Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Dell OptiPlex 980 MT vs HP Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600

87specifications compared
47differ
40identical
54known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell OptiPlex 980 MT has 2 more processor threads than the HP Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 (4 vs 2). The Dell OptiPlex 980 MT has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the HP Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 (3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). The HP Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 has 33 nm more processor lithography than the Dell OptiPlex 980 MT (65 nm vs 32 nm). Only the HP Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 has card reader integrated. Only the Dell OptiPlex 980 MT has on-board graphics card.

Processor family
- OptiPlex 980 MT:Intel® Core™ i5
- Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor model
- OptiPlex 980 MT:i5-650
- Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600:E6600
Processor threads
- OptiPlex 980 MT:4
- Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600:2
Processor frequency
- OptiPlex 980 MT:3.2 GHz
- Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600:2.4 GHz
Processor cache type
- OptiPlex 980 MT:Smart Cache
- Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600:L2
Bus type
- OptiPlex 980 MT:DMI
- Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600:FSB
Processor lithography
- OptiPlex 980 MT:32 nm
- Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600:65 nm
Processor codename
- OptiPlex 980 MT:Clarkdale
- Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600:Conroe

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Comparison of OptiPlex 980 MT, s5550nl-m
141 specifications	A Dell OptiPlex 980 MT View product	B HP Pavilion s5550nl-m Intel® Core™2 Duo E6600 Model s5550nl-m View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-650	E6600
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.46 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	FSB
System bus rateKnown for one	2.5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	65 nm
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i5-600 Desktop Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Conroe
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	60.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	291 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	143 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	24	9
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	C2	B2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3 1066/1333	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	21 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	3 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 2 GB	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA II	SATA
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel X4500	NVIDIA® GeForce® G210
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	733 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.791 GB
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	12	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100-240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyKnown for one	305 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini Tower	Micro Tower
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffers	No	Yes
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54.6 cm (21.5")
Display resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000:1
Display brightnessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 cd/m²
Viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170°
Viewing angle, verticalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160°
Processor special features11 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
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
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	36 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43546	27250
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SL9S8
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	187 mm	112 mm
DepthDiffers	437.9 mm	389 mm
HeightDiffers	401 mm	308 mm
WeightDiffers	11.4 kg	6.89 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	ENERGY STAR 5.0, EPEAT Gold, CECP, TCO 05, WEEE, CES, Japan Green PC, FEMP, South Korea Eco-label, EU RoHS, China RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Drive baysKnown for one	3x 3.5", 2x 5.25"	Unknown — not stated by the source

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