Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 vs Acer Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600

86specifications compared
38differ
48identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has 2 more processor threads than the Acer Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600 (4 vs 2). The Acer Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has 0.04 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600 (3.1 GHz vs 3.06 GHz). The Acer Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600 has 13 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (45 nm vs 32 nm). Only the Acer Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has card reader integrated. Only the Acer Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

Processor family
- Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Intel® Core™ i3
- Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor model
- Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
- Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600:E7600
Processor threads
- Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:4
- Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600:2
Processor frequency
- Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3.1 GHz
- Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600:3.06 GHz
Processor cache type
- Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Smart Cache
- Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600:L2
Bus type
- Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:DMI
- Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600:FSB
Processor lithography
- Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:32 nm
- Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600:45 nm
Processor codename
- Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Sandy Bridge
- Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600:Wolfdale

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Comparison of 3960, VL480G-ED7600W
131 specifications	A Acer Aspire 3960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 Model 3960 View product	B Acer Veriton VL480G-ED7600W Intel® Core™2 Duo E7600 Model VL480G-ED7600W View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor generationKnown for one	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2100	E7600
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	3.06 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	FSB
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core 2 Duo E7000 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35, 65	65 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	74.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	31	11.5
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	Q0	R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	21 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 mm²
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	4x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	320 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 6570	Intel® GMA X4500
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	850 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel® G43
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	11	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown 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
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC - DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for one	SFF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features11 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53422	41495
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	368 mm	193 mm
HeightDiffers	269 mm	250 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green Seal Energy Star
Multimediaidentical
Built-in cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Small Business

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