Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 vs Lenovo Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T

101specifications compared
40differ
61identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
- Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
- Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T:i3-3240T
Processor cores
- CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:4
- Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T:2
Processor threads
- CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
- Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T:4
Processor frequency
- CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
- Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T:2.9 GHz
Processor cache
- CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
- Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T:3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:77 W
- Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T:35 W

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Comparison of CG8270-NR041S, H520e
139 specifications	A ASUS CG CG8270-NR041S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model CG8270-NR041S View product	B Lenovo Essential H520e Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240T Model H520e View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i7-3770	i3-3240T
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.9 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	3 MB
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	77 W	35 W
TcaseDiffers	67.4 °C	65 °C
TjunctionKnown for one	105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8	2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	34	29
SteppingKnown for one	E1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	12 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	4x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 4 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD-RW
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), MiniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), PSVita, RS-MMC, SD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MMC+, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 650	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x162	0x152
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel HM77 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Mini Tower
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features13 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Secure Key Technology versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Secure KeyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65719	66168
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2011D	PCG 2011A
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HDA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	200 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	534 mm	355.4 mm
HeightDiffers	461 mm	355 mm
WeightDiffers	10.8 kg	5 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	333 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	600 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	552 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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