Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

HP Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation vs Lenovo IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700

130specifications compared
21differ
109identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 has 8 GB more internal memory than the HP Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation (16 GB vs 8 GB). The HP Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation has 48 GB more maximum internal memory than the Lenovo IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 (64 GB vs 16 GB). The HP Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation has 2 x DIMM more memory slots than the Lenovo IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 (4x DIMM vs 2x DIMM). Only the HP Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation has DVI port. Memory layout (slots x size): 2 x 4 GB on the HP Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation, 2 x 8 GB on the Lenovo IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700.

Internal memory
- Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation:8 GB
- IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:16 GB
Maximum internal memory
- Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation:64 GB
- IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)
- Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation:2 x 4 GB
- IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2 x 8 GB
Memory slots
- Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation:4x DIMM
- IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2x DIMM
Total storage capacity
- Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation:1 TB
- IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2.12 TB
Optical drive type
- Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation:DVD Super Multi
- IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:DVD±RW
Storage media
- Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation:HDD
- IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:HDD+SSD
HDD capacity
- Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation:1 TB
- IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700:2 TB

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Comparison of Z240, 300
163 specifications	A HP Z240 Small Form Factor Workstation Model Z240 View product	B Lenovo IdeaCentre 300 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700 Model 300 View product
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 4 GB	2 x 8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	2x DIMM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	2.12 TB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD±RW
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, MMC+, MS PRO, Memory Stick (MS), SD, SDHC, SDXC
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Workstation	PC
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® C236	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	8	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Mini Tower
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical
Liquid cooling systemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 10 Home
Recovery operating systemKnown for one	Windows 10 Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	338 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	381 mm	410 mm
HeightDiffers	100 mm	355 mm
WeightDiffers	5.7 kg	7.1 kg
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for one	240 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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