Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650 vs Acer Veriton N260G Atom N280

96specifications compared
44differ
52identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 3 more processor cores than the Acer Veriton N260G Atom N280 (4 vs 1). The Acer Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 2 more processor threads than the Acer Veriton N260G Atom N280 (4 vs 2). The Acer Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 1.34 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer Veriton N260G Atom N280 (3 GHz vs 1.66 GHz). Only the Acer Veriton N260G Atom N280 has on-board graphics card. Only the Acer Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650 has DVI port.

Processor family
- Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- Veriton N260G Atom N280:Intel Atom®
Processor model
- Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650:Q9650
- Veriton N260G Atom N280:N280
Processor cores
- Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650:4
- Veriton N260G Atom N280:1
Processor threads
- Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650:4
- Veriton N260G Atom N280:2
Processor frequency
- Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650:3 GHz
- Veriton N260G Atom N280:1.66 GHz
Processor cache
- Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650:12 MB
- Veriton N260G Atom N280:0.512 MB
Processor front side bus
- Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650:1333 MHz
- Veriton N260G Atom N280:667 MHz
Processor operating modes
- Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650:64-bit
- Veriton N260G Atom N280:32-bit

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Comparison of Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650, Veriton N260G Atom N280
110 specifications	A Acer Veriton M67WS Core 2 Quad Q9650 View product	B Acer Veriton N260G Atom N280 View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel Atom®
Processor modelDiffers	Q9650	N280
Processor coresDiffers	4	1
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	1.66 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	0.512 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	1333 MHz	667 MHz
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 Series for Desktop	Intel Atom N200 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Yorkfield	Diamondville
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	2.5 W
TcaseKnown for one	71.4 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	820 M	47 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	214 mm²	26 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	10
SteppingDiffers	E0	C0
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 °C
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 2 GB	2 x 1 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.28 TB	160 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, SD, xD
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 1800	Intel® GMA 4500M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.768 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	2.0 channels
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	6
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	65 W
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Trial softwareDiffers	-Microsoft Office 2007 (Ready) Service Pack	-Acer Client Manager.
Bundled softwareDiffers	-Acer Empowering Technology -Intel vPro & Active Management Technology 5.0 (Intel AMT 5.0) Cyberlink PowerDVD -NTI Media Maker -Veriton ControlCenter (QuickMigration, PowerSaver, SmartBoot, HelpDesk) -Acer Security Suite + Wave EMBASSY Trust Suite -Intel Matrix Storage Manager 8.5 -Adobe Reader	-Veriton ControlCenter (Acer eSettings Management, Acer eLock Management), -Acer Security Suite, -Acer PowerSaver, -Acer QuickMigration, -Acer Smartboot, -Acer Veriton HelpDesk, -Acer eRecovery Management, -Adobe Reader.
Processor special features9 differ
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Differs	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	35428	41411
Processor codeDiffers	SLB8W	SLGL9
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	22 x 22 mm
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	180 mm	36 mm
DepthDiffers	352 mm	192 mm
HeightDiffers	440 mm	192 mm

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