Intel OEM: Acer MPN: PT.SG5E1.028

Intel Core Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 530 Windows 7 Home Basic Mini Tower PC Black

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Depth
402 mm
Max case temperature (Tcase)
72.6 °C
Wi-Fi
N
Width
180 mm
Height
379 mm
Weight
5800 g
Bus type
DMI
DVI port
N
64-bit support
Y
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Overview

The Acer Aspire M3970 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-2300 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 530 Windows 7 Home Basic Mini Tower PC Black features Intel Core i5 processor, 4 cores, up to 3.1 GHz boost and 2 GB of video memory. Full verified specifications are listed below.

Compatibility

Socket LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Memory type DDR3 Interface PCIe 2.0 TDP 95 W PSU wattage 300 W
  • Pairs with CPUs using the LGA 1155 (Socket H2) socket.
  • Requires DDR3 memory — not interchangeable with other generations.
  • Draws up to 95 W — size your cooling and PSU headroom accordingly.

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Technical Specifications

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Depth
402 mm
Max case temperature (Tcase)
72.6 °C
Wi-Fi
No
Width
180 mm
Height
379 mm
Weight
5800 g
Bus type
DMI
DVI port
No
64-bit support
Yes
Platform
PC
Stepping
D2
Spindle speed
5400 rpm
FSB Parity
No
Idle power states
Yes
LightScribe
No
Chassis type
Mini Tower
Ethernet LAN
Yes
Capacity
500 GB
Memory slots
4x DIMM
Power supply
300
Product type
PC
Drive interface
SATA
Microphone input
Yes
Mouse included
Yes
Processor code
SR00D
Colour
Black
Capacity
4 GB
Memory channels
Dual-channel
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Cache
6 MB
Cores
4
Model
i5-2300
Bus speed
5 GT/s
Display included
No
Intel ARK ID
52206
Processor line
Intel Core i5
Processor series
Intel Core i5-2300 Desktop series
Socket
LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Headphone outputs
1
Keyboard included
Yes
Mac compatible
Yes
Threads
4
Cabling technology
10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Intel® Insider™
Yes
Memory clock
1333 MHz
Optical drive type
DVD Super Multi
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Execute Disable (NX)
Yes
HDMI ports
1
Chipset
Intel H67
Networking features
Gigabit Ethernet
PS/2 ports
0
Clock speed
2.8 GHz
Graphics card family
Intel,NVIDIA
Intel FDI Technology
Yes
Memory type
DDR3-SDRAM
Cache level
Smart Cache
Generation
Intel Core i5-2xxx
Process node
32 nm
Serial ports
0
Card reader
Yes
Integrated graphics
Yes
CPU brand
Intel
Processor package size
37.5 x 37.5
Storage
500 GB
USB 2.0 ports
10
CPU configuration (max)
1
Conflict-free minerals
No
Ethernet LAN data rates
10,100,1000
Max memory
16 GB
Parallel ports
0
Intel Fast Memory Access
Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access
Yes
Number of HDDs installed
1
Intel Enhanced Halt State
Yes
On-board graphics card ID
0x102
PCI Express slots version
2.0
Boost clock
3.1 GHz
CPU operating modes
64-bit
ECC memory support
No
Long-term availability
No
Ethernet ports
1
FireWire ports
0
Operating system
Windows 7 Home Basic
Instruction sets
AVX
TDP
95 W
VGA ports
1
Dedicated GPU model
NVIDIA GeForce GT 530
Intel Clear Video Technology
No
Intel Demand Based Switching
No
Integrated GPU model
Intel HD Graphics 2000
VRAM
2 GB
Discrete graphics memory type
GDDR3
On-board graphics card family
Intel HD Graphics
OS architecture
64-bit
Intel Rapid Storage Technology
No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology
2.0
Number of processors installed
1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
28
Thermal monitoring
Yes
Trusted Execution (TXT)
No
SpeedStep power scaling
Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology
Yes
PCIe lanes
16
Memory types supported by processor
DDR3-SDRAM
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology
Yes
On-board graphics card base frequency
850
Virtualization (VT-x)
Yes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)
No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)
No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)
No
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
1066,1333
Intel Identity Protection Technology version
1.00
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)
Yes
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
21
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
32
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)
1100
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
0
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)
2
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)
Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)
Yes
Directed I/O virtualization (VT-d)
No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)
No
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