Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs HP 8300 CMT

107specifications compared
48differ
59identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 8300 CMT has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The HP 8300 CMT has 4 more processor threads than the Acer Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (8 vs 4). The HP 8300 CMT has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). Only the Acer Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has card reader integrated. Only the Acer Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

Processor family
- Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- 8300 CMT:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- 8300 CMT:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- 8300 CMT:i7-3770
Processor cores
- Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- 8300 CMT:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:4
- 8300 CMT:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- 8300 CMT:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- 8300 CMT:8 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:32 nm
- 8300 CMT:22 nm

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Comparison of 493, 8300 CMT
154 specifications	A Acer Aspire 493 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model 493 View product	B HP 8300 CMT View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i7-3770
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	77 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	67.4 °C
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	34
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 4 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD+SSD
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	CF, CF+, Memory Stick (MS), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 7470	Not available
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	2	3
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x162
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B75 Express	Intel® Q77 Express
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SmartCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	250 W	320 W
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Micro Tower
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features10 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
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® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	65719
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011D
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	177 mm
DepthDiffers	402 mm	431 mm
HeightDiffers	379 mm	377 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multimediaidentical
Built-in cameraKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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