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 AW Swift

88specifications compared
38differ
50identical
44known 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
- AW Swift:Intel® Core™ i7
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
- AW Swift:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
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
- AW Swift:i7-2600K
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
- AW Swift:4
Processor threads
- Veriton X 490G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® 315 Windows 7 Professional Tower PC Black:4
- AW Swift:8
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
- AW Swift:3.4 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
- AW Swift:8 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
- AW Swift:5 GT/s

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Comparison of 490G, AW Swift
132 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 AW Swift View product
Processor16 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-540	i7-2600K
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.06 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	8 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Bus type	DMI	DMI
FSB Parity	No	No
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-2600 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	95 W
Tcase	72.6 °C	72.6 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Number of processors installed	1	1
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	34
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	C2	D2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	4x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	2 TB
Optical drive type	DVD-RW	DVD-RW
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 315	AMD Radeon HD 6950
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.512 GB	4 GB
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	2	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	733 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1350 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x112
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	220 W	875 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architecture	64-bit	64-bit
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Processor special features11 differ
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	No	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46473	52214
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
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)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	102 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	397 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	267 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse included	Yes	Yes
Keyboard included	Yes	Yes
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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