Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300 vs MSI Wind Box DC520-017EU

97specifications compared
44differ
53identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:Intel® Core™ i5
- Wind Box DC520-017EU:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:i5-2300
- Wind Box DC520-017EU:E5800
Processor cores
- Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:4
- Wind Box DC520-017EU:2
Processor threads
- Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:4
- Wind Box DC520-017EU:2
Processor frequency
- Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:2.8 GHz
- Wind Box DC520-017EU:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:6 MB
- Wind Box DC520-017EU:2 MB
Bus type
- Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:DMI
- Wind Box DC520-017EU:FSB
Processor lithography
- Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:32 nm
- Wind Box DC520-017EU:45 nm

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Comparison of G3600, Wind Box DC520-017EU
136 specifications	A Acer Predator G3600 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300 Model G3600 View product	B MSI Wind Box DC520-017EU View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2300	E5800
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	2 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	FSB
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-2300 Desktop Series	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Wolfdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	74.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	28	16
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	D2	R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	21 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	228 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	82 mm²
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	3 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 440	Intel® GMA X4500
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.536 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR3	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 2000	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	850 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	Intel
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 GB
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel® G41
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH7
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	500 W	120 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Small Desktop
Softwareidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features13 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52206	42802
Processor codeDiffers	SR00D	SLGTG
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	65 mm
DepthDiffers	437 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	418 mm	260.7 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source

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