes
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 Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-d, VT-x	VT-x
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm

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