Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197 vs Lenovo ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197

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  • 78specifications compared
  • 35differ
  • 43identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197:Intel® Pentium®
    • ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197:E5500
    • ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197:i5-650
  • Processor threads
    • ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197:2
    • ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197:4
  • Processor frequency
    • ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197:2.8 GHz
    • ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197:2 MB
    • ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197:4 MB
  • Bus type
    • ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197:FSB
    • ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197:DMI
  • Processor lithography
    • ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197:45 nm
    • ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197:32 nm
  • Processor codename
    • ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197:Wolfdale
    • ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197:Clarkdale

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Comparison of ThinkCentre A70 + ThinkVision L197, ThinkStation E20 + ThinkVision L197
126 specifications
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersE5500i5-650
Processor threadsDiffers24
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.46 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers2 MB4 MB
Bus typeDiffersFSBDMI
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers45 nm32 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Pentium E5000 Series for DesktopIntel Core i5-600 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersWolfdaleClarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W73 W
TcaseDiffers74.1 °C72.6 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers228 M382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers82 mm²81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1424
SteppingDiffersR0C2
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3 1066/1333
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21 GB/s
Processor front side busKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1333 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Memory slotsKnown for one2x DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 GB
Total storage capacityKnown for one320 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-RWUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy drive installedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source733 MHz
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel® GMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffersPCWorkstation
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® 3450
Ports & interfacesidentical
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Power supplyDiffers180 W280 W
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
ResolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1440 x 900 pixels
Display resolutionKnown for one1440 x 900 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one1000:1Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one250 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Viewing angle, horizontalKnown for one176°Unknown — not stated by the source
Viewing angle, verticalKnown for one176°Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features11 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)DiffersNoYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers4280043546
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersYesNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Processor codeKnown for oneSLGTJUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHigh Definition AudioRealtek ALC662
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers160 mm175 mm
DepthDiffers355 mm430.8 mm
HeightDiffers392 mm425.2 mm
WeightKnown for one10.5 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source

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