Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs ASUS CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K

127specifications compared
41differ
86identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K:i7-2600K
Processor cores
- BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K:4
Processor threads
- BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:4
- CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K:8
Processor frequency
- BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K:8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:65 W
- CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K:95 W

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Comparison of BM6650-SPVA08, CG8565-ESROG03
157 specifications	A ASUS BM BM6650-SPVA08 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model BM6650-SPVA08 View product	B ASUS CG CG8565-ESROG03 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2600K Model CG8565-ESROG03 View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i7-2600K
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-2600 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	72.6 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	34
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 GHz
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D2
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	12 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	3 x 4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1.5 TB
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 Ti
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1350 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x112
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel® Z68 Express
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Expansion slots2 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers	4	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Midi Tower	Tower
Number of 5.25" baysDiffers	2	5
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
External drive baysKnown for one	2x 3.5", 2x 5.25"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal drive baysKnown for one	2x 3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	PC-cillin 2011 Trail Version Office 2010 starter Nero 9 Essentials Microsoft Pack	PC-cillin 2010 Trail Window Live 4 Office 2010 starter Bing Bar nero 9 Essentials Microsoft Pack Adobe Reader Adobe Flash Player Titanium 3.0 Lucid Virtu Bupdater ArcSoft TMT
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	52214
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	193 mm	388 mm
DepthDiffers	365 mm	760 mm
HeightDiffers	420 mm	645 mm
WeightDiffers	13.5 kg	20 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	193 x 365 x 420 mm	388 x 760 x 645 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	320 x 500 x 595 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	BSMI, CB, CE, FCC, UL, CCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 W

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