Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2 vs ASUS CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X

85specifications compared
48differ
37identical
70known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2 (6 vs 4). The ASUS CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 8 more processor threads than the Acer Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2 (12 vs 4). The ASUS CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 1.5 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2 (3.3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz). Only the Acer Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2 has ECC supported by processor. Only the Acer Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2 has DVI port.

Processor model
- Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2:E5-2603V2
- CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:i7-3960X
Processor cores
- Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2:4
- CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:6
Processor threads
- Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2:4
- CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:12
Processor frequency
- Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2:1.8 GHz
- CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:3.3 GHz
Processor cache
- Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2:10 MB
- CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:15 MB
Bus type
- Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2:QPI
- CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:DMI
System bus rate
- Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2:6.4 GT/s
- CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:5 GT/s
Processor lithography
- Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2:22 nm
- CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:32 nm

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Comparison of P530, CG8890-AU001S
155 specifications	A Acer Veriton P530 Intel® Xeon® E5 Family E5-2603V2 Model P530 View product	B ASUS CG CG8890-AU001S PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X Model CG8890-AU001S View product
Processor18 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E5 Family	Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	E5-2603V2	i7-3960X
Processor coresDiffers	4	6
Processor threadsDiffers	4	12
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	10 MB	15 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	DMI
FSB ParityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
System bus rateDiffers	6.4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2	Intel Core i7-3900 Desktop Extreme Edition Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge E
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	130 W
TcaseDiffers	71 °C	66.8 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	40	40
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
Number of processors installed	1	1
Processor socket	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C1
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	768 GB	64 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	42.6 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	x4, x8, x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slotsDiffers	8x DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory channels	Quad-channel	Quad-channel
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	3.25 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD,SSD
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA III
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), MiniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, RS-MMC, SD, SDHC
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® Quadro® K4000	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 690
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product type	PC	PC
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® X79 Express
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	6
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown 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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply	900 W	900 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	100 - 220 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Product colour	Black	Black
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 8
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features11 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	2	1
Embedded options available	No	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Flex Memory Access	No	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
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)	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	76157	63696
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR0GW
Processor package sizeDiffers	52.5 x 45 mm	52.5 x 45.0 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
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® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	46 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one	2S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	193 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	530 mm	630 mm
HeightDiffers	424 mm	530 mm
WeightDiffers	18.1 kg	24 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	776 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	673 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	482 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Mouse included	No	No
Keyboard includedDiffers	Yes	No
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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