Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600 vs Acer Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220

105specifications compared
46differ
59identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:Intel® Core™ i7
- Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:i7-2600
- Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:i3-3220
Processor cores
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:4
- Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:2
Processor threads
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:8
- Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:3.4 GHz
- Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3.3 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:8 MB
- Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:32 nm
- Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:22 nm

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Comparison of 3970-EB12P, C600-067
127 specifications	A Acer Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600 Model 3970-EB12P View product	B Acer Aspire C600-067 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 Model C600-067 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i7-2600	i3-3220
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	3 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-2600 Desktop Series	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	55 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	65.3 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	34	33
SteppingKnown for one	D2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	4x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	500 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 6570	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
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	1350 MHz	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x152
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H67 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	12	8
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	220 W
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFF
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	FreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office Starter, Bing Bar, Windows Live Essentials	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features11 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52213	65693
Processor codeKnown for one	SR00B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	100 mm
DepthDiffers	401.8 mm	367 mm
HeightDiffers	379 mm	269.5 mm
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard includedDiffers	Yes	No
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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