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ASUS CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 vs ASUS CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770

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  • 112specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 74identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 (4 vs 2). The ASUS CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 4 more processor threads than the ASUS CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 (8 vs 4). The ASUS CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). Only the ASUS CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220 has ECC supported by processor. Only the ASUS CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology.

  • Processor family
    • CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:Intel® Core™ i3
    • CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:i3-3220
    • CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
  • Processor cores
    • CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:2
    • CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:4
  • Processor threads
    • CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:4
    • CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
  • Processor frequency
    • CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3.3 GHz
    • CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:3 MB
    • CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • CM 6730-US003S Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3220:55 W
    • CM CM6870-US012S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:77 W

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Comparison of 6730-US003S, CM6870-US012S
151 specifications
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers3rd gen Intel® Core™ i33rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-3220i7-3770
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB8 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-3200 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs55 W77 W
TcaseDiffers65.3 °C67.4 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x81x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs3334
ECC supported by processorDiffersYesNo
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.9 GHz
TjunctionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source105 °C
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE1
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers6 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 2 + 1 x 4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers2x DIMM4x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one1333 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD Super MultiUnknown — 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
HDD interfaceDiffersSATA IIISATA
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHCUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy drive installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 2500Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x1520x162
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelIntel, NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel® H77 Express
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Line-outKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone connectivityKnown for one3.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone connectivityKnown for one3.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Cooling typeKnown for oneActiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVertical
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 8
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features9 differ
Intel Secure Key Technology versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Secure KeyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers6569365719
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2011CPCG 2011D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersYesNo
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22 nm
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.00
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers400 mm420 mm
HeightDiffers360 mm410 mm
WeightDiffers7.9 kg9 kg
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC/DC
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source242 x 550 x 510 mm
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab

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