Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

HP 500B MT + U6578A vs Lenovo ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100

79specifications compared
38differ
41identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has 2 more processor threads than the HP 500B MT + U6578A (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has 0.3 GHz more processor frequency than the HP 500B MT + U6578A (3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). The Lenovo ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has 1 MB more processor cache than the HP 500B MT + U6578A (3 MB vs 2 MB). Only the Lenovo ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has card reader integrated. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

Processor family
- 500B MT + U6578A:Intel® Pentium®
- ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- 500B MT + U6578A:E5500
- ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
Processor threads
- 500B MT + U6578A:2
- ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:4
Processor frequency
- 500B MT + U6578A:2.8 GHz
- ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- 500B MT + U6578A:2 MB
- ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3 MB
Bus type
- 500B MT + U6578A:FSB
- ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:DMI
Processor lithography
- 500B MT + U6578A:45 nm
- ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:32 nm
Processor codename
- 500B MT + U6578A:Wolfdale
- ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Sandy Bridge

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Comparison of 500B MT + U6578A, E30
122 specifications	A HP 500B MT + U6578A View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation E30 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 Model E30 View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	E5500	i3-2100
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	3 MB
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	DMI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Wolfdale	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	35, 65
TcaseDiffers	74.1 °C	69.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	14	31
SteppingDiffers	R0	Q0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
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	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	228 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	82 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	4x DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storage1 differ
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
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Total storage capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x102
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA 4500M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® C206
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	300 W	280 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Micro Tower	Tower
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features11 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	42800	53422
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AVX
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	SLGTJ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	166 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	428 mm	431 mm
HeightDiffers	384 mm	425 mm
WeightDiffers	10.2 kg	11.2 kg
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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