Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 vs LG A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100

104specifications compared
46differ
58identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 has 2 more processor cores than the LG A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (4 vs 2). The LG A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has 0.6 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 (3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz). The ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 has 1 MB more processor cache than the LG A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 (4 MB vs 3 MB). Only the LG A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology. Only the LG A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has Intel FDI Technology.

Processor family
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Q8300
- A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
Processor cores
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:4
- A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2
Processor frequency
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:2.5 GHz
- A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:4 MB
- A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3 MB
Processor cache type
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:L2
- A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Smart Cache
Bus type
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:FSB
- A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:DMI
Processor lithography
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:45 nm
- A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:32 nm

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Comparison of CM5540-Q83K77A, A50PH.AJ2103
145 specifications	A ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 Model CM5540-Q83K77A View product	B LG A50PH.AJ2103 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 Model A50PH.AJ2103 View product
Processor15 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	i3-2100
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	3.1 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	35, 65
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	31
SteppingDiffers	R0	Q0
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-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
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
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	3 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 1 + 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
Storage2 differ
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD	MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), microSDHC, miniSD, MMC, MMC+, MMCmicro, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, MS Pro-HG Duo, SDHC, xD
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 430
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® H67
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 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
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	270 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Designidentical
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Processor special features12 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	53422
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	96 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	411 mm
WeightDiffers	10.5 kg	8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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