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Acer Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320 vs ASUS CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450

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  • 36differ
  • 61identical
  • 50known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 has 0.2 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320 (3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The ASUS CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320 (3.1 GHz vs 3 GHz). The Acer Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320 has 10 nm more processor lithography than the ASUS CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 (32 nm vs 22 nm). Only the ASUS CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 has DVI port. Only the Acer Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:i5-2320
    • CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:i5-3450
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:3.3 GHz
    • CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:3 GHz
    • CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3.1 GHz
  • Processor lithography
    • Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:32 nm
    • CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:22 nm
  • Processor codename
    • Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:Sandy Bridge
    • CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:Ivy Bridge
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:95 W
    • CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:77 W
  • Tcase
    • Aspire 3970-MO13P Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:72.6 °C
    • CG CG8270-NR002O PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:67.4 °C

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147 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor generationDiffers2nd gen Intel® Core™ i53rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-2320i5-3450
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm22 nm
Processor codenameDiffersSandy BridgeIvy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs95 W77 W
TcaseDiffers72.6 °C67.4 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs3031
SteppingDiffersD2E1
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1066,1333 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs21 GB/s25.6 GB/s
FSB ParityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-3400 Desktop series
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers12 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one3 x 4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedDiffers1333 MHz1600 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLDVD Super Multi
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one2 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), MiniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), PSVita, RS-MMC, SD
Graphics4 differ
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 IDDiffers0x1020x152
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 Ti
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H67 ExpressIntel HM77 Express
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers126
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers04
Line-outKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DVI portDiffersNoYes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one300 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneOffice Starter 2010Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display diagonalKnown for one54.6 cm (21.5")Unknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:9Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers5344665511
Processor codeKnown for oneSR02LUnknown — not stated by the source
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 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® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2011D
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHDHDA
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers180 mm200 mm
DepthDiffers402 mm534 mm
HeightDiffers379 mm461 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.8 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffersYesNo
Keyboard includedDiffersYesNo
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source333 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source600 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source552 mm

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