Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver vs Lenovo ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550

98specifications compared
52differ
46identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550 has 4 more processor threads than the Acer Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver (8 vs 4). The Acer Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver has 0.14 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550 (3.2 GHz vs 3.06 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550 has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550 has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver:Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550:Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor model
- Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver:i3-550
- ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550:W3550
Processor cores
- Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver:2
- ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550:4
Processor threads
- Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver:4
- ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550:8
Processor frequency
- Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver:3.2 GHz
- ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550:3.06 GHz
Processor cache
- Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver:4 MB
- ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550:8 MB
Bus type
- Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver:DMI
- ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550:QPI
System bus rate
- Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver:2.5 GT/s
- ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550:4.8 GT/s

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Comparison of 498G, 4105-R9U
146 specifications	A Acer Veriton M 498G Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB Intel® HD Graphics Windows 7 Professional Mini Tower PC Black, Silver Model 498G View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation 4105-R9U Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence W3550 Model 4105-R9U View product
Processor22 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	i3-550	W3550
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.33 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	3.06 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	8 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	4.8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Xeon 3500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Bloomfield
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	130 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	67.9 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	731 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	263 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	24	23
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.225 V
SteppingDiffers	K0	D0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Triple-channel
Storage3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Total storage capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.024 GB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quadro 2000
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	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 modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	733 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H57 Express	Intel® X58 Express
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical driveidentical
BD interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ports & interfaces3 differ
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers	6	4
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	625 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini Tower	Tower
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black, Red, Silver
Software1 differ
Operating system architectureDiffers	32-bit	64-bit
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	48505	39720
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45.0 mm
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBUD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	439 mm	483 mm
HeightDiffers	353 mm	478 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	PC2001	RoHS, EPEAT, Energy Star
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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