Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 vs Dell 470 + 1130n

113specifications compared
50differ
63identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:Intel® Core™ i3
- 470 + 1130n:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- 470 + 1130n:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:i3-3220
- 470 + 1130n:i5-2400
Processor cores
- Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:2
- 470 + 1130n:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3.3 GHz
- 470 + 1130n:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3 MB
- 470 + 1130n:6 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:22 nm
- 470 + 1130n:32 nm
Processor codename
- Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:Ivy Bridge
- 470 + 1130n:Sandy Bridge

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Comparison of M3985-045, 470 + 1130n
151 specifications	A Acer Aspire M3985-045 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 Model M3985-045 View product	B Dell 470 + 1130n View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3220	i5-2400
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series	Intel Core i5-2400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	55 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	65.3 °C	72.6 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	31
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD±RW
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA III
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2500	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	3	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x152	0x102
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel, NVIDIA	AMD, Intel
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B75 Express	Intel® H77 Express
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Audio inputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	350 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
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
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	Windows 7 Professional
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Office Starter DataSafe Online Dell Backup and Recovery Manager
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features12 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	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® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65693	52207
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX
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® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	Yes	No
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	PCG 2011C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	402 mm	360 mm
HeightDiffers	379 mm	400 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.21 kg
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	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
Multimediaidentical
Built-in cameraKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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