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Acer Aspire M3900-P226HQdb vs Acer Aspire X5950

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  • 90specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 50identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Aspire M3900-P226HQdb:Intel® Pentium®
    • Aspire X5950:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • Aspire M3900-P226HQdb:E5500
    • Aspire X5950:i3-540
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire M3900-P226HQdb:2
    • Aspire X5950:4
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire M3900-P226HQdb:2.8 GHz
    • Aspire X5950:3.06 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Aspire M3900-P226HQdb:2 MB
    • Aspire X5950:4 MB
  • Bus type
    • Aspire M3900-P226HQdb:FSB
    • Aspire X5950:DMI
  • Processor lithography
    • Aspire M3900-P226HQdb:45 nm
    • Aspire X5950:32 nm
  • Processor codename
    • Aspire M3900-P226HQdb:Wolfdale
    • Aspire X5950:Clarkdale

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Comparison of Aspire M3900-P226HQdb, Aspire X5950
130 specifications
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersE5500i3-540
Processor threadsDiffers24
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.06 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers2 MB4 MB
Bus typeDiffersFSBDMI
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers45 nm32 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Pentium E5000 Series for DesktopIntel Core i3-500 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersWolfdaleClarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W73 W
TcaseDiffers74.1 °C72.6 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers228 M382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers82 mm²81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1423
SteppingDiffersR0C2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3 1066/1333
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21 GB/s
Processor front side busKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB6 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs2 x 2 GB3 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1333 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB640 GB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD-RWDVD Super Multi DL
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCF, Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® G315NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 320
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers0.512 GB1 GB
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source733 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.431 GB
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® H57 Express
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers811
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI portDiffersYesNo
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 W
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackSilver
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows Vista Home Premium
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffersYesNo
Display diagonalKnown for one54.6 cm (21.5")Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one16:9Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one250 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one176°Unknown — not stated by the source
Viewing angle, verticalKnown for one176°Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)DiffersNoYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers4280046473
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersYesNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneSLGTJUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers180 mm100 mm
DepthDiffers401.8 mm371 mm
HeightDiffers379 mm265 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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