Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

HP Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 vs HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF

132specifications compared
48differ
84identical
48known for one product only

Key differences

The HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF has 2 more processor cores than the HP Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 (4 vs 2). The HP Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 has 0.5 GHz more processor frequency than the HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF (3.7 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF has 3 MB more processor cache than the HP Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the HP Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 has ECC supported by processor. Only the HP Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 has card reader integrated.

Processor family
- Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:Intel® Core™ i3
- ProDesk 400 G3 SFF:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- ProDesk 400 G3 SFF:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:i3-6100
- ProDesk 400 G3 SFF:i5-6500
Processor cores
- Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:2
- ProDesk 400 G3 SFF:4
Processor frequency
- Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:3.7 GHz
- ProDesk 400 G3 SFF:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:3 MB
- ProDesk 400 G3 SFF:6 MB
Processor cache type
- Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:L3
- ProDesk 400 G3 SFF:Smart Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100:51 W
- ProDesk 400 G3 SFF:65 W

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Comparison of 550-231na, ProDesk 400 G3 SFF
180 specifications	A HP Pavilion 550-231na Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100 Model 550-231na View product	B HP ProDesk 400 G3 SFF View product
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6100	i5-6500
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
FSB ParityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-6100 series	Intel Core i5-6500 Desktop series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	51 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	65 °C	71 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
SteppingDiffers	S0	R0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	2133,1333,1600,1866 MHz
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 GHz
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 4 GB	1 x 4 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, SDXC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.7 GB	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x1912	1912
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H110
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	SFF
Placement supportedKnown for one	Vertical	Unknown — not stated by the source
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Blue	Black
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Windows 7 Professional
Recovery operating systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Pro
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	No	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	90729	88184
Processor codeDiffers	SR2HG	SR2BX
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, SSE4.1
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °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 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3050 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 4570 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	165.1 mm	95 mm
DepthDiffers	375 mm	299.5 mm
HeightDiffers	363.9 mm	270 mm
WeightDiffers	7.15 kg	4.43 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	499 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	240 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	520 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	9.7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BD interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Small Business

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