Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650

111specifications compared
45differ
66identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 (3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The Lenovo ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 has 1 MB more processor cache than the ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 MB vs 3 MB). The ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has 2.5 GT/s more system bus rate than the Lenovo ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 (5 GT/s vs 2.5 GT/s). Only the ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has card reader integrated. Only the ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has DVI port.

Processor family
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:i5-650
Processor frequency
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:4 MB
System bus rate
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:5 GT/s
- ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:2.5 GT/s
Processor codename
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Sandy Bridge
- ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:65 W
- ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650:73 W

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Comparison of CM6650-ITCH12, M90i
154 specifications	A ASUS CM CM6650-ITCH12 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model CM6650-ITCH12 View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre M90i Intel® Core™ i5 i5-650 Model M90i View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i5-650
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.46 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i5-600 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	73 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	72.6 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	382 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	24
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	3 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-RW
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 6470	Not available
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	733 MHz
Graphics card familyDiffers	ATI, Intel	Intel
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	1 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel® Q57
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Ports & interfaces5 differ
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
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	240 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	SFF
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
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 5.25", 1 x 3.5"
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 3.5"
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32-bit
Processor special features13 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
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
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	43546
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	317 mm
DepthDiffers	420 mm	355 mm
HeightDiffers	410 mm	99 mm
WeightKnown for one	11.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Other featuresidentical
Security featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TPM 1.2
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Professional
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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