Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550

112specifications compared
39differ
73identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:i3-550
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:4 MB
System bus rate
- ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:5 GT/s
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:2.5 GT/s
Processor codename
- ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Sandy Bridge
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:65 W
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:73 W
Tcase
- ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:69.1 °C
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:72.6 °C

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Comparison of 71, A85
142 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model 71 View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 Model A85 View product
Processor13 differ
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i3-550
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	73 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	72.6 °C
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	24
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	382 M
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 mm²
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	K0
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	1 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD-RW
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA II	SATA
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	733 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
BD interface typeKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	180 W	280 W
Designidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	48505
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBUD
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	HD	High Definition Audio
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	355 mm	404.5 mm
HeightDiffers	392 mm	97 mm
WeightKnown for one	7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab

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