Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750 vs Lenovo ThinkStation C20

83specifications compared
41differ
42identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750:Intel® Core™ i5
- ThinkStation C20:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750:i5-750
- ThinkStation C20:E5620
Processor threads
- Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750:4
- ThinkStation C20:8
Processor boost frequency
- Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750:3.2 GHz
- ThinkStation C20:2.66 GHz
Processor frequency
- Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750:2.66 GHz
- ThinkStation C20:2.4 GHz
Processor cache
- Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750:8 MB
- ThinkStation C20:12 MB
Bus type
- Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750:DMI
- ThinkStation C20:QPI
System bus rate
- Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750:2.5 GT/s
- ThinkStation C20:5.86 GT/s

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Comparison of M68WS, ThinkStation C20
116 specifications	A Acer Veriton M68WS Intel® Core™ i5 i5-750 Model M68WS View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation C20 View product
Processor20 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-750	E5620
Processor cores	4	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	12 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor front side busKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
FSB Parity	No	No
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	5.86 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-700 Desktop Series	Intel Xeon 5600 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Lynnfield	Westmere EP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	80 W
TcaseDiffers	72.7 °C	77.6 °C
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
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	774 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	296 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	18
Stepping	B1	B1
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	288 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3 800/1066
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
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory2 differ
Internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	24 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Triple-channel
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x DIMM
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityKnown for one	640 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD-RW
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA II	SATA
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 1800	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.768 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	NVIDIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5520
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	10	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	500 W	800 W
Designidentical
Chassis type	Tower	Tower
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Processor special features9 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	1	2
Embedded options available	Yes	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	No	No
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	No	No
Intel Fast Memory Access	No	No
Intel Flex Memory Access	No	No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	40 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	42915	47925
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 X 45 mm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.2	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	1.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBV4
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio	ADI 1988A
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	181 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	377 mm	444 mm
HeightDiffers	452 mm	427 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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