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Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530

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  • 86specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 50identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:Intel® Core™2 Duo
    • ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:E7500
    • ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:i3-530
  • Processor threads
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2
    • ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:4
  • Processor cache
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:3 MB
    • ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:4 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:L2
    • ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:Smart Cache
  • Bus type
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:FSB
    • ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:DMI
  • Processor lithography
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:45 nm
    • ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:32 nm
  • Processor codename
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:Wolfdale
    • ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:Clarkdale

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131 specifications
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™2 DuoIntel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersE7500i3-530
Processor threadsDiffers24
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB4 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffersFSBDMI
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers45 nm32 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core 2 Duo E7000 SeriesIntel Core i3-500 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersWolfdaleClarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W73 W
TcaseDiffers74.1 °C72.6 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers228 M382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers82 mm²81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1122
SteppingDiffersR0C2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3 1066/1333
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21 GB/s
Processor front side busKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x 2 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB500 GB
Card reader integratedDiffersNoYes
Floppy drive installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source733 MHz
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
Serial ports quantityDiffers10
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers180 W280 W
Power requirementsKnown for one110/220 V, 50/60HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
External drive baysKnown for one1x 5.25"Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal drive baysKnown for one1x 3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one32-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs2Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)DiffersNoYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers3650346472
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersYesNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneSLB9ZUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers97 mm317 mm
DepthDiffers368 mm355 mm
HeightDiffers333 mm99 mm
WeightDiffers6.5 kg7.5 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEnterprise, Professional
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneRealtek HDUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-15.2 - 10668 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3/802.3u/802.3abUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS, EMC, FCC, VCCI, ICES-003, C-Tick, KCC, CEUnknown — not stated by the source

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