Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs MSI II Plus 9A45-D2523

94specifications compared
53differ
41identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- II Plus 9A45-D2523:Intel Atom®
Processor model
- Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- II Plus 9A45-D2523:D2550
Processor frequency
- Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- II Plus 9A45-D2523:1.86 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- II Plus 9A45-D2523:1 MB
Processor cache type
- Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Smart Cache
- II Plus 9A45-D2523:L2
Processor codename
- Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Sandy Bridge
- II Plus 9A45-D2523:Cedarview
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:65 W
- II Plus 9A45-D2523:10 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
- Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:16
- II Plus 9A45-D2523:4

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Comparison of 970-212G1T00Mi, II Plus 9A45-D2523
142 specifications	A Acer Aspire 970-212G1T00Mi Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model 970-212G1T00Mi View product	B MSI II Plus 9A45-D2523 View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel Atom®
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	D2550
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	1.86 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	1 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Atom D2500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Cedarview
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	10 W
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	4
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	BGA 559
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B3
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	4 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	800,1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
Processor generationKnown for one	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	69.1 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	33	Unknown — not stated by the source
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Single-channel
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	320 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	No
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	320 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA II
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Integrated
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	640 MHz
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67 Express	Intel NM10
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Micro Tower	USFF
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	FreeDOS	No
Processor special features16 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Execute Disable BitDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	65470
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR0VY
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	22 X 22 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	HD	Realtek ALC886
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 80 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	255 mm
DepthDiffers	402 mm	180 mm
HeightDiffers	379 mm	19 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.08 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, BSMI, C-Tick, VCCI, TUV, CB, UL
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source

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