Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 vs Acer Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100

133specifications compared
45differ
88identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). The Acer Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 has 1 MB more processor cache than the Acer Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (4 MB vs 3 MB). The Acer Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has 2.5 GT/s more system bus rate than the Acer Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 (5 GT/s vs 2.5 GT/s). Only the Acer Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has floppy drive installed. Only the Acer Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 has Ethernet LAN.

Processor family
- Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:i5-650
- Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
Processor frequency
- Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:3.2 GHz
- Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:4 MB
- Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3 MB
System bus rate
- Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:2.5 GT/s
- Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:5 GT/s
Processor codename
- Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:Clarkdale
- Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:73 W
- Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:35, 65

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Comparison of 910, 960
156 specifications	A Acer Aspire 910 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 Model 910 View product	B Acer Aspire 960 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 Model 960 View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-650	i3-2100
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.46 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-600 Desktop Series	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	35, 65
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	69.1 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	24	31
SteppingDiffers	C2	Q0
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 processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 4 GB	2 x 2 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Floppy drive installedDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	0.512 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	733 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Radeon HD 6450
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x102
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H57	Intel® H67
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotDiffers	No	Yes
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	0
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Tower	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features12 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	36 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43546	53422
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2	AVX
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
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 & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	100 mm
DepthDiffers	423 mm	371 mm
HeightDiffers	386 mm	265 mm
WeightKnown for one	13 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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