Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire M5640-Gamer vs Lenovo ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530

75specifications compared
35differ
40identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire M5640-Gamer:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530:Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor model
- Aspire M5640-Gamer:Q6600
- ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530:530
Processor cores
- Aspire M5640-Gamer:4
- ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530:1
Processor threads
- Aspire M5640-Gamer:4
- ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530:1
Processor frequency
- Aspire M5640-Gamer:2.4 GHz
- ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530:1.73 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire M5640-Gamer:8 MB
- ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530:1 MB
Processor front side bus
- Aspire M5640-Gamer:1066 MHz
- ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530:533 MHz
Processor codename
- Aspire M5640-Gamer:Kentsfield
- ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530:Merom

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Comparison of Aspire M5640-Gamer, A51p
98 specifications	A Acer Aspire M5640-Gamer View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre A51p Intel® Pentium® 4 530 Model A51p View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor modelDiffers	Q6600	530
Processor coresDiffers	4	1
Processor threadsDiffers	4	1
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	1.73 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	1 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	1066 MHz	533 MHz
Processor codenameDiffers	Kentsfield	Merom
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95, 105	27 W
TcaseDiffers	B3=62.2; G0=71	67.7 °C
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	582 M	291 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	286 mm²	143 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	14
Processor core voltage (AC)Differs	0.85 - 1.5 V	0.95 - 1.30 V
SteppingDiffers	G0	A1
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6000 Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	0.5 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	160 GB
Diskette drive memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.44 MB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GT	Intel® GMA 900
Video adapter resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048x1536 16777216 colors
Video adapter, busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.783 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet/Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SmartCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	310 W
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows Vista Home Premium	Windows XP Professional
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client (license), Lotus SmartSuite Millennium (license), Lotus SmartSuite Millennium, Access program, IBM Director Agent (web deliverable), ThinkVantage Client Security Software (web-downloadable), Norton AntiVirus 2004 OEM Version, PC Doctor diagnostics, ThinkVantage Rescue
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Idle StatesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	29765	29733
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLA2G
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	35 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio 7.1	SoundMAX Cadenza
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	441.5 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	367 mm	492 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.5 kg
Other featuresidentical
Security featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Configuration password -Boot sequence control -Boot without keyboard or mouse -Diskette boot inhibit -Diskette I/O control -Hardfile I/O control -Kensington Lock Standard Enabled -Hard disk drive password -Embedded Security Subsystem standard -Parallel port I/O control -Serial port I/O control -Sec

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