Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600 vs Lenovo Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S

102specifications compared
39differ
63identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:Intel® Core™ i7
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:i7-2600
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:i5-3470S
Processor threads
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:8
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:4
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:3.8 GHz
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:3.6 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:3.4 GHz
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:2.9 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:8 MB
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:6 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:32 nm
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:22 nm

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Comparison of 3970-EB12P, H520g
126 specifications	A Acer Aspire 3970-EB12P Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600 Model 3970-EB12P View product	B Lenovo Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S Model H520g View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-2600	i5-3470S
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	6 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-2600 Desktop Series	Intel Core i5-3400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	69.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	34	29
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
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD±RW
HDD capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	AMD Radeon HD 6570	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x152
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H67 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	12	6
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey, Metallic
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tower
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 8
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office Starter, Bing Bar, Windows Live Essentials	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52213	68315
Processor codeKnown for one	SR00B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
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	1.00
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	401.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	379 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Windows keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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