Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770

102specifications compared
41differ
61identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 4 more processor threads than the Acer Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (8 vs 4). The Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). Only the Acer Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology. Only the Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology.

Processor family
- Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
Processor cores
- Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:4
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:32 nm
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:22 nm

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Comparison of 1935, M3985
134 specifications	A Acer Aspire 1935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model 1935 View product	B Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model M3985 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i7-3770
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	77 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	67.4 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	34
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333,1600 MHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	CF, CF+, Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 605	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	2	3
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x162
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel, NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	220 W	300 W
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 8
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	65719
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011D
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	180 mm
DepthDiffers	368 mm	402 mm
HeightDiffers	269 mm	379 mm

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