Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860 vs Acer Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650

124specifications compared
33differ
91identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 (4 vs 2). The Acer Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860 has 4 more processor threads than the Acer Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 (8 vs 4). The Acer Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860 (3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). Only the Acer Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 has on-board graphics card. Only the Acer Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 has DVI port.

Processor family
- Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860:Intel® Core™ i7
- Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860:Intel® Core™ i7
- Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860:i7-860
- Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:i5-650
Processor cores
- Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860:4
- Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:2
Processor threads
- Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860:8
- Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860:2.8 GHz
- Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860:8 MB
- Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:4 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860:45 nm
- Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:32 nm

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Comparison of 811, 870
145 specifications	A Acer Aspire 811 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-860 Model 811 View product	B Acer Aspire 870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 Model 870 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-860	i5-650
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	4 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-800 Desktop Series	Intel Core i5-600 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Lynnfield	Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	73 W
TcaseDiffers	72.7 °C	72.6 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	774 M	382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	296 mm²	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	21	24
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C2
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3 1066/1333
Processor front side busKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD-RW
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 320	NVIDIA® GeForce® 310
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.512 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	733 MHz
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H57	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	8
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Small Desktop
Processor special features6 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	41316	43546
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	423 mm	418 mm
HeightDiffers	379 mm	376 mm
WeightKnown for one	15 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI-Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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