Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 vs Acer Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220

95specifications compared
33differ
62identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
- Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:i3-3220
Processor frequency
- Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3.1 GHz
- Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3.3 GHz
Processor lithography
- Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:32 nm
- Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:22 nm
Processor codename
- Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Sandy Bridge
- Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:35, 65
- Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:55 W
Tcase
- Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:69.1 °C
- Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:65.3 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:31
- Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:33

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Comparison of 990-MT20P, C600-032
132 specifications	A Acer Aspire 990-MT20P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 Model 990-MT20P View product	B Acer Aspire C600-032 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 Model C600-032 View product
Processor12 differ
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2100	i3-3220
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35, 65	55 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	65.3 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	31	33
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	Q0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD-RW
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, SD, xD
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® 605
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
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	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x152
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H61 Express
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 W
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 8
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffers	Yes	No
Display diagonalKnown for one	50.8 cm (20")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53422	65693
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011C
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	367 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	269 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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