Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 8808 vs Lenovo ThinkCentre M57 9172

103specifications compared
27differ
76identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- ThinkCentre M55 8808:Intel® Pentium® D
- ThinkCentre M57 9172:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor model
- ThinkCentre M55 8808:925
- ThinkCentre M57 9172:E6550
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre M55 8808:3 GHz
- ThinkCentre M57 9172:2.33 GHz
Processor front side bus
- ThinkCentre M55 8808:800 MHz
- ThinkCentre M57 9172:1333 MHz
Processor codename
- ThinkCentre M55 8808:Presler
- ThinkCentre M57 9172:Conroe
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- ThinkCentre M55 8808:95 W
- ThinkCentre M57 9172:65 W
Tcase
- ThinkCentre M55 8808:63.4 °C
- ThinkCentre M57 9172:72 °C
Number of Processing Die Transistors
- ThinkCentre M55 8808:376 M
- ThinkCentre M57 9172:291 M

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Comparison of ThinkCentre M55 8808, ThinkCentre M57 9172
118 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 8808 View product	B Lenovo ThinkCentre M57 9172 View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium® D	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelDiffers	925	E6550
Processor frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	2.33 GHz
Processor front side busDiffers	800 MHz	1333 MHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium D 900 Series	Intel Core 2 Duo E6000 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Presler	Conroe
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	95 W	65 W
TcaseDiffers	63.4 °C	72 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	376 M	291 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	162 mm²	143 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	15	7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	G0
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	80 GB	160 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® GMA 3000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® Q963 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	225 W	280 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	SFF	Desktop
External drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x3.5", 1x5.25"
Internal drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x 3.5"
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows XP Professional	Windows Vista Business
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features4 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	27517	30783
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	No	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLA9X
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	310 mm	331 mm
DepthDiffers	358 mm	412 mm
HeightDiffers	88 mm	108 mm
WeightDiffers	8.5 kg	10.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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