Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 vs ASUS CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450

122specifications compared
27differ
95identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
- CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
- CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:i5-3450
Processor threads
- CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
- CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:4
Processor boost frequency
- CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.9 GHz
- CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3.5 GHz
Processor frequency
- CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
- CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
- CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:6 MB
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:34
- CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450:31

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Comparison of CG8270-FR008O, CM6870-US-2AA
148 specifications	A ASUS CG CG8270-FR008O PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model CG8270-FR008O View product	B ASUS CM CM6870-US-2AA PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3450 Model CM6870-US-2AA View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-3770	i5-3450
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series	Intel Core i5-3400 Desktop series
TjunctionKnown for one	105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	34	31
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	12 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MMC+, MMCmicro, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC
Supported HDD interfacesKnown for one	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x162	0x152
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
Microphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Tower	Unknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Softwareidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Office 2010 starter nero 9 Essentials Microsoft Pack Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS AI-SUITE II ASUS AI Manager ASUS My Logo2 ASUS Update ASUS Q-fan ASUS@Vibe ASUS AI Charger ASUS WebStorage ASUS Music Maker
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65719	65511
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	534 mm	420 mm
HeightDiffers	461 mm	410 mm
WeightDiffers	10.8 kg	9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	200 x 534 x 461 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	333 x 600 x 552 mm	242 x 550 x 510 mm
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 W

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