Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770

107specifications compared
50differ
57identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 4 more processor threads than the ASUS CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (8 vs 4). The ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). Only the ASUS CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has Wi-Fi. Only the ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 has DVI port.

Processor family
- CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
Processor cores
- CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:4
Processor threads
- CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:4
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8
Processor frequency
- CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:8 MB
Processor lithography
- CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:32 nm
- CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:22 nm

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Comparison of CM6730-TR004D, CM6870-US-3AD
146 specifications	A ASUS CM CM6730-TR004D PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model CM6730-TR004D View product	B ASUS CM CM6870-US-3AD PC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 Model CM6870-US-3AD View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i7-3770
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	77 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	67.4 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	34
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333,1600 MHz
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	16 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	2 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD	CF, Memory Stick (MS), MicroDrive, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	2	3
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x162
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	Intel, NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	WiFi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Tower	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	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® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	65719
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011D
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Realtek ALC892	HDA
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	172 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	401 mm	420 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	410 mm
WeightDiffers	7.9 kg	9 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	172 x 401 x 360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	241 x 513 x 480 mm	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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