Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320 vs Acer Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260

52specifications compared
21differ
31identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:Intel
- Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260:AMD
Processor family
- Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260:AMD Athlon II X2
Processor model
- Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:i5-2320
- Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260:260
Processor cores
- Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:4
- Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260:2
Processor frequency
- Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:3 GHz
- Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:6 MB
- Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260:2 MB
Processor cache type
- Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:Smart Cache
- Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260:L3
Maximum internal memory
- Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320:16 GB
- Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260:8 GB

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Comparison of 3985, 420
127 specifications	A Acer Aspire 3985 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2320 Model 3985 View product	B Acer Aspire 420 AMD Athlon II X2 260 Model 420 View product
Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	AMD Athlon II X2
Processor generationKnown for one	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2320	260
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.3 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L3
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	32 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Sandy Bridge	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	95 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	72.6 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	30	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	D2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	21 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PlatformKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA II	SATA
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	CF, CF+, miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620	AMD Radeon HD 6450
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Not available
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	850 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2.815 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel, NVIDIA	AMD
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B75 Express	NVIDIA nForce 430
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	250 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Tower
Softwareidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special featuresidentical
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	53446	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR02L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	37.5 x 37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	400 mm	416 mm
HeightDiffers	380 mm	361 mm
WeightKnown for one	5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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