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Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600 vs Acer Aspire MC605

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  • 102specifications compared
  • 47differ
  • 55identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i7
    • Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor generation
    • 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • i7-2600
    • i3-3220
  • Processor cores
    • 4
    • 2
  • Processor threads
    • 8
    • 4
  • Processor frequency
    • 3.4 GHz
    • 3.3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 8 MB
    • 3 MB
  • Processor lithography
    • 32 nm
    • 22 nm

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Acer

Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600

Model 3970-EB12P

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Acer

Aspire MC605View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers2nd gen Intel® Core™ i73rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersi7-2600i3-3220
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB3 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm22 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-2600 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersSandy BridgeIvy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs95 W55 W
TcaseDiffers72.6 °C65.3 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs3433
SteppingKnown for oneD2
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1066,1333 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs21 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffersNoYes
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB6 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one4x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.5 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLDVD±RW
HDD capacityDiffers1.5 TB1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one0
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one1
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA II
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMemory Stick (MS), MMC, SD, xD
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon HD 6570NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 645
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers1 GB2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 2000Intel® 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)Differs1350 MHz1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x1020x152
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® H67 Express
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers126
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI portDiffersNoYes
Line-outKnown for oneYes
Line-inKnown for oneYes
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for oneVertical
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumFreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bit
Bundled softwareKnown for oneMicrosoft Office Starter, Bing Bar, Windows Live Essentials
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneNo
Processor special features11 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers5221365693
Processor codeKnown for oneSR00B
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVXAVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.0No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)DiffersNoYes
Conflict-Free processorDiffersNoYes
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one0.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneNo
Thermal solution specificationKnown for onePCG 2011C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers180 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers401.8 mm413 mm
HeightDiffers379 mm380.5 mm
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffersYesNo
Keyboard includedDiffersYesNo
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1

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