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| Product | ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-3AB (Core i7 3770 3.4 GHz : none.) | Origin Chronos (February 2012) | ASUS CM Series CM6870 (Core i7 3770 : none.) | Asus Essentio CM6870 | Dell XPS One 27 (Windows 8) |
| Price | $1,493.56 | $1,199.00 | $849.00 | $1,634.60 | MSRP: $2,099.00 |
| CNET editors' rating | Info unavailable | 4 stars | Info unavailable | 3 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 5 stars | 4.5 stars | 0 stars | 0.5 stars | 2.5 stars |
| Release date | Info unavailable | February 1, 2012 | Info unavailable | April 29, 2012 | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | Info unavailable | The Origin Chronos shows the strength of small boutique vendors with a fast, affordable, and compact little desktop that I can recommend to any PC gamer. | Info unavailable | Intel's new CPUs are the most compelling feature in this new Asus Essentio CM6870 desktop. Otherwise, it's just another midtower. | Updated with a touch screen, a new stand, and up-to-date components, the Dell XPS One 27 leads the inaugural class of
Windows 8 PCs. |
| Product Description | - 3rd Gen Core i7 ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-3AB i7-3770 3.4 GHz - Monitor : none. | Chronos (February 2012) - 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz Origin Chronos i3-2100 | - 3rd Gen Core i7 ASUS CM Series CM6870 i7-3770 - Monitor : none. | - 2nd Gen Core i7 ASUS Essentio CM6870-US-3AD i7-3770 3.4 GHz - Monitor : none. | - 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s 3.5 GHz 27 in |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable |
| Type | Personal computer | Personal computer | Personal computer | Personal computer | Info unavailable |
| Product Form Factor | Tower | Tower | Tower | Tower | Info unavailable |
| Processor | 3rd Gen Core i7 1 x Intel 3 i7-3770 / 3.4 GHz ( Quad-Core ) | Intel 2nd Gen Core i5 4.7 GHz ( Quad-Core ) 1 2 i3-2100 | 3rd Gen Core i7 1 x Intel 3 i7-3770 ( Quad-Core ) | Intel 2nd Gen Core i7 1 3 i7-3770 / 3.4 GHz ( 3.9 GHz ) ( Quad-Core ) | Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3450s / 3.5 GHz |
| RAM | 16 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 | 8 GB 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - Non-ECC - 1600 MHz - PC3-12800 | 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz | 16 GB (installed) / 16 GB (max) - DDR3 SDRAM - 1600 MHz | 6 GB DDR3 SDRAM |
| Storage Controller | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-600 ) ; Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-600 ) ; Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-600 ) ; Serial ATA ( Serial ATA-300 ) | Info unavailable |
| Hard Drive | 1 x HDD 2 TB - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 750 GB 1 x HDD - Serial ATA-600 - Serial ATA | 1 x HDD 1 TB - Serial ATA-300 - Serial ATA | 1 x HDD 2 TB - Serial ATA-300 | 1 TB |
| Hard Drive (3rd) | None | None | None | None | Info unavailable |
| Optical Storage | DVD±RW | DVD±RW (±R DL) | DVD-RW | DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM | 8X Slot Load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-R Drive) |
| Monitor | none. | Info unavailable | none. | none. | 27 in |
| Graphics Controller | Intel HD Graphics 4000 Dynamic Video Memory Technology | nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express x16 | PCI Express x16 - NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 620 | nVidia GeForce GT 640M 2GB GDDR5 |
| Audio Output | Integrated - 7.1 channel surround | Integrated - 7.1 channel surround | Integrated - 7.1 channel surround | Integrated - 7.1 channel surround | Info unavailable |
| Networking | Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g | Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet | Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g | Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g | Info unavailable |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | Windows 8 | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition | Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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| MSRP: $2,099.00 See manufacturer website for availability. |