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ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X vs ASUS CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645

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  • 54differ
  • 54identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 4 more processor cores than the ASUS CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645 (6 vs 2). The ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 10 more processor threads than the ASUS CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645 (12 vs 2). The ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645 (3.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz). Only the ASUS CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645 has on-board graphics card. Only the ASUS CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645 has DVI port.

  • Processor model
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:i7-3960X
    • CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645:G645
  • Processor cores
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:6
    • CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645:2
  • Processor threads
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:12
    • CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645:2
  • Processor frequency
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:3.3 GHz
    • CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645:2.9 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:15 MB
    • CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645:3 MB
  • Processor codename
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:Sandy Bridge E
    • CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645:Sandy Bridge
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:130 W
    • CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645:65 W
  • Tcase
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:66.8 °C
    • CM CM6431R-645AA8E PC Intel® Pentium® G645:69.1 °C

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130 specifications
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme EditionIntel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffersi7-3960XG645
Processor coresDiffers62
Processor threadsDiffers122
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.9 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz2.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers15 MB3 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-3900 Desktop Extreme Edition SeriesIntel Pentium G600 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffersSandy Bridge ESandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs130 W65 W
TcaseDiffers66.8 °C69.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one40Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs3329
SteppingDiffersC1Q0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs51.2 GB/s17 GB/s
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one4 x 4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2133 MHz1333 MHz
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
Storage6 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.12 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersBlu-Ray DVD ComboDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDD,SSDHDD
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB0 GB
Compatible memory cardsDiffersCF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHCMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 690NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffersNot availableIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1100 MHz
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X79 ExpressIntel® H61
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers60
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI portDiffersNoYes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers900 W350 W
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Red
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features13 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers6369669116
Processor codeDiffersSR0GWSR0RS
Processor package sizeDiffers52.5 x 45.0 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.0No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers300 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers630 mm400 mm
HeightDiffers530 mm360 mm
WeightKnown for one24 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source242 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source513 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source480 mm

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