Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 vs ASUS CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600

109specifications compared
43differ
66identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Intel® Core™ i3
- CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Intel® Core™ i3
- CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:i3-540
- CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:i7-2600
Processor cores
- Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:2
- CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:4
Processor threads
- Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:4
- CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:3.06 GHz
- CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:4 MB
- CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:8 MB
System bus rate
- Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:2.5 GT/s
- CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600:5 GT/s

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Comparison of AX3950-UR31P, CG8250-ITCH04
155 specifications	A Acer Aspire AX3950-UR31P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 Model AX3950-UR31P View product	B ASUS CG CG8250-ITCH04 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600 Model CG8250-ITCH04 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-540	i7-2600
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.06 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	8 MB
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-2600 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	95 W
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	382 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	81 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	23	34
SteppingDiffers	C2	D2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	6 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	3000 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Not available	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	733 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1350 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x102
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H57	Intel® H67
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BD interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	11	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	220 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office Starter Bing Bar Windows Live Essentials	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features12 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
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® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46473	52213
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2	AVX
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR00B
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
SpeakersKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	99 mm	275 mm
DepthDiffers	370 mm	534 mm
HeightDiffers	264 mm	461 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 kg
Multimediaidentical
Built-in cameraKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Mouse	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTY
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab

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