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Alienware X51 R2 Andromeda vs ASUS CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470

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  • 95specifications compared
  • 37differ
  • 58identical
  • 54known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • X51 R2 Andromeda:Intel® Core™ i7
    • CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • X51 R2 Andromeda:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • X51 R2 Andromeda:i7-4770
    • CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:i5-3470
  • Processor threads
    • X51 R2 Andromeda:8
    • CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • X51 R2 Andromeda:3.9 GHz
    • CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:3.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • X51 R2 Andromeda:3.4 GHz
    • CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • X51 R2 Andromeda:8 MB
    • CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • X51 R2 Andromeda:DMI2
    • CM 6870 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:DMI

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Comparison of X51 R2 Andromeda, 6870
149 specifications
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i73rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-4770i5-3470
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers8 MB6 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i5-3400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellIvy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs84 W77 W
TcaseDiffers72.72 °C67.4 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x41x16, 2x8
Number of QPI linksKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
SteppingKnown for oneC0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3 1333/1600
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
SSD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4600Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one2 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers350 MHz650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1200 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one11.2/12Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x4120x152
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one4.3Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® H77 Express
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers06
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers84
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 8.1Windows 8
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one22 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers7512268316
Processor codeKnown for oneSR149Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 37.5 mm37.5 mm
ScalabilityKnown for one1SUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013DPCG 2011D
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffersNoYes
Keyboard includedDiffersNoYes
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source173 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source420 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source410 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source242 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source550 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source510 mm

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