Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X vs ASUS CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120

106specifications compared
56differ
50identical
26known 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 CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 (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 CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 (12 vs 2). The ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 (3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). Only the ASUS CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 has ECC supported by processor. Only the ASUS CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 has on-board graphics card.

Processor model
- CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:i7-3960X
- CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120:G2120
Processor cores
- CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:6
- CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120:2
Processor threads
- CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:12
- CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120:2
Processor frequency
- CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:3.3 GHz
- CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:15 MB
- CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120:3 MB
Processor lithography
- CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:32 nm
- CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120:22 nm
Processor operating modes
- CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:64-bit
- CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120:32-bit, 64-bit
Processor codename
- CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:Sandy Bridge E
- CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120:Ivy Bridge

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Comparison of CG8890-396MK8G, CM6730-G21K70A
132 specifications	A ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X Model CG8890-396MK8G View product	B ASUS CM CM6730-G21K70A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 Model CM6730-G21K70A View product
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition	Intel Pentium G
Processor generationKnown for one	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i7-3960X	G2120
Processor coresDiffers	6	2
Processor threadsDiffers	12	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.9 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	15 MB	3 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-3900 Desktop Extreme Edition Series	Intel Pentium G2000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge E	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	130 W	55 W
TcaseKnown for one	66.8 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	40	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	31
SteppingDiffers	C1	P0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	4 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	2133 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Storage6 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	2.12 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	DVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD,SSD	HDD
HDD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	0 GB
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 690	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1050 MHz
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® X79 Express	Intel® H61
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	900 W	350 W
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	No
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features12 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	63696	65527
Processor codeKnown for one	SR0GW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers	52.5 x 45.0 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Differs	Yes	No
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	300 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	630 mm	400 mm
HeightDiffers	530 mm	360 mm
WeightDiffers	24 kg	7.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	242 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	513 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 mm

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