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

87specifications compared
33differ
54identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkCentre A70:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:i3-530
- ThinkCentre A70:E5500
Processor threads
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:4
- ThinkCentre A70:2
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:2.93 GHz
- ThinkCentre A70:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:4 MB
- ThinkCentre A70:2 MB
Bus type
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:DMI
- ThinkCentre A70:FSB
Processor lithography
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:32 nm
- ThinkCentre A70:45 nm
Processor codename
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:Clarkdale
- ThinkCentre A70:Wolfdale

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Comparison of STCB7MH, ThinkCentre A70
129 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530 Model STCB7MH View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-530	E5500
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.93 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	FSB
System bus rateKnown for one	2.5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Pentium E5000 Series for Desktop
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Wolfdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	74.1 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	228 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	82 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	22	14
SteppingDiffers	C2	R0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3 1066/1333	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	21 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	1 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	733 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® GMA X4500
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Q41
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio inputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	280 W	180 W
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110/220 V, 50/60Hz
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	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	Kensington
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 5.25"
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 3.5"
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor special features7 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	36 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46472	42800
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLGTJ
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	317 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	355 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	99 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	7.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek HD
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, EMC, FCC, VCCI, ICES-003, C-Tick, KCC, CE

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