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HP Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770 vs HP Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET

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  • 130specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 86identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:i7-3770
    • Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET:i7-4770
  • Bus type
    • Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:DMI
    • Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET:DMI2
  • Processor codename
    • Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:Ivy Bridge
    • Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET:Haswell
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:77 W
    • Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET:84 W
  • Tcase
    • Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:67.4 °C
    • Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET:72.72 °C
  • PCI Express configurations
    • Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
    • Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
  • Processor socket
    • Pavilion 500-008a Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3770:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)

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Comparison of 500-008a, Z230 Tower Workstation WM649ET
183 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers3rd gen Intel® Core™ i74th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-3770i7-4770
Bus typeDiffersDMIDMI2
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-3700 Desktop seriesIntel Core i7-4700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersIvy BridgeHaswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs77 W84 W
TcaseDiffers67.4 °C72.72 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x81x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
SteppingDiffersE1C0
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
TjunctionKnown for one105 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one34Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 8 GB2 x 4 GB
ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers3 TB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiDVD Super Multi DL
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Total HDDs capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers3 TB1 TB
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMMC, SD, SDXC, SDHC
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4000Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers650 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11.2/12
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x1620x412
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 635Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one2 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR3Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Product typeDiffersPCWorkstation
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel® C226
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Network2 differ
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Not supported
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers45
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
SmartCard slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMicro TowerTower
Number of 5.25" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 8 ProWindows 8.1 Pro
Recovery operating systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7 Professional
Bundled softwareKnown for oneHP Connected Photo HP Support Assistant Cyberlink Power DVDUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-d, VT-x
Processor ARK IDDiffers6571975122
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR149
ScalabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1S
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2011DPCG 2013D
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersNoYes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersDTS Sound+ AudioRealtek ALC221
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers175.5 mm170.4 mm
DepthDiffers389.8 mm442.5 mm
HeightDiffers367.7 mm399.3 mm
WeightKnown for one7.15 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Keyboard includedDiffersYesNo
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one300 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source

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