Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920 vs Lenovo ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504

87specifications compared
40differ
47identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920:Intel® Core™ i7
- ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920:i7-920
- ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:E5504
Processor threads
- Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920:8
- ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920:2.66 GHz
- ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:2 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920:8 MB
- ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:4 MB
Processor codename
- Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920:Bloomfield
- ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:Nehalem EP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920:130 W
- ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:80 W
Tcase
- Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920:67.9 °C
- ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504:76 °C

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Comparison of M7721-8W75, SNF17IX
130 specifications	A Acer Aspire M7721-8W75 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-920 Model M7721-8W75 View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation SNF17IX workstation Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence E5504 Model SNF17IX View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i7-920	E5504
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	4 MB
Processor front side busKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-900 Desktop Series	Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Bloomfield	Nehalem EP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	130 W	80 W
TcaseDiffers	67.9 °C	76 °C
Number of QPI linksDiffers	1	2
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	731 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	263 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	15
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	C0	D0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	24 GB	144 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 800/1066	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DP
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	12 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	3 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD-RW
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA II	SATA
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	Black
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows XP Professional
Trial softwareKnown for one	- Microsoft Office 2007 Trial (Microsoft Works)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	- Acer eRecovery Management - Acer Arcade Deluxe - McAfee Internet Security Suite 2009 Trial - Adobe Reader - Nero 9 Essentials - Oberon GameZone - eSobi - MyWinLocker	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features10 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	1	2
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	37147	40711
Processor codeDiffers	SLBCH	SLBF9
Processor package sizeDiffers	42.5 x 45.0 mm	42.5 x 45 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
Audio system direct 3D soundKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio systemKnown for one	Dolby	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	441.5 mm	602 mm
HeightDiffers	367 mm	478 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote control includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, BSMI, CCC, ETL, Nemko	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
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240V, 50/60Hz

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