Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Acer Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 vs Acer Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870

96specifications compared
36differ
60identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Intel® Core™ i3
- Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Intel® Core™ i3
- Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:i3-540
- Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:i7-870
Processor cores
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:2
- Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:4
Processor threads
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:4
- Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:3.06 GHz
- Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:2.93 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:4 MB
- Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:8 MB
Processor lithography
- Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:32 nm
- Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870:45 nm

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Comparison of X5950, X680G
111 specifications	A Acer Aspire X5950 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 Model X5950 View product	B Acer Veriton X680G Intel® Core™ i7 i7-870 Model X680G View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-540	i7-870
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.06 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	8 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-800 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Lynnfield
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	72.7 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	774 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	296 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	23	22
SteppingDiffers	C2	B1
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GHz
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA II
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 5570	AMD Radeon HD 5450
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1 GB	0.512 GB
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	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	733 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H57 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	11	10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	220 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	SFF
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46473	41315
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBJG
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	102 mm
DepthDiffers	371 mm	397 mm
HeightDiffers	265 mm	267 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Small Business

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