Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 vs ASUS CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550

110specifications compared
41differ
69identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 (4 vs 2). The ASUS CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 (3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz). The ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 has 13 nm more processor lithography than the ASUS CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 (45 nm vs 32 nm). Only the ASUS CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has DVI port. Only the ASUS CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

Processor family
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Q8300
- CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:i3-550
Processor cores
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:4
- CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:2
Processor frequency
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:2.5 GHz
- CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:3.2 GHz
Processor cache type
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:L2
- CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Smart Cache
Bus type
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:FSB
- CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:DMI
Processor lithography
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:45 nm
- CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:32 nm
Processor codename
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Yorkfield
- CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Clarkdale

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Comparison of CM5540-Q83K77A, CM5575-I55YB0A
136 specifications	A ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 Model CM5540-Q83K77A View product	B ASUS CM CM5575-I55YB0A PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 Model CM5575-I55YB0A View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	Q8300	i3-550
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	DMI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000 Series	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Yorkfield	Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	73 W
TcaseDiffers	71.4 °C	72.6 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 + AM2/2+	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	456 M	382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	164 mm²	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	7.5	24
SteppingDiffers	R0	K0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 GB/s
Processor front side busKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA II	SATA
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD	CF, MicroDrive, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SDHC
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card familyDiffers	Intel® GMA	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA X4500	Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	733 MHz
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® H55
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	No
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	2	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	39107	48505
Processor codeDiffers	SLGUR	SLBUD
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes

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