Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre A52 8298 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 8810

105specifications compared
31differ
74identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkCentre A52 8298:Intel® Pentium® D
- ThinkCentre M55 8810:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor model
- ThinkCentre A52 8298:820
- ThinkCentre M55 8810:E6300
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre A52 8298:2.8 GHz
- ThinkCentre M55 8810:1.86 GHz
Processor front side bus
- ThinkCentre A52 8298:800 MHz
- ThinkCentre M55 8810:1066 MHz
Processor lithography
- ThinkCentre A52 8298:90 nm
- ThinkCentre M55 8810:65 nm
Processor codename
- ThinkCentre A52 8298:Smithfield
- ThinkCentre M55 8810:Conroe
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- ThinkCentre A52 8298:95 W
- ThinkCentre M55 8810:65 W
Tcase
- ThinkCentre A52 8298:64.1 °C
- ThinkCentre M55 8810:61.4 °C

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Comparison of ThinkCentre A52 8298, ThinkCentre M55 8810
124 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre A52 8298 View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 8810 View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelDiffers	820	E6300
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	1.86 GHz
Processor front side busDiffers	800 MHz	1066 MHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	90 nm	65 nm
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Pentium D 800 Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Smithfield	Conroe
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	64.1 °C	61.4 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	230 M	167 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	206 mm²	111 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	14	7
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	1.25 - 1.40 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	R0
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	0.5 GB	1 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 0.5 GB	1 x 1 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	667 MHz
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	160 GB	250 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-ROM	DVD-RW
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA 950	Intel® GMA 3000
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Q965 Express
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	48x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	32x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Power1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	110 - 220 V	120 - 230 V
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Desktop
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	IBM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	32 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	27512	27248
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLGW2
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	310 mm	350 mm
DepthDiffers	358 mm	385 mm
HeightDiffers	85 mm	108 mm
WeightDiffers	8.5 kg	10 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Professional
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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