Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Dell 8700 SE vs Dell Mini Tower

128specifications compared
43differ
85identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- 8700 SE:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Mini Tower:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- 8700 SE:i7-4770
- Mini Tower:i7-3770
Bus type
- 8700 SE:DMI2
- Mini Tower:DMI
Processor codename
- 8700 SE:Haswell
- Mini Tower:Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- 8700 SE:84 W
- Mini Tower:77 W
Tcase
- 8700 SE:72.72 °C
- Mini Tower:67.4 °C
PCI Express configurations
- 8700 SE:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
- Mini Tower:1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Processor socket
- 8700 SE:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- Mini Tower:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)

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Comparison of 8700 SE, Mini Tower
177 specifications	A Dell 8700 SE View product	B Dell Mini Tower View product
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i7-4770	i7-3770
Bus typeDiffers	DMI2	DMI
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-4700 Desktop series	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	84 W	77 W
TcaseDiffers	72.72 °C	67.4 °C
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34
SteppingDiffers	C0	E1
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	4 x 8 GB	1 x 4 GB
Non-ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	4.25 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	Blu-Ray DVD Combo	DVD-ROM
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	HDD
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 interfaceDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	256 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Radeon HD 7470
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x412	0x162
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	11.2/12	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	4.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z87	Intel® Q77 Express
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers	3	2
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	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 W
Designidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	Windows 7 Professional
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Office
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	McAfee
Processor special features7 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	75122	65719
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2013D	PCG 2011D
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR149	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one	1S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	185 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	444 mm	417 mm
HeightDiffers	406.8 mm	360 mm
WeightDiffers	13.8 kg	9.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT, CECP, WEEE, JEL, SKE
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Waves MaxxAudio 4	Unknown — not stated by the source

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