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HP Z220 Convertible Minitower vs HP Z230 Tower

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  • 128specifications compared
  • 42differ
  • 86identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Z220 Convertible Minitower:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Z230 Tower:Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
  • Processor model
    • Z220 Convertible Minitower:i7-3770
    • Z230 Tower:E3-1225V3
  • Processor threads
    • Z220 Convertible Minitower:8
    • Z230 Tower:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Z220 Convertible Minitower:3.9 GHz
    • Z230 Tower:3.6 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Z220 Convertible Minitower:3.4 GHz
    • Z230 Tower:3.2 GHz
  • Bus type
    • Z220 Convertible Minitower:DMI
    • Z230 Tower:QPI
  • Processor codename
    • Z220 Convertible Minitower:Ivy Bridge
    • Z230 Tower:Haswell
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Z220 Convertible Minitower:77 W
    • Z230 Tower:84 W

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Comparison of Z220 Convertible Minitower, Z230 Tower
159 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
Processor modelDiffersi7-3770E3-1225V3
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDiffersDMIQPI
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-3700 Desktop seriesIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3
Processor codenameDiffersIvy BridgeHaswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs77 W84 W
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
ECC supported by processorDiffersNoYes
Processor generationKnown for one3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one67.4 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one105 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one34Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 8 GB2 x 2 GB
ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB500 GB
HDD interfaceDiffersSATA IIISATA
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® Quadro® K600Not available
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4000Intel® HD Graphics P4600
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers650 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1200 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one1 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one0x162Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C216Intel® C226
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers56
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Expansion slots3 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers32
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Number of 5.25" baysDiffers32
Number of 2.5" baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersNoYes
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 TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® Insider™DiffersYesNo
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)DiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers6571975461
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR14U
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® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Conflict-Free processorDiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers178 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers455 mm442 mm
HeightDiffers447 mm399 mm
WeightDiffers10.4 kg8.8 kg
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHDAUnknown — not stated by the source

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