Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530 vs Lenovo ThinkStation C20

78specifications compared
42differ
36identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkStation C20:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:i3-530
- ThinkStation C20:E5620
Processor cores
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:2
- ThinkStation C20:4
Processor threads
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:4
- ThinkStation C20:8
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:2.93 GHz
- ThinkStation C20:2.4 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:4 MB
- ThinkStation C20:12 MB
Bus type
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:DMI
- ThinkStation C20:QPI
System bus rate
- ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530:2.5 GT/s
- ThinkStation C20:5.86 GT/s

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Comparison of STCB7MH, ThinkStation C20
125 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre STCB7MH PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-530 Model STCB7MH View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation C20 View product
Processor19 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-530	E5620
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.93 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	12 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
FSB Parity	No	No
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	5.86 GT/s
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-500 Desktop Series	Intel Xeon 5600 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Clarkdale	Westmere EP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	73 W	80 W
TcaseDiffers	72.6 °C	77.6 °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)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
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	22	18
SteppingDiffers	C2	B1
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	288 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 800/1066
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.66 GHz
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of processors installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066 MHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Triple-channel
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
ECCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive type	DVD-RW	DVD-RW
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Floppy drive installedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
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 cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5520
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	280 W	800 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Tower
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Professional
Displayidentical
Display included	No	No
Processor special features13 differ
CPU configuration (max)Differs	1	2
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory Access	No	No
Intel Flex Memory Access	No	No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	40 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	46472	47925
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 X 45 mm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.2	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBV4
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	317 mm	130 mm
DepthDiffers	355 mm	444 mm
HeightDiffers	99 mm	427 mm
WeightKnown for one	7.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Professional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADI 1988A

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