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Acer Aspire M5620Pro vs HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation

75specifications compared
29differ
46identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Aspire M5620Pro (2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). The HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation has 4 MB more processor cache than the Acer Aspire M5620Pro (12 MB vs 8 MB). The HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation has 267 MHz more processor front side bus than the Acer Aspire M5620Pro (1333 MHz vs 1066 MHz). Only the HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation has FSB Parity. Only the HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation has Intel Demand Based Switching.

Processor family
- Aspire M5620Pro:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- Aspire M5620Pro:Q6600
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:E5420
Processor frequency
- Aspire M5620Pro:2.4 GHz
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:2.5 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire M5620Pro:8 MB
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:12 MB
Processor front side bus
- Aspire M5620Pro:1066 MHz
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:1333 MHz
FSB Parity
- Aspire M5620Pro:No
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:Yes
Processor lithography
- Aspire M5620Pro:65 nm
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:45 nm
Processor codename
- Aspire M5620Pro:Kentsfield
- xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation:Harpertown

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Comparison of Aspire M5620Pro, xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation
115 specifications	A Acer Aspire M5620Pro View product	B HP xw6600 Intel® Xeon® Quad Core 5420 2.50GHz 2GB/250GB DVD+/-RW WVST Bus Workstation View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	Q6600	E5420
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	12 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	1066 MHz	1333 MHz
FSB ParityDiffers	No	Yes
Processor lithographyDiffers	65 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6000 Series	Intel Xeon 5400 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Kentsfield	Harpertown
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	67 °C
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 771 (Socket J)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	582 M	820 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	286 mm²	214 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	7.5
SteppingDiffers	G0	C0
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	0.85 - 1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storageidentical
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Storage drive controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3GB/s NCQ
Disk subsystem controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Integrated SATA 3 Gb/s controller with RAID (0, 1,5) capability
Diskette driveKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Total storage capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Video card featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	AMD Radeon HD 2600 Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.279 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5400
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	7
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Front: headphone, microphone, 2 USB 2.0 and 1 optional IEEE 1394A; Rear: 5 USB 2.0, 1 optional serial port, 2 PS/2 keyboard and mouse, 1 RJ-45 to integrated Gigabit LAN, audio In, audio Out, microphone; 1 USB 2.0 (internal)
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 full length slots: 2 PCI Express (x16) Gen2 Graphics slots, 2 PCI Express (x8 mechanically, x4 electrically) slots, 2 legacy PCI slots
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 watts wide-ranging, active Power Factor Correction, 80 Plus Efficient
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Mini Tower
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Displayidentical
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP LP3065 30in Flat Panel Monitor, HP LP2465 24in Flat Panel Monitor, HP LP2065 20.1in Flat Panel Monitor, HP LP1965 19in Flat Panel Monitor (all sold separately)
Processor special features2 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	29765	33927
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLANV
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio 7.1	High Definition Audio
Audio includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Integrated Realtek ALC262 Audio. Optional Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Audio Card
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 85%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 90%
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 85%
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9100
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	165 mm
DepthDiffers	441.5 mm	440 mm
HeightDiffers	367 mm	441 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.1 kg
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP USB Optical Scroll Mouse
Keyboard typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Standard (USB, PS/2)
Other featuresidentical
Drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 external 5.25" bays and 1 external 3.5" bay for optional floppy drive 2 internal 3.5” bays or 3 internal 2.5" bays
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

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