Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire MC605 vs Lenovo Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S

98specifications compared
29differ
69identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire MC605:Intel® Core™ i3
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire MC605:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire MC605:i3-3220
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:i5-3470S
Processor cores
- Aspire MC605:2
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire MC605:3.3 GHz
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:2.9 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire MC605:3 MB
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire MC605:55 W
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:65 W
Tcase
- Aspire MC605:65.3 °C
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:69.1 °C

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Comparison of Aspire MC605, H520g
130 specifications	A Acer Aspire MC605 View product	B Lenovo Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S Model H520g View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3220	i5-3470S
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series	Intel Core i5-3400 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	55 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	65.3 °C	69.1 °C
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	29
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Storageidentical
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, SD, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 645	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1150 MHz
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfacesidentical
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey, Metallic
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tower
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	FreeDOS	Windows 8
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Secure Key Technology versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65693	68315
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	37.5 mm
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	175 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	413 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	380.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	No	Yes
Keyboard includedDiffers	No	Yes
Keyboardidentical
Windows keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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