Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

HP Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 vs HP Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400

130specifications compared
38differ
92identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Intel® Core™ i3
- Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400:Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor model
- Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:i3-540
- Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400:Q8400
Processor cores
- Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:2
- Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400:4
Processor frequency
- Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:3.06 GHz
- Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400:2.66 GHz
Processor cache type
- Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:L3
- Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400:L2
Bus type
- Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:DMI
- Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400:FSB
Processor lithography
- Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:32 nm
- Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400:45 nm
Processor codename
- Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540:Clarkdale
- Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400:Yorkfield

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Comparison of p6505uk, p6520ch
149 specifications	A HP Pavilion p6505uk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-540 Model p6505uk View product	B HP Pavilion p6520ch Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8400 Model p6520ch View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-540	Q8400
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.06 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	FSB
System bus rateKnown for one	2.5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Yorkfield
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	71.4 °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
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	456 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	164 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	23	8
SteppingDiffers	C2	R0
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 clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	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	1333 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® G210
Number of discrete graphics cardsDiffers	0	1
On-board graphics card familyDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® GMA
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® GMA X4500HD
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
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.512 GB
Performance2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H57	Intel® G43
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Processor special features8 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
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 VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46473	38512
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLGT6

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