Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home

66specifications compared
20differ
46identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor model
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:524
- ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home:550
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:3.06 GHz
- ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home:3.4 GHz
Processor front side bus
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:533 MHz
- ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home:800 MHz
Tcase
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:67.7 °C
- ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home:72.8 °C
Maximum internal memory
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:2 GB
- ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home:4 GB
Total storage capacity
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:80 GB
- ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home:160 GB
Optical drive type
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:DVD-ROM
- ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home:DVD-RW
Discrete graphics card model
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:MiRage
- ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home:AMD Radeon X600 Pro

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Comparison of A53, ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home
97 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524 Model A53 View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre A51p - Pentium 4 550, 512MB, 160GB, Win XP Home View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor family	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor modelDiffers	524	550
Processor cores	1	1
Processor threadsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.06 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cache	1 MB	1 MB
Processor cache type	L2	L2
Processor front side busDiffers	533 MHz	800 MHz
Bus type	FSB	FSB
FSB Parity	No	No
Processor lithographyKnown for one	90 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Pentium 4 500 Series supporting Hyper-Threading Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Prescott	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	84 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseDiffers	67.7 °C	72.8 °C
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	125 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	112 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	23	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processor	No	No
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Memory1 differ
Internal memory	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	80 GB	160 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD-RW
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Diskette drive memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.44 MB
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	MiRage	AMD Radeon X600 Pro
Video adapter resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048x1536 pixels
Video adapter, busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD read speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SmartCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	280 W	310 W
Designidentical
Chassis type	Tower	Tower
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows XP Professional	Windows XP Home Edition
Bundled softwareDiffers	Adobe Acrobat Reader, Diskeeper Lite from Diskeeper, Google Desktop, Google Toolbar, Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium edition, PC Doctor diagnostics, Picasa, Symantec Client Security (OEM), ThinkVantage Client Security Software, ThinkVantage Productivity Center, ThinkVanta	Lotus SmartSuite Millennium ThinkVantage Client PC Doctor diagnostics ThinkVantage Rescue & Recovery
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Processor special features3 differ
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	No	No
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	No	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI Technology	No	No
Intel Fast Memory Access	No	No
Intel Flex Memory Access	No	No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	No	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	No	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	No	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	27462	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	No	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	ADI 1986 A	SoundMAX Cadenza
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	175 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	440 mm	450 mm
HeightDiffers	402 mm	492 mm
WeightDiffers	10.9 kg	13.5 kg

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