Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

ASUS M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 vs MSI 2M Intel Pentium G G3250

135specifications compared
52differ
83identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has 2 more processor cores than the MSI 2M Intel Pentium G G3250 (4 vs 2). The ASUS M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has 2 more processor threads than the MSI 2M Intel Pentium G G3250 (4 vs 2). The ASUS M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has 3 MB more processor cache than the MSI 2M Intel Pentium G G3250 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the MSI 2M Intel Pentium G G3250 has ECC supported by processor. Only the ASUS M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:Intel® Core™ i5
- 2M Intel Pentium G G3250:Intel Pentium G
Processor model
- M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:i5-4460
- 2M Intel Pentium G G3250:G3250
Processor cores
- M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
- 2M Intel Pentium G G3250:2
Processor threads
- M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:4
- 2M Intel Pentium G G3250:2
Processor cache
- M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:6 MB
- 2M Intel Pentium G G3250:3 MB
Processor operating modes
- M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:32-bit, 64-bit
- 2M Intel Pentium G G3250:64-bit
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:84 W
- 2M Intel Pentium G G3250:53 W
Tcase
- M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460:72.72 °C
- 2M Intel Pentium G G3250:72 °C

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Comparison of M31AD-IT011S, 2M
163 specifications	A ASUS M M31AD-IT011S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4460 Model M31AD-IT011S View product	B MSI 2M Intel Pentium G G3250 Model 2M View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel Pentium G
Processor generationKnown for one	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-4460	G3250
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-4400 Desktop series	Intel Pentium G3000 series for Desktop
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	84 W	53 W
TcaseDiffers	72.72 °C	72 °C
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 2 GB
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SDHC, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon R7 240	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.024 GB	1.7 GB
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x412	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Pentium G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers	1	0
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Line-outDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	350 W	300 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Midi Tower	Desktop
Placement supportedDiffers	Vertical	Horizontal/Vertical
Product colourDiffers	Aluminium, Black	Black
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MS Office 2013, Anti-Virus
Processor special features16 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-d, VT-x	VT-x
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	80817	83538
Processor codeDiffers	SR1QK	SR1K7
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2013D	PCG 2013C
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	HD	Realtek ALC887
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	101.7 mm
DepthDiffers	400 mm	392.4 mm
HeightDiffers	360 mm	339.7 mm
WeightDiffers	7.9 kg	7.82 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	242 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	413 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	415 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard includedDiffers	Yes	No

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