Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs ASUS CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770

104specifications compared
42differ
62identical
66known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
Processor cores
- Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:4
- CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:32 nm
- CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:22 nm

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Comparison of 935, CM6870-BN008O
170 specifications	A Acer Aspire 935 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model 935 View product	B ASUS CM CM6870-BN008O Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model CM6870-BN008O 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 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
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	34
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
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
PlatformKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333,1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	12 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory slots (available)Known for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x DIMM
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Memory Stick (MS), MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	2 GB
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
Graphics cardDiffers	605	GeForce GT530
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 530
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® B75 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DVD-RAM/±R/±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityDiffers	8	10
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	220 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office Starter Bing Bar Windows Live Essentials	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
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® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	65719
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
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® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011D
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	368 mm	420 mm
HeightDiffers	269 mm	410 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	173 x 420 x 410 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	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
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 x 550 x 510 mm

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