Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 vs Dell Precision T3500

99specifications compared
54differ
45identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Intel® Core™ i3
- Precision T3500:Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor model
- Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:i3-540
- Precision T3500:W3550
Processor cores
- Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:2
- Precision T3500:4
Processor threads
- Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:4
- Precision T3500:8
Processor cache
- Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:4 MB
- Precision T3500:8 MB
Bus type
- Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:DMI
- Precision T3500:QPI
System bus rate
- Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:2.5 GT/s
- Precision T3500:4.8 GT/s
Processor lithography
- Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:32 nm
- Precision T3500:45 nm

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Comparison of AX3950-MO10P, Precision T3500
147 specifications	A Acer Aspire AX3950-MO10P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 Model AX3950-MO10P View product	B Dell Precision T3500 View product
Processor21 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Xeon® 3000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	i3-540	W3550
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.33 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	8 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	4.8 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Xeon 3500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Bloomfield
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	130 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	67.9 °C
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	731 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	263 mm²
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.225 V
SteppingDiffers	C2	D0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	6 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x 2 GB
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Triple-channel
Storage5 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD Super Multi DL
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	250 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA III
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Total storage capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.048 GB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quadro 4000
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
Graphics card manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Nvidia
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Not available	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	733 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H57 Express	Intel® X58 Express
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	220 W	525 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Tower
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffers	No	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55.9 cm (22")
Display number of coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.78 million colours
DisplayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
ResolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1680 x 150 pixels
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46473	39720
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45.0 mm
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	172 mm
DepthDiffers	371 mm	468 mm
HeightDiffers	265 mm	447 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17.7 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 x 468 x 447 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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