Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 vs HP 4300 SFF + Monitor

96specifications compared
44differ
52identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 2 more processor cores than the HP 4300 SFF + Monitor (4 vs 2). The Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 4 more processor threads than the HP 4300 SFF + Monitor (8 vs 4). The Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the HP 4300 SFF + Monitor (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). Only the Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has card reader integrated. Only the HP 4300 SFF + Monitor has display included.

Processor family
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
- 4300 SFF + Monitor:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- 4300 SFF + Monitor:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
- 4300 SFF + Monitor:i3-2120
Processor cores
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:4
- 4300 SFF + Monitor:2
Processor threads
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
- 4300 SFF + Monitor:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
- 4300 SFF + Monitor:3.3 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
- 4300 SFF + Monitor:3 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:22 nm
- 4300 SFF + Monitor:32 nm

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Comparison of M3985, 4300 SFF + Monitor
136 specifications	A Acer Aspire M3985 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model M3985 View product	B HP 4300 SFF + Monitor View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i7-3770	i3-2120
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	3 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	77 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	67.4 °C	69.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	34	33
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.9 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	E1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Storage mediaKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620	Not available
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	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	1150 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x162	0x102
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B75 Express	Intel® H61 Express
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	240 W
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFF
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	Windows 7 Professional
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffers	No	Yes
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65719	53426
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	Yes	No
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	PCG 2011D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	338 mm
DepthDiffers	402 mm	378.5 mm
HeightDiffers	379 mm	100 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.6 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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