Product comparison · 2 pcs/workstations

TERRA 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 vs TERRA 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550

106specifications compared
37differ
69identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The TERRA 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has 2 more processor threads than the TERRA 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 (4 vs 2). The TERRA 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has 0.27 GHz more processor frequency than the TERRA 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 (3.2 GHz vs 2.93 GHz). The TERRA 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has 1 MB more processor cache than the TERRA 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 (4 MB vs 3 MB). Only the TERRA 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has DVI port. Only the TERRA 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 has Intel Dual Display Capable Technology.

Processor family
- 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:E7500
- 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:i3-550
Processor threads
- 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2
- 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:4
Processor frequency
- 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:2.93 GHz
- 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:3.2 GHz
Processor cache
- 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:3 MB
- 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:4 MB
Processor cache type
- 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:L2
- 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:Smart Cache
Bus type
- 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:FSB
- 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:DMI
Processor lithography
- 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500:45 nm
- 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550:32 nm

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Comparison of 1009168, 1009172
132 specifications	A TERRA 1009168 PC Intel® Core™2 Duo E7500 Model 1009168 View product	B TERRA 1009172 PC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-550 Model 1009172 View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	E7500	i3-550
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.93 GHz	3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	DMI
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 GT/s
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Processor codenameDiffers	Wolfdale	Clarkdale
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	73 W
TcaseDiffers	74.1 °C	72.6 °C
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	228 M	382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	82 mm²	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	11	24
SteppingDiffers	R0	K0
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 GB/s
Processor front side busKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core 2 Duo E7000 Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 GB	2 x 1 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	733 MHz
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	3100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.256 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
Power1 differ
Power requirementsDiffers	230 V, 4 A, 50 Hz	100-240 V, 5-2.5 A, 50-60 Hz
Power supply typeKnown for one	Fortron-Source FSP350-60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	2	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	36503	48505
Processor codeDiffers	SLB9Z	SLBUD
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	EnergyStar, ISO 9001, CE	EnergyStar, CE, ISO 9001
Other features1 differ
MotherboardDiffers	Foxconn G31MXP-K	Intel DH55TC

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