Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Alienware Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K vs HP Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240

118specifications compared
67differ
51identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:Intel® Core™ i7 X-series
- Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240:Intel Pentium G
Processor model
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:i7-5820K
- Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240:G3240
Processor cores
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:6
- Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240:2
Processor threads
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:12
- Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240:2
Processor frequency
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:3.3 GHz
- Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:15 MB
- Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240:3 MB
Bus type
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:QPI
- Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240:DMI
System bus rate
- Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K:0 GT/s
- Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240:5 GT/s

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Comparison of Area-51, 500-321cn
173 specifications	A Alienware Area-51 Intel® Core™ i7 X-series i7-5820K Model Area-51 View product	B HP Pavilion 500-321cn Intel Pentium G G3240 Model 500-321cn View product
Processor20 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7 X-series	Intel Pentium G
Processor generationKnown for one	5th gen Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i7-5820K	G3240
Processor coresDiffers	6	2
Processor threadsDiffers	12	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	15 MB	3 MB
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	DMI
System bus rateDiffers	0 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-5800 Desktop Series	Intel Pentium G3000 series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffers	Haswell E	Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	140 W	54, 53
TcaseDiffers	66.8 °C	72 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	28	16
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR4 1333/1600/2133	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600,2133 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	68 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C0
Memory7 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	4 x 4 GB	1 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	2133 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.12 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-ROM
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	HDD
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	mSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MMC+, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC, SDIO, SDXC	Memory Stick (MS), MS PRO, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 705
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	1 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.024 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X99	Intel® H87
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	850 W	180 W
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Micro Tower
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Softwareidentical
Operating system languageKnown for one	Multilingual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features11 differ
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	82932	80796
Processor codeDiffers	SR20S	SR1K6
Processor package sizeDiffers	52.5 x 45.0 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2013C
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Creative Sound Core 3D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-15.24 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-15.24 - 10668 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	639 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	272.7 mm	389 mm
HeightDiffers	570 mm	367 mm
WeightDiffers	28 kg	7.15 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	No	Yes
Keyboard includedDiffers	No	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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