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Acer Altos G330MK2 vs Acer Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD)

82specifications compared
46differ
36identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Altos G330MK2:Intel® Pentium®
- Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD):Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor model
- Altos G330MK2:E2180
- Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD):E5504
Processor cores
- Altos G330MK2:2
- Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD):4
Processor cache
- Altos G330MK2:1 MB
- Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD):4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Altos G330MK2:65 W
- Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD):80 W
Processor cache type
- Altos G330MK2:L2
- Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD):Smart Cache
Bus type
- Altos G330MK2:FSB
- Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD):QPI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Altos G330MK2:10
- Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD):15

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Comparison of Altos G330MK2, Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD)
107 specifications	A Acer Altos G330MK2 View product	B Acer Altos G540 M2 (3.5" HDD)View product
Processor20 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffers	E2180	E5504
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor cacheDiffers	1 MB	4 MB
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 5520
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Triple
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	80 W
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 GT/s
Bus typeDiffers	FSB	QPI
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	10	15
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 GB
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.2 GB/s
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeDiffers	SLA8Y	SLBF9
Processor codenameDiffers	Conroe	Nehalem EP
Processor lithographyDiffers	65 nm	45 nm
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42.5 x 45 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium E2000 Series for Desktop	Intel Xeon 5500 Series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor system typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DP
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
SteppingDiffers	M0	D0
TcaseDiffers	73.3 °C	76 °C
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	105 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	77 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	6 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 x 2 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4x DIMM	12x DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	96 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	0 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Hot-swapDiffers	Yes	No
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ehernet	2 x Gigabit Ehernet
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Tower (5U)
Processor special features5 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	31733	40711
Power2 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportDiffers	No	Yes
Power supplyDiffers	350 W	600 W
Certificates2 differ
SafetyDiffers	UL/cUL, Nemko CB/ GS,CE, CCC	UL, Nemko GS, CB
Electromagnetic immunityDiffers	FCC, CE, BSMI, CCC	FCC Class A, BSMI, CCC, CE
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	185.9 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	479.7 mm	650 mm
HeightDiffers	424.6 mm	432 mm
WeightDiffers	13.4 kg	32 kg
Other featuresidentical
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard & Enterprise Edition (x86), -Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard & Enterprise Edition (EM64T), -Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard & Enterprise Edition (x86), -Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard & Enterprise Edition (EM64T), -Red Hat Enterprise Linu
Softwareidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition, -Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, -Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition, -Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, -Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition, -Microsoft Windows Small Bu	Unknown — not stated by the source

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