Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300 vs HP Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870

93specifications compared
48differ
45identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:Intel® Core™ i5
- Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:i5-2300
- Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:i7-870
Processor threads
- Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:4
- Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:8
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:3.1 GHz
- Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:3.6 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:2.8 GHz
- Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:2.93 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:6 MB
- Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:8 MB
System bus rate
- Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300:5 GT/s
- Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:2.5 GT/s

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Comparison of X3960-P226HQdb, p6744de
143 specifications	A Acer Aspire X3960-P226HQdb Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300 Model X3960-P226HQdb View product	B HP Pavilion p6744de Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870 Model p6744de View product
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2300	i7-870
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-2300 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-800 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Lynnfield
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	72.7 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	774 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	296 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	28	22
SteppingDiffers	D2	B1
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF, Memory Stick (MS), miniSDHC, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, xD
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® G405	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 440
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	3 GB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	850 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel® H57
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	11	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	220 W	300 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Midi Tower
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffers	Yes	No
Display diagonalKnown for one	54.6 cm (21.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1080 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features17 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52206	41315
Processor codeDiffers	SR00D	SLBJG
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	1.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ALC888S
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	368 mm	414 mm
HeightDiffers	270 mm	387 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
TV tuner typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVB-T
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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