Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240 vs HP Z230 SFF

105specifications compared
48differ
57identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Z230 SFF has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240 (4 vs 2). The ASUS M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240 has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the HP Z230 SFF (3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The HP Z230 SFF has 5 MB more processor cache than the ASUS M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240 (8 MB vs 3 MB). Only the ASUS M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240 has DVI port. Only the HP Z230 SFF has embedded options available.

Processor family
- M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:Intel® Core™ i3
- Z230 SFF:Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
Processor model
- M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:i3-3240
- Z230 SFF:E3-1225V3
Processor cores
- M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:2
- Z230 SFF:4
Processor frequency
- M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:3.4 GHz
- Z230 SFF:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:3 MB
- Z230 SFF:8 MB
Bus type
- M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:DMI
- Z230 SFF:QPI
Processor codename
- M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:Ivy Bridge
- Z230 SFF:Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240:55 W
- Z230 SFF:84 W

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Comparison of M11AA-US001Q, Z230 SFF
155 specifications	A ASUS M M11AA-US001Q PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3240 Model M11AA-US001Q View product	B HP Z230 SFF View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3240	E3-1225V3
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Desktop Series	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	55 W	84 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C0
Processor generationKnown for one	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	65.3 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	34	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storageidentical
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2500	Intel® HD Graphics P4600
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x152	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® C226
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	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	1	0
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	350 W	240 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	SFF
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	Windows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Recovery operating systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 8 Pro
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features16 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Secure Key Technology versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
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® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65690	75461
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR14U
ScalabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1S
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2011C	PCG 2013D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	Yes	No
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	Yes	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	337 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	384 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	100 mm
WeightDiffers	7.9 kg	7.2 kg
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	SonicMaster	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	242 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	513 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	480 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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