Aspire Z3-605-UR22

by Acer

2/5

$900.00

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DX4870-UB2C

by Gateway

3.5/5

$550.00

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C540 Touch (Model 57317016)

by Lenovo

4/5

$719.00

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PX35t-A2210

by Toshiba

4/5

$930.00

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Pros
  • Comfortable mouse and keyboard
  • Slim, space-saving design
  • Quick startup
  • Affordable price tag
  • Respectable benchmark performance
  • Expansion opportunities
  • 8GB of memory
  • Very good productivity benchmark scores
  • Great keyboard
  • Attractive design
  • Good performance
  • Four USB 3.0 ports
Cons
  • Weak performance
  • Oversaturated display
  • Poor price/performance ratio
  • Relies on integrated graphics
  • Poor gaming performance
  • Mediocre (and nonwireless) PS/2 mouse and keyboard
  • Weak integrated graphics
  • Display recessed deep behind bezel
  • Screen coloration slightly off
  • Uncomfortably angular mouse
At A Glance

Acer's Aspire Z3-605-UR22 is an attractive machine, but its performance leaves us wanting.

The Gateway DX4870-UB2C is an old-school midtower desktop that delivers respectable productivity performance and lots of storage for an appealing price.

Lenovo's C540 Touch isn't the sexiest all-in-one we've seen, but it is an exceptional value at just $719 (as of 8/30/13)

The Toshiba PX35t-A2210 is a relatively powerful all-in-one desktop machine. While it is more expensive than the rest of this field, it delivers the performance and features to back up its price tag.

Specs

Processor

Processor type Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i5 - 3330 Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3120M
Processor speed 1900.0  MHz 3000.0  MHz 340.0  MHz 2500.0  MHz
Number of Cores 2.0 4.0 2.0 2.0

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Memory

Memory size 4.0  MB 8.0  MB 8.0  MB 6.0  MB
Memory type DDR3 DDR3 DDR3 DDR3
Memory speed 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz 1600.0  MHz

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Display

Display size 23.0  inches   23.0  inches 23.0  inches
Included monitor All-in-One   All-in-One All-in-One
Touchscreen Yes No Multitouch Multitouch
Resolution 1920 x 1080  pixels   1920 x 1080  pixels 1920 x 1080  pixels

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Graphics

Graphics Type Integrated Integrated Integrated Integrated
Primary Graphics Chipset Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD 2500 Intel HD 2500 Intel HD graphics 4000
Number of Graphic Cards included     1.0  
Video Memory Type     DDR3  

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Storage

Drive 1 size 1000.0  GB 1000.0  GB 1000.0  GB 1000.0  GB
Drive 1 type Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive Hard Disk Drive
Drive 1 speed 7200.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM 7200.0  RPM

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Ports and Connections

Available Interfaces USB 2.0|USB 3.0| Audio - Microphone In (1/8|HDMI|Line Out 1/8|PS/2 - Keyboard|PS/2 - Mouse|USB 2.0|USB 3.0|VGA| HDMI|Line Out 1/8|USB 2.0| HDMI|USB 2.0|USB 3.0|
Ethernet Type 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps 10/100/1000 Mbps
Wireless connection 802.11a|802.11b|802.11g|802.11n|Bluetooth| 802.11n|Bluetooth| 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n| 802.11b|802.11g|802.11n|Bluetooth|

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Dimensions

Width 22.5  inches 5.0  inches 23.12  inches 21.7  inches
Depth 2.0  inches 15.5  inches 4.21  inches 1.92  inches
Height 17.5  inches 14.0  inches 18.85  inches 15.4  inches
Weight     18.9  pounds 18.0  pounds

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Optical Drive

Included Drives DVD Drive| DVD Drive| DVD Drive| DVD Drive|

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Included Software

Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 8 Home Microsoft Windows 8 Home

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Other Features

Devices Built-In Webcam|Wireless Keyboard|Wireless Mouse| Keyboard|Mouse| Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Keyboard|Mouse| Built-In Microphone|Built-In Webcam|Wireless Keyboard|Wireless Mouse|

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Case

Chassis style All-in-One Tower (Midsize) All-in-One All-in-One

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Storage Media

XD picture card   Yes    
Memory stick   Yes Yes  
SD card   Yes Yes  

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Performance

Product Type

Subcategory

All in One   All in One All in One

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Overall Rating

Worldbench Score

89.0 153.0 129.0 131.0
Worldbench Version

8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1

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Start Up

Start Up

seconds (lower is better)

 17.1 16.8 20.5 18.6

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Office Productivity

PCMark 7 Productivity Suite

score (higher is better)

 931.0 2151.0 1245.0 1906.0

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Web Performance

Peacekeeper

score (higher is better)

 1556.0 2593.0 2766.0 2127.0

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Storage Performance

PCMark 7 Storage Test

seconds (lower is better)

 2165.0 2209.0 2124.0 2412.0
File Compression

seconds (lower is better)

 182.3 99.1 114.3 148.8

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Content Creation

Image Editing

seconds (lower is better)

 363.0 227.7 217.6 280.5
Image Editing - GPU Accelerated

seconds (lower is better)

 437.2 209.2 176.5 335.2
Video Encoding

seconds (lower is better)

 226.5 192.0 191.0 169.5
Encoding Audio

seconds (lower is better)

 404.6 240.8 227.6 308.0

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Power Usage

Working power usage

Watt hours

 7.9 5.6 6.7 6.5
Idle power usage

Watts

 30.6 32.4 33.2 36.4

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Gaming

3DMark, Ice Storm

score (higher is better)

 25715.0 22917.0 23984.0 36710.0
3DMark, Firestrike Extreme

score (higher is better)

 226.0 123.0 136.0 276.0
3DMark, Cloud Gate

score (higher is better)

 3032.0 2600.0 2627.0 3881.0
3DMark, Firestrike

score (higher is better)

 451.0 282.0 300.0 555.0
Dirt Showdown, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 33.2 30.9 32.9 47.0
Crysis 3, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 11.5 12.5 14.0 13.5
Bioshock Infinite, Low Quality, 1024x768

Frames per second (higher is better)

 21.0 15.4 16.1 26.6
Crysis 3, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

   0.8 0.9  
Bioshock Infinite, Ultra Quality, 1920x1080

Frames per second (higher is better)

       4.6

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