Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black vs Dell Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400

105specifications compared
45differ
60identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:Intel® Core™ i3
- Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:Intel® Core™ i3
- Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:i3-540
- Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:i5-2400
Processor cores
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:2
- Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:4
Processor frequency
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:3.06 GHz
- Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:4 MB
- Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:6 MB
System bus rate
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:2.5 GT/s
- Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:5 GT/s
Processor codename
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:Clarkdale
- Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400:Sandy Bridge

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Comparison of 490G, 260
141 specifications	A Acer Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black Model 490G View product	B Dell Vostro 260 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2400 Model 260 View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-540	i5-2400
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.06 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	6 MB
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Core i5-2400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	95 W
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	382 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	81 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	23	31
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	C2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 315	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	733 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	Intel
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x102
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H61
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	8
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	220 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Mini Tower
Number of 5.25" baysDiffers	1	2
Softwareidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features13 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46473	52207
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2	AVX
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	102 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	397 mm	436.3 mm
HeightDiffers	267 mm	360 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.2 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
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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