Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i5-2500S vs Acer Intel Pentium P6300

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i5-2500S has 0.43 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Pentium P6300 (2.7 GHz vs 2.27 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i5-2500S has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Pentium P6300 (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core i5-2500S has 2.5 GT/s more system bus rate than the Acer Intel Pentium P6300 (5 GT/s vs 2.5 GT/s). Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2500S, Intel® Pentium® on the Acer Intel Pentium P6300. Processor model: i5-2500S on the Acer Intel Core i5-2500S, P6300 on the Acer Intel Pentium P6300.

Processor family
- Intel Core i5-2500S:Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Pentium P6300:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2500S:i5-2500S
- Intel Pentium P6300:P6300
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i5-2500S:2.7 GHz
- Intel Pentium P6300:2.27 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core i5-2500S:4
- Intel Pentium P6300:2
Processor socket
- Intel Core i5-2500S:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Intel Pentium P6300:PGA988
Component for
- Intel Core i5-2500S:PC
- Intel Pentium P6300:Laptop
System bus rate
- Intel Core i5-2500S:5 GT/s
- Intel Pentium P6300:2.5 GT/s
Processor cache
- Intel Core i5-2500S:6 MB
- Intel Pentium P6300:3 MB

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2500S, Intel Pentium P6300
71 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i5-2500S View product	B Acer Intel Pentium P6300 View product
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2500S	P6300
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.7 GHz	2.27 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	PGA988
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Component forDiffers	PC	Laptop
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.7 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	35 W
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
Processor threadsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
L3 cache speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.27 GHz
Compatible chipsetsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HM55 Express, Intel® HM57 Express
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	K0
Bus typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DMI
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBU8
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC	No	No
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	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	667 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	2	2
Features1 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Market segmentDiffers	Desktop	Mobile
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	382 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 mm²
Number of Graphics & IMC Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	177 M
Graphics & IMC Die SizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	114 mm²
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	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)	Yes	Yes
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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	69.1 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 °C
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm

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