Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 vs ASUS CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220

116specifications compared
47differ
69identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
- CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
- CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:i3-3220
Processor cores
- Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:4
- CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:2
Processor threads
- Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
- CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
- CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3.3 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
- CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:77 W
- CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:55 W

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Comparison of 3985-079, CM6730-AU003S
154 specifications	A Acer Aspire 3985-079 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model 3985-079 View product	B ASUS CM CM6730-AU003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 Model CM6730-AU003S View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i7-3770	i3-3220
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.9 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	77 W	55 W
TcaseDiffers	67.4 °C	65.3 °C
TjunctionKnown for one	105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8	1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	34	33
SteppingKnown for one	E1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	12 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	3 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	4x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	1333 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD Super Multi
Storage mediaKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA III	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, CF+, Memory Stick (MS), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, xD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x162	0x152
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel, NVIDIA
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B75 Express	Intel® H61
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	350 W
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Tower	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
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® Secure KeyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65719	65693
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2011D	PCG 2011C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	HDA	ALC892
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	401.8 mm	400 mm
HeightDiffers	379 mm	360 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 x 513 x 480 mm

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