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Dell OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 vs Dell Optiplex 980

94specifications compared
41differ
53identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- Optiplex 980:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:E7500
- Optiplex 980:i7-870
Processor cores
- OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2
- Optiplex 980:4
Processor threads
- OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2
- Optiplex 980:8
Processor cache
- OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:3 MB
- Optiplex 980:8 MB
Processor cache type
- OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:L2
- Optiplex 980:Smart Cache
Bus type
- OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:FSB
- Optiplex 980:DMI
Processor codename
- OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:Wolfdale
- Optiplex 980:Lynnfield

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Comparison of 780, Optiplex 980
133 specifications	A Dell OptiPlex 780 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 Model 780 View product	B Dell Optiplex 980 View product
Processor16 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	E7500	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 cacheDiffers	3 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 seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Duo E7000 Series	Intel Core i7-800 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Wolfdale	Lynnfield
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	74.1 °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	228 M	774 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	82 mm²	296 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	11	22
SteppingDiffers	R0	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
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x DIMM
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
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD-RW
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	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 integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA 4500	Not available
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® GMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q45	Intel® Q57
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Power supplyKnown for one	255 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
Software1 differ
Operating system architectureDiffers	32-bit	64-bit
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features9 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	2	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	36503	41315
Processor codeDiffers	SLB9Z	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 & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	408 mm	430.9 mm
HeightDiffers	433 mm	408 mm
WeightDiffers	11.7 kg	11.4 kg
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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