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 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
FSB ParityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm22 nm
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
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
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
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
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
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB2 TB
HDD interfaceDiffersSATA IIISATA II
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
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 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 IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x152
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelIntel, NVIDIA
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel® B75 Express
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
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 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
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 7 Home Premium
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor special features9 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22 nm
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 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® 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
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2011D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
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
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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