Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100

110specifications compared
37differ
73identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:i3-550
- ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:i3-2100
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:3.2 GHz
- ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3.1 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:4 MB
- ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:3 MB
System bus rate
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:2.5 GT/s
- ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:5 GT/s
Processor codename
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Clarkdale
- ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:73 W
- ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:35, 65
Tcase
- ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:72.6 °C
- ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100:69.1 °C

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Comparison of A85, SZND8GE
136 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre A85 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 Model A85 View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre SZND8GE PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2100 Model SZND8GE View product
Processor13 differ
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i3-550	i3-2100
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Sandy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	35, 65
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	69.1 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	382 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	81 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	24	31
SteppingDiffers	K0	Q0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi DL
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	733 MHz	850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x102
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Q65 Express
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking topologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers	2	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	280 W	320 W
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features8 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	48505	53422
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBUD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.2	AVX
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	High Definition Audio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	404.5 mm	442 mm
HeightDiffers	97 mm	414 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GREENGUARD
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Professional

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