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ASUS Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570 vs ASUS M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130

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  • 128specifications compared
  • 52differ
  • 76identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130 (4 vs 2). The ASUS M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130 has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570 (3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The ASUS Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570 has 3 MB more processor cache than the ASUS M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the ASUS M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130 has ECC supported by processor. Only the ASUS Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570 has DVI port.

  • Processor family
    • Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570:Intel® Core™ i5
    • M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor generation
    • Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130:4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570:i5-4570
    • M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130:i3-4130
  • Processor cores
    • Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570:4
    • M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130:2
  • Processor frequency
    • Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570:3.2 GHz
    • M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570:6 MB
    • M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130:3 MB
  • Processor lithography
    • Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570:28 nm
    • M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130:22 nm
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Pro Series BM1AE-I5B540W0 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4570:84 W
    • M31AD-I4156M1 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130:65, 54

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Comparison of BM1AE-I5B540W0, M31AD-I4156M1
155 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersi5-4570i3-4130
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB3 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers28 nm22 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4500 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i3-4100 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs84 W65, 54
TcaseDiffers72.72 °C72 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x41x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC supported by processorDiffersNoYes
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB6 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x DIMM
Storageidentical
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMMC, MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, xD
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4600Intel® HD Graphics 4400
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x4120x41E
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q87Intel® H81
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DVI portDiffersYesNo
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopTower
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAnti-Virus Trial Office Trial
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor special features15 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel HD GraphicsDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Insider™DiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers7504377480
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX 2.0
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013DPCG 2013C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.0No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)DiffersYesNo
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — 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
Processor codeKnown for oneSR14EUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHDASonicMaster
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers180 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers398 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers364 mm360 mm
WeightDiffers13.5 kg7.9 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers295 mm242 mm
Package depthDiffers520 mm513 mm
Package heightDiffers490 mm415 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneBSMI, CB, CE, FCC, UL, CCC, Energy Star, EPEAT , CECP, C-TickUnknown — not stated by the source

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