Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 vs ASUS CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K

119specifications compared
48differ
71identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:Intel® Core™ i3
- CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:i3-3220
- CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:i7-3770K
Processor cores
- CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:2
- CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:4
Processor threads
- CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:4
- CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:8
Processor frequency
- CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3.3 GHz
- CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:3.5 GHz
Processor cache
- CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3 MB
- CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:55 W
- CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:77 W

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Comparison of 6431-FR025S, 8480-FR012S
144 specifications	A ASUS CM 6431-FR025S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 Model 6431-FR025S View product	B ASUS CG 8480-FR012S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K Model 8480-FR012S View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3220	i7-3770K
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	55 W	77 W
TcaseDiffers	65.3 °C	67.4 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	35
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.03 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD-RW
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD,SSD
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA III
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2500	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x152	0x162
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® Z77 Express
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	6
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	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
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	500 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel Secure Key Technology versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
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
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65693	65523
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR0PL
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2011C	PCG 2011D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	Yes	No
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	216.1 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	543.7 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	480.8 mm
WeightDiffers	7.9 kg	14.4 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	242 mm	330 mm
Package depthDiffers	513 mm	600 mm
Package heightDiffers	480 mm	574 mm

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