Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Dell Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700 vs Dell Optiplex 980

92specifications compared
42differ
50identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- Optiplex 980:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700:E6700
- Optiplex 980:i7-870
Processor cores
- Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700:2
- Optiplex 980:4
Processor threads
- Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700:2
- Optiplex 980:8
Processor frequency
- Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700:2.66 GHz
- Optiplex 980:2.93 GHz
Processor cache
- Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700:4 MB
- Optiplex 980:8 MB
Processor cache type
- Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700:L2
- Optiplex 980:Smart Cache
Bus type
- Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700:FSB
- Optiplex 980:DMI

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Comparison of 560, Optiplex 980
142 specifications	A Dell Inspiron 560 Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700 Model 560 View product	B Dell Optiplex 980 View product
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	E6700	i7-870
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	2	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	8 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	DMI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	65 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7-800 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Conroe	Lynnfield
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	60.1 °C	72.7 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	291 M	774 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	143 mm²	296 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	10	22
SteppingDiffers	B2	B1
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 GB/s
Processor front side busKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
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, SATA II
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA X4500HD	Not available
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® GMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Q57
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
CD write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
Networkidentical
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Line-outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Power supplyKnown for one	300 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	27251	41315
Processor codeDiffers	SLGUF	SLBJG
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	175.9 mm	187 mm
DepthDiffers	442.2 mm	430.9 mm
HeightDiffers	375.3 mm	408 mm
WeightDiffers	7.9 kg	11.4 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	175.9 x 442.2 x 375.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multimediaidentical
Built-in cameraKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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