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ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs Dell OptiPlex 990

111specifications compared
39differ
72identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell OptiPlex 990 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The Dell OptiPlex 990 has 4 more processor threads than the ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (8 vs 4). The Dell OptiPlex 990 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). Only the ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has DVI port. Only the Dell OptiPlex 990 has Intel Trusted Execution Technology.

Processor family
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- OptiPlex 990:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- OptiPlex 990:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- OptiPlex 990:i7-2600
Processor cores
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- OptiPlex 990:4
Processor threads
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:4
- OptiPlex 990:8
Processor frequency
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- OptiPlex 990:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- OptiPlex 990:8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:65 W
- OptiPlex 990:95 W

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Comparison of CM6650-ITCH12, OptiPlex 990
147 specifications	A ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model CM6650-ITCH12 View product	B Dell OptiPlex 990 View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i7-2600
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-2600 Desktop Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	72.6 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	34
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D2
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-RW
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA, SATA II
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 6470	Not available
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1350 MHz
Graphics card familyDiffers	ATI, Intel	Intel
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel® Q67 Express
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	3.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone connectivityKnown for one	3.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	250 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features5 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	52213
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR00B
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	102 mm
DepthDiffers	420 mm	410 mm
HeightDiffers	410 mm	360 mm
WeightDiffers	11.5 kg	7.56 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard includedDiffers	Yes	No
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CECP, TCO 05, WEEE
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR
Other featuresidentical
Security featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TPM

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