Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 vs LG T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550

103specifications compared
42differ
61identical
35known 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 T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 (4 vs 2). The LG T30NH.AR3521 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 LG T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 (45 nm vs 32 nm). Only the LG T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has DVI port. Only the LG T30NH.AR3521 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
- T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Q8300
- T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:i3-550
Processor cores
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:4
- T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:2
Processor frequency
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:2.5 GHz
- T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:3.2 GHz
Processor cache type
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:L2
- T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Smart Cache
Bus type
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:FSB
- T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:DMI
Processor lithography
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:45 nm
- T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:32 nm
Processor codename
- CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300:Yorkfield
- T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Clarkdale

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Comparison of CM5540-Q83K77A, T30NH.AR3521
138 specifications	A ASUS CM CM5540-Q83K77A PC Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8300 Model CM5540-Q83K77A View product	B LG T30NH.AR3521 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 Model T30NH.AR3521 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	8 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
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD	Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), microSDHC, miniSD, miniSDHC, MMC, MMC+, MMCmicro, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, MS Pro-HG Duo, SD, xD
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
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® G41	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	250 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
Softwareidentical
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	96 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	404 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	340 mm
WeightDiffers	10.5 kg	7.5 kg
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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