Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300 vs Alienware Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T

114specifications compared
51differ
63identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300:6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T:4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300:i3-6300
- Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T:i3-4170T
Processor frequency
- Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300:3.8 GHz
- Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300:4 MB
- Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T:3 MB
Processor cache type
- Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300:Smart Cache
- Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T:L3
Bus type
- Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300:DMI3
- Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T:DMI2
System bus rate
- Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300:8 GT/s
- Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T:5 GT/s
Processor lithography
- Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300:14 nm
- Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T:22 nm

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Comparison of VX2640G-MI68, Steam
163 specifications	A Acer Veriton VX2640G-MI68 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6300 Model VX2640G-MI68 View product	B Alienware Steam Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4170T Model Steam View product
Processor20 differ
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6300	i3-4170T
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L3
Bus typeDiffers	DMI3	DMI2
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-6300 Desktop series	Intel Core i3-4100 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	47, 51	35 W
TcaseDiffers	65 °C	66.4 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	2x8, 1x8+2x4, 1x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
SteppingDiffers	S0	C0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory voltage supported by processorDiffers	1.35 V	1.5 V
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3L-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Storage3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	No
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
HDD sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX GPU
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.74 GB	16 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	12.0	11.1
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	1912	0x41E
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	4.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Mini PC
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H110	Intel® H81
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Ports & interfaces7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	2
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	0
Microphone inDiffers	Yes	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	220 W	130 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Desktop
Placement supportedDiffers	Horizontal/Vertical	Horizontal
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Steam OS
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Recovery operating systemKnown for one	Windows 10 Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	90731	81209
Processor codeDiffers	SR2HA	SR1TC
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2015C	PCG 2013A
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-15.2 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-15.2 - 10668 m
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	200 mm
DepthDiffers	354 mm	200 mm
HeightDiffers	265 mm	55 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.81 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	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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