Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black vs Acer Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450

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  • 94specifications compared
  • 46differ
  • 48identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:Intel Pentium G
    • Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:G630
    • Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:i5-3450
  • Processor cores
    • Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:2
    • Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:4
  • Processor threads
    • Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:2
    • Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:4
  • Processor frequency
    • Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:2.7 GHz
    • Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3.1 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:3 MB
    • Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:6 MB
  • Processor lithography
    • Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:32 nm
    • Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:22 nm
  • Processor codename
    • Veriton M 290G Intel Pentium G G630 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 250 GB Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:Sandy Bridge
    • Aspire 985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:Ivy Bridge

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143 specifications
Processor16 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel Pentium GIntel® Core™ i5
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersG630i5-3450
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers24
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Bus typeDMIDMI
FSB ParityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
System bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm22 nm
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Pentium G600 Series for DesktopIntel Core i5-3400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersSandy BridgeIvy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W77 W
TcaseDiffers69.1 °C67.4 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
Number of processors installed11
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs2731
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PlatformKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC
SteppingDiffersQ0E1
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32 GB32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1066 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs17 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speed1333 MHz1333 MHz
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers250 GB2 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiDVD±RW
Number of HDDs installed11
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB2 TB
HDD interfaceDiffersSATA IIISATA II
HDD speed7200 RPM7200 RPM
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCF, CF+, Memory Stick (MS), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, xD
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card familyIntel® HD GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 2500
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs23
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers850 MHz650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)1100 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x152
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelIntel, NVIDIA
Performance1 differ
Product typePCPC
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel® B75 Express
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-FiNoNo
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity88
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
Headphone outputs11
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Microphone inYesYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
DVI portDiffersYesNo
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers250 W300 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Product colourBlackBlack
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architecture64-bit64-bit
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Displayidentical
Display includedNoNo
Processor special features9 differ
CPU configuration (max)11
Embedded options availableNoNo
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyYesYes
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22 nm
Idle StatesYesYes
Intel 64YesYes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Enhanced Halt StateYesYes
Intel FDI TechnologyYesYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessYesYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessYesYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyNoNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)NoNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel® Insider™DiffersNoYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers5348365511
Processor package size37.5 x 37.5 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYesYes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2011D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)NoNo
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor codeKnown for oneSR05SUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width180 mm180 mm
DepthDiffers411 mm402 mm
HeightDiffers361 mm379 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHigh Definition AudioUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneEnterprise, Small BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source

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