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 ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500

100specifications compared
40differ
60identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

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 2 more processor threads than the Lenovo ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500 (4 vs 2). 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 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). 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 2 MB more processor cache than the Lenovo ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500 (4 MB vs 2 MB). Only 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 DVI port. Only 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 Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

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
- ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500:Intel® Pentium®
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
- ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500:E5500
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
- ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500:2
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
- ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500:2.8 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
- ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500:2 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
- ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500:FSB
Processor lithography
- 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:32 nm
- ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500:45 nm
Processor codename
- 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:Clarkdale
- ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500:Wolfdale

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Comparison of 498G, 70e
140 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 ThinkCentre 70e Intel® Pentium® E5500 Model 70e View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-550	E5500
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	FSB
System bus rateKnown for one	2.5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Wolfdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	74.1 °C
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
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	228 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	82 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	24	14
SteppingDiffers	K0	R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	16 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
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® GMA X4500
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
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.765 GB
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H57 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	6
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers	6	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	280 W
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC - DC
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini Tower	Tower
Number of 5.25" baysDiffers	2	1
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features8 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	48505	42800
Processor codeDiffers	SLBUD	SLGTJ
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	439 mm	422 mm
HeightDiffers	353 mm	388 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.4 kg
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	PC2001	RoHS
Other features1 differ
Intel segment taggingDiffers	Enterprise, Small Business	Enterprise, Professional
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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