Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire G7700 Rookie vs Lenovo ThinkStation S20

78specifications compared
38differ
40identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire G7700 Rookie:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- ThinkStation S20:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- Aspire G7700 Rookie:Q6600
- ThinkStation S20:E5530
Processor threads
- Aspire G7700 Rookie:4
- ThinkStation S20:8
Processor cache type
- Aspire G7700 Rookie:L2
- ThinkStation S20:Smart Cache
Bus type
- Aspire G7700 Rookie:FSB
- ThinkStation S20:QPI
Processor lithography
- Aspire G7700 Rookie:65 nm
- ThinkStation S20:45 nm
Processor codename
- Aspire G7700 Rookie:Kentsfield
- ThinkStation S20:Nehalem EP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire G7700 Rookie:95, 105
- ThinkStation S20:80 W

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Comparison of Aspire G7700 Rookie, ThinkStation S20
112 specifications	A Acer Aspire G7700 Rookie View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation S20 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	Q6600	E5530
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.66 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	QPI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.86 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	65 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6000 Series	Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Kentsfield	Nehalem EP
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95, 105	80 W
TcaseDiffers	B3=62.2; G0=71	76 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	582 M	731 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	286 mm²	263 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	18
SteppingDiffers	G0	D0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor front side busKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	0.85 - 1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	12 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 1 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1066 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple-channel
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Total storage capacityKnown for one	640 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1+0, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.768 GB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quadro FX 1800
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X58 Express
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	750 W	625 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Processor special features8 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	29765	37103
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBF7
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio 7.1	ADI 1988 A
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	490 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	430 mm	478 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.3 kg
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Vista Home Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office 2007 (60D), Norton Internet Security 2007 (90D), eSobi v2,0 Lite (90D)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Works 8.5, Adobe Reader 7.0, Acer Arcade Live, Quick Burning (NTI CD-Maker Gold), Acer Empowering Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source

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