Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire M5500 vs Acer Aspire T671-CD

77specifications compared
23differ
54identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire M5500 has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Aspire T671-CD (4 vs 2). The Acer Aspire M5500 has 2 more processor threads than the Acer Aspire T671-CD (4 vs 2). The Acer Aspire T671-CD has 0.6 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire M5500 (3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). Only the Acer Aspire M5500 has Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x). Only the Acer Aspire M5500 has thermal Monitoring Technologies.

Processor family
- Aspire M5500:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- Aspire T671-CD:Intel® Pentium® D
Processor model
- Aspire M5500:Q6600
- Aspire T671-CD:925
Processor cores
- Aspire M5500:4
- Aspire T671-CD:2
Processor threads
- Aspire M5500:4
- Aspire T671-CD:2
Processor frequency
- Aspire M5500:2.4 GHz
- Aspire T671-CD:3 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire M5500:8 MB
- Aspire T671-CD:4 MB
Processor front side bus
- Aspire M5500:1066 MHz
- Aspire T671-CD:800 MHz
Processor codename
- Aspire M5500:Kentsfield
- Aspire T671-CD:Presler

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Comparison of Aspire M5500, Aspire T671-CD
88 specifications	A Acer Aspire M5500 View product	B Acer Aspire T671-CD View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Pentium® D
Processor modelDiffers	Q6600	925
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	4 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	1066 MHz	800 MHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6000 Series	Intel Pentium D 900 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Kentsfield	Presler
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95, 105	95 W
TcaseDiffers	B3=62.2; G0=71	63.4 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	582 M	376 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	286 mm²	162 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	15
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	0.85 - 1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	G0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600 GT	AMD Radeon X1650
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	7
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, NTI CD-Maker Gold, Self Burn Recovery, Acer Empowering Framework, Acer eRecovery Management, Acer eDataSecurity Management, Acer ePerformance Management, Acer e-Mode, Acer e-Console
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	29765	27517
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	183 mm
DepthDiffers	420 mm	455 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	370 mm

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