Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300 vs Acer Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100

114specifications compared
28differ
86identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:i5-2300
- Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
Processor cores
- Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:4
- Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2
Processor frequency
- Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:2.8 GHz
- Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:6 MB
- Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:95 W
- Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:35, 65
Tcase
- Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:72.6 °C
- Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:69.1 °C

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Comparison of 970, M3970
142 specifications	A Acer Aspire 970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300 Model 970 View product	B Acer Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 Model M3970 View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2300	i3-2100
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-2300 Desktop Series	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	35, 65
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	69.1 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	28	31
SteppingDiffers	D2	Q0
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi DL
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.512 GB	1 GB
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® nForce 405
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H67	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
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 HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tower
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52206	53422
Processor codeKnown for one	SR00D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	401.8 mm	402 mm
WeightKnown for one	13 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	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
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 W

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