Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S vs Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T

102specifications compared
46differ
56identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:Intel® Core™ i5
- ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T:4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:i5-3470S
- ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T:i3-4130T
Processor cores
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:4
- ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T:2
Processor cache
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:6 MB
- ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T:3 MB
Processor operating modes
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:64-bit
- ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T:32-bit, 64-bit
Processor codename
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:Ivy Bridge
- ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T:Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S:65 W
- ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T:35 W

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Comparison of H520g, M73
132 specifications	A Lenovo Essential H520g Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470S Model H520g View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4130T Model M73 View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5	4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-3470S	i3-4130T
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-3400 Desktop series	Intel Core i3-4100 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	35 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	72 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8	2x8
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	29	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not available
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2500	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x152	0x41E
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Mini PC
Optical drive1 differ
Optical drives quantityDiffers	1	0
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Mini PC
VolumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 L
Placement supportedDiffers	Vertical	Horizontal/Vertical
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey, Metallic	Black
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	Windows 7 Professional
Displayidentical
Display includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features13 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	68315	77481
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
ScalabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1S
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX 2.0
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2011C	PCG 2013A
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	182 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	179 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.32 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard includedDiffers	Yes	No
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
Keyboardidentical
Windows keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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