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ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X vs ASUS CM CM6830-G21GA8A PC Intel Pentium G G2120

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  • 107specifications compared
  • 53differ
  • 54identical
  • 25known 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 CM6830-G21GA8A 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 CM6830-G21GA8A 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 CM6830-G21GA8A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 (3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). Only the ASUS CM CM6830-G21GA8A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 has ECC supported by processor. Only the ASUS CM CM6830-G21GA8A PC Intel Pentium G G2120 has on-board graphics card.

  • Processor model
    • i7-3960X
    • G2120
  • Processor cores
    • 6
    • 2
  • Processor threads
    • 12
    • 2
  • Processor frequency
    • 3.3 GHz
    • 3.1 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 15 MB
    • 3 MB
  • Processor lithography
    • 32 nm
    • 22 nm
  • Processor operating modes
    • 64-bit
    • 32-bit, 64-bit
  • Processor codename
    • Sandy Bridge E
    • Ivy Bridge

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CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X

Model CG8890-396MK8G

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CM CM6830-G21GA8A PC Intel Pentium G G2120

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Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme EditionIntel Pentium G
Processor modelDiffersi7-3960XG2120
Processor coresDiffers62
Processor threadsDiffers122
Processor frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers15 MB3 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm22 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers64-bit32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-3900 Desktop Extreme Edition SeriesIntel Pentium G2000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffersSandy Bridge EIvy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs130 W55 W
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs3331
SteppingDiffersC1P0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs51.2 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffersNoYes
Processor generationKnown for one3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.9 GHz
TcaseKnown for one66.8 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one40
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2133 MHz1333 MHz
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one4 x 4 GB
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.12 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersBlu-Ray DVD ComboDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaDiffersHDD,SSDHDD
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one0
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB0 GB
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 690Not available
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersNot availableIntel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one3
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one1050 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X79 ExpressIntel® H61
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers900 W350 W
Processor special features12 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one0.00
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers6369665527
Processor package sizeDiffers52.5 x 45.0 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationKnown for onePCG 2011C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.0No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)DiffersYesNo
Conflict-Free processorDiffersNoYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one1.00
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one1.00
Processor codeKnown for oneSR0GW
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers300 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers630 mm420 mm
HeightDiffers530 mm410 mm
WeightDiffers24 kg9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one242 mm
Package depthKnown for one550 mm
Package heightKnown for one510 mm

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