Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 vs ASUS CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120

99specifications compared
45differ
54identical
36known 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 CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The ASUS CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 (3.3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz). The ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 has 1 MB more processor cache than the ASUS CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 MB vs 3 MB). Only the ASUS CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has embedded options available. Only the ASUS CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

Processor family
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Q8300
- CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
Processor cores
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:4
- CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
Processor frequency
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:2.5 GHz
- CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
Processor cache
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:4 MB
- CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
Processor cache type
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:L2
- CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Smart Cache
Bus type
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:FSB
- CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:DMI
Processor lithography
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:45 nm
- CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:32 nm

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Comparison of CM5540-Q83K77A, CP6230-212YB0E
135 specifications	A ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 Model CM5540-Q83K77A View product	B ASUS CP CP6230-212YB0E PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model CP6230-212YB0E View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	Q8300	i3-2120
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	DMI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000 Series	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Yorkfield	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	71.4 °C	69.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 + AM2/2+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	7.5	33
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3 1066/1333
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
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	456 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	164 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	R0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® 405
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
On-board graphics card familyDiffers	Intel® GMA	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA X4500	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
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	850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x102
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	Intel, NVIDIA
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® H61
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	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	200 W
Processor special features13 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
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
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	39107	53426
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AVX
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	SLGUR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	112 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	279 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	366 mm
WeightKnown for one	10.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Premium	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HDA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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