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ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X vs Lenovo D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB

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Key differences

The ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 1.4 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Lenovo D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB (3.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz). The ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X has 1.3 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB (3.3 GHz vs 2 GHz). The Lenovo D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB has 2.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X (7.2 GT/s vs 5 GT/s). Only the Lenovo D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB has ECC supported by processor. Only the Lenovo D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB has embedded options available.

  • Processor model
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:i7-3960X
    • D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB:E5-2620
  • Processor boost frequency
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:3.9 GHz
    • D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB:2.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:3.3 GHz
    • D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB:2 GHz
  • Bus type
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:DMI
    • D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB:QPI
  • System bus rate
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:5 GT/s
    • D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB:7.2 GT/s
  • Processor codename
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:Sandy Bridge E
    • D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB:Sandy Bridge EP
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:130 W
    • D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB:95 W
  • Tcase
    • CG CG8890-396MK8G PC Intel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme Edition i7-3960X:66.8 °C
    • D30+Nvidia Quadro 600 1GB:77.4 °C

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148 specifications
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7 X-series Extreme EditionIntel® Xeon® E5 Family
Processor modelDiffersi7-3960XE5-2620
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.9 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDiffersDMIQPI
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s7.2 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-3900 Desktop Extreme Edition SeriesIntel Xeon E5-2600
Processor codenameDiffersSandy Bridge ESandy Bridge EP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs130 W95 W
TcaseDiffers66.8 °C77.4 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcex4, x8, x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of processors installedDiffers12
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs3325
SteppingDiffersC1C2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers64 GB750 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs51.2 GB/s42.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffersNoYes
Processor generationKnown for one3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB64 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs4 x 4 GB4 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM16x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2133 MHz1333 MHz
ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers2.12 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersBlu-Ray DVD ComboDVD-RW
Storage mediaDiffersHDD,SSDHDD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityDiffers2 TB1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
RAID supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHCUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 690NVIDIA® Quadro® 600
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers4 GB1 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffersPCWorkstation
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X79 ExpressIntel® C602
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers810
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers900 W1120 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTower
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceActive
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 8Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor special features10 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs12
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 nm
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffersNoYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source46 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers6369664594
ScalabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2S
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.01.0
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)DiffersYesNo
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for oneSR0GWUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers300 mm210 mm
DepthDiffers630 mm602 mm
HeightDiffers530 mm485 mm
WeightDiffers24 kg27.5 kg
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR

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