Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor vs Lenovo ThinkStation S10 + 2GB

79specifications compared
33differ
46identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor has 2 more processor cores than the Lenovo ThinkStation S10 + 2GB (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor has 2 more processor threads than the Lenovo ThinkStation S10 + 2GB (4 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkStation S10 + 2GB has 0.6 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor (3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor has display included. Only the Lenovo ThinkStation S10 + 2GB has embedded options available.

Processor family
- ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor:Intel® Core™2 Quad
- ThinkStation S10 + 2GB:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor model
- ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor:Q6600
- ThinkStation S10 + 2GB:E8400
Processor cores
- ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor:4
- ThinkStation S10 + 2GB:2
Processor threads
- ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor:4
- ThinkStation S10 + 2GB:2
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor:2.4 GHz
- ThinkStation S10 + 2GB:3 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor:8 MB
- ThinkStation S10 + 2GB:6 MB
Processor front side bus
- ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor:1066 MHz
- ThinkStation S10 + 2GB:1333 MHz
Processor lithography
- ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor:65 nm
- ThinkStation S10 + 2GB:45 nm

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Comparison of ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor, ThinkStation S10 + 2GB
97 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre A57 + 17" monitor View product	B Lenovo ThinkStation S10 + 2GB View product
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Quad	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelDiffers	Q6600	E8400
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	6 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	1066 MHz	1333 MHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	65 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6000 Series	Intel Core 2 Duo E8000 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Kentsfield	Wolfdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95, 105	65 W
TcaseDiffers	B3=62.2; G0=71	72.4 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	582 M	410 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	286 mm²	107 mm²
Processor core voltage (AC)Known for one	0.85 - 1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	G0	E0
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Total storage capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 GB
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA 3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not available
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 GB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quadro FX 370
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	PC	Workstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X38 Express
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power2 differ
Power supplyDiffers	280 W	650 W
Power supply input voltageDiffers	110 - 220 V	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display includedDiffers	Yes	No
Display diagonalKnown for one	43.2 cm (17")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	29765	33910
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLB9J
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Realtek ALC662	ADI 1988 A
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	440 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	402 mm	478 mm
WeightDiffers	11 kg	16.3 kg

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