Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700 vs Acer Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540

85specifications compared
31differ
54identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700:Intel® Pentium®
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700:E5700
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:i3-540
Processor threads
- Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700:2
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700:3 GHz
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:3.06 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700:2 MB
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:4 MB
Bus type
- Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700:FSB
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:DMI
Processor lithography
- Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700:45 nm
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:32 nm
Processor codename
- Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700:Wolfdale
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Clarkdale

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Comparison of X3910, X5950
128 specifications	A Acer Aspire X3910 Intel® Pentium® E5700 Model X3910 View product	B Acer Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 Model X5950 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	E5700	i3-540
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	3.06 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Processor front side busKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	DMI
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Wolfdale	Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	73 W
TcaseDiffers	74.1 °C	72.6 °C
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	228 M	382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	82 mm²	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	15	23
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	R0	C2
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 GT/s
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 GB/s
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.5 TB	1 TB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	0.512 GB	1 GB
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Radeon HD 5570
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	733 MHz
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H57 Express
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Softwareidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	42801	46473
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source

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