Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 vs ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770

119specifications compared
31differ
88identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 4 more processor threads than the ASUS CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 (8 vs 4). The ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 0.4 GHz more processor boost frequency than the ASUS CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 (3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz). The ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 0.3 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 (3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). Only the ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has embedded options available. Only the ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology.

Processor family
- CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:Intel® Core™ i5
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:i5-3450
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
Processor threads
- CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:4
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
Processor boost frequency
- CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3.5 GHz
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.9 GHz
Processor frequency
- CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3.1 GHz
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:6 MB
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:31
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:34

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Comparison of 6431-US-2AA, CM6870-US-3AD
143 specifications	A ASUS CM 6431-US-2AA Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 Model 6431-US-2AA View product	B ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model CM6870-US-3AD View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-3450	i7-3770
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-3400 Desktop series	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	31	34
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 °C
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	1x SO-DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2500	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x152	0x162
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	6.1 channels	7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	3.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone connectivityKnown for one	3.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for one	Tower	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65511	65719
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	400 mm	420 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	410 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 W
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDA

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