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Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 vs Lenovo ThinkStation C20

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  • 73specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 32identical
  • 56known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:Intel® Core™2 Duo
    • ThinkStation C20:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
  • Processor model
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:E7500
    • ThinkStation C20:E5620
  • Processor cores
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2
    • ThinkStation C20:4
  • Processor threads
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2
    • ThinkStation C20:8
  • Processor frequency
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2.93 GHz
    • ThinkStation C20:2.4 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:3 MB
    • ThinkStation C20:12 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:L2
    • ThinkStation C20:Smart Cache
  • Bus type
    • ThinkCentre A70 Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:FSB
    • ThinkStation C20:QPI

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Comparison of A70, ThinkStation C20
129 specifications
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™2 DuoIntel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffersE7500E5620
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers28
Processor frequencyDiffers2.93 GHz2.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB12 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Processor front side busKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffersFSBQPI
Processor lithographyDiffers45 nm32 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core 2 Duo E7000 SeriesIntel Xeon 5600 Series
Processor codenameDiffersWolfdaleWestmere EP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W80 W
TcaseDiffers74.1 °C77.6 °C
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one228 MUnknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one82 mm²Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1118
SteppingDiffersR0B1
ECC supported by processorDiffersNoYes
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.66 GHz
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.86 GT/s
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of processors installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source288 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3 800/1066
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800,1066 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.6 GB/s
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB24 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 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1333 MHz
ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTriple-channel
Storageidentical
Total storage capacityKnown for one320 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffersPCWorkstation
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 5520
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers610
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power requirementsKnown for one110/220 V, 50/60HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supplyDiffers180 W800 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersSFFTower
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
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 features13 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs2Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers3650347925
Processor codeDiffersSLB9ZSLBV4
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 37.5 mm42.5 X 45 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersYesNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 bit
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSE4.2
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersRealtek HDADI 1988A
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers97 mm130 mm
DepthDiffers368 mm444 mm
HeightDiffers333 mm427 mm
WeightKnown for one6.5 kgUnknown — 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
Other featuresidentical
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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