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Lenovo ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre A55

86specifications compared
24differ
62identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:Intel® Pentium® 4
- ThinkCentre A55:Intel® Pentium® D
Processor model
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:524
- ThinkCentre A55:915
Processor cores
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:1
- ThinkCentre A55:2
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:3.06 GHz
- ThinkCentre A55:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:1 MB
- ThinkCentre A55:4 MB
Processor front side bus
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:533 MHz
- ThinkCentre A55:800 MHz
Processor lithography
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:90 nm
- ThinkCentre A55:65 nm
Processor codename
- ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524:Prescott
- ThinkCentre A55:Presler

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Comparison of A53, ThinkCentre A55
90 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre A53 Intel® Pentium® 4 524 Model A53 View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre A55 View product
Processor14 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Pentium® D
Processor modelDiffers	524	915
Processor coresDiffers	1	2
Processor threads	2	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.06 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	1 MB	4 MB
Processor cache type	L2	L2
Processor front side busDiffers	533 MHz	800 MHz
Bus type	FSB	FSB
FSB Parity	No	No
Processor lithographyDiffers	90 nm	65 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium 4 500 Series supporting Hyper-Threading Technology	Intel Pentium D 900 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Prescott	Presler
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	84 W	95 W
TcaseDiffers	67.7 °C	63.4 °C
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	125 M	376 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	112 mm²	162 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	23	14
ECC supported by processor	No	No
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 slots	2x DIMM	2x DIMM
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	80 GB	160 GB
Optical drive type	DVD-ROM	DVD-ROM
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
HDD speed	7200 RPM	7200 RPM
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	MiRage	Intel® GMA 3000
Performanceidentical
Product type	PC	PC
Optical driveidentical
CD read speed	48x	48x
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
DVD read speed	16x	16x
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
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 quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Poweridentical
Power supply	280 W	280 W
Designidentical
Chassis type	Tower	Tower
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM
Software1 differ
Operating system installed	Windows XP Professional	Windows XP Professional
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	Adobe Acrobat Reader, Diskeeper Lite from Diskeeper, Google Desktop, Google Toolbar, Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium edition, PC Doctor diagnostics, Picasa - Google, Symantec Client Security (OEM), ThinkVantage Client Security Software, ThinkVantage Productivity Center, T
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	No	No
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
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
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	27462	27515
Processor package sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	No	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
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
Audioidentical
Audio system	ADI 1986 A	ADI 1986 A
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	175 mm	175 mm
Depth	440 mm	440 mm
Height	402 mm	402 mm
WeightDiffers	10.9 kg	11 kg

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