Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K vs HP Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240

110specifications compared
39differ
71identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:Intel® Core™ i7
- Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:i7-3770K
- Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:i3-3240
Processor cores
- CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:4
- Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:2
Processor threads
- CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:8
- Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:4
Processor frequency
- CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:3.5 GHz
- Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:8 MB
- Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:3 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K:77 W
- Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:55 W

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Comparison of CG8480-BN005S, 500-001a
144 specifications	A ASUS CG CG8480-BN005S PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770K Model CG8480-BN005S View product	B HP Pavilion 500-001a Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240 Model 500-001a View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i7-3770K	i3-3240
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.9 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	77 W	55 W
TcaseDiffers	67.4 °C	65.3 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8	1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	35	34
SteppingKnown for one	E1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 4 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.06 TB	1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	DVD±RW
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD,SSD	HDD
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	1 TB
SSD capacityKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, RS-MMC, SD, SDHC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 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
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z77 Express	Intel® H61
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features7 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Secure KeyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65523	65690
Processor codeKnown for one	SR0PL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2011D	PCG 2011C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	216.1 mm	175.5 mm
DepthDiffers	543.7 mm	389.8 mm
HeightDiffers	480.8 mm	367.7 mm
WeightDiffers	14.4 kg	7.15 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	330 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	600 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	574 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	No	Yes
Keyboard includedDiffers	No	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 W
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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