Acer Veriton S6630g vs. HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower

Comparison and Differences

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Model
Form factorMini TowerMini Tower
CPU optionsIntel Gen4 i3/i5/i7Intel Gen4 i3/i5/i7; Celeron; Pentium;
ChipsetB85H81
Dedicated GPU *GeForce GTX 1650 SuperGeForce GTX 1660 Super
RAMUDIMM DDR3-1600DIMM DDR3-1600
RAM slots42
RAM speed1600 MT/s1600 MT/s
RAM max32 GB16 GB
USB ports(2x) USB-A 3.0; (6x) USB-A 2.0(2x)USB-A 3.0; (4x)USB-A 2.0;
Video ports(2x) DisplayPort 1.2; DVI; VGAVGA; DVI-D;
Other portsRJ45; (2x) Mic, Speaker; Line in; Line out; PS/2 ports; SerialRJ45; Hdph; Mic; Line-Out; Line-In; Serial; (2x) PS2;
Optional ports(2x) USB 2.0SD card reader; Serial; Parallel;
SATA ports53
PCI slots(2x) PCIe 3.0 x16; PCIe 3.0 x1; PCIPCIe x16; (2x) PCIe x1; PCI;
M.2 slotsN.A.N.A.
Drive bays(2x) 2.5/3.5in; 5.25 inch(2x) 3.5in; 5.25in (slim)
PSU180/300 W180/300 W
Weight6.84 kg (15.07 lb)6.5 kg (14.33 lb)
Released20142014
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* Dedicated GPU warning: Check if your particular power supply model has enough power. Additionally some PSUs don't come with an auxiliary PCIe power connector and you may need to buy a SATA to PCIe power adapter.

Differences between Acer Veriton S6630g and HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower

Both computers, the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower and the Acer Veriton S6630g, were released during the same year - 2014.

Both models have the same form factor, meaning reoughtly they have the same phiysical size and form.

Processor

The two models have the same generation of Intel processors. We think that the 4 generation of Intel Processors have enough power to execute all of the home and office tasks that most people will care to do.

Memory

The Acer Veriton S6630g has 4 RAM slots while the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower has only 2 slot(s). This is not something to worry about. Just make sure you take it into consideration when planning how much RAM you are going to use.

None of the desktops has an advantage when it comes to the speed of the RAM being used. Both models support RAM speeds of up to 1600. Additionally, if you will be needing a lot of RAM, better go for the Acer Veriton S6630g as it has the ability to run 32 GB of RAM. The HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower can do a bit less at max 16 GB. Most of the times, this should be sufficient for the majority of users.

Ports

In total the Acer Veriton S6630g has 8 USB ports. The HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower is inferior in this regard and packs 6 USB ports. In any case, if you miss USB ports, you can always purchase a USB hub. None of the desktop models has a USB 3.1 port (10Gb/s), so if you need a fast connection to your peripherals, like external Solid State Drive, you will need to look elsewhere.

Unfortunately, only the Acer Veriton S6630g has a DisplayPort. The HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower does not have one? Don't worry though, nowadays video adapters are cheap and you can get almost any combination of conversion types.

None of the models has an HDMI port. If your monitor supports only the HDMI interface, you will need to buy an adapter. Such adapters are cheap so nothing to worry about.

SATA ports are placed on the system board and it is where you connect your HDD, SSD and Optical Disk Drives. More SATA slots will allow you to have more drives running at the same time. In this regard the Acer Veriton S6630g is better equipped as it comes with 5 SATA slot(s), while the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower has 3 slot(s).

M.2 SSD interface allows you to transfer data with higher speeds compared to the old SATA interface. Unfortunately, neither the HP ProDesk 480 G2 Microtower, nor the Acer Veriton S6630g has one. However, you can still use a SATA SSD drive which should give you satisfactory performance.

Make sure that the available M.2 slot supports the PCIe (also called NVMe) interface. This is important as there are M.2 slots which support only the inferior SATA III interface. For comparison, the SATA III interface has max speeds of 6Gb/s, while the PCIe 3.0 x4 will support speeds up to 32Gb/s!

Power Supply

Looking at the Power Supply Unit (PSU) of the two models we don't see any differences. For either of them you get a maximum power of 300 Watts. However be careful, many models have more than one power supply option. When buying your computer, it is a good idea to get a version with the most powerful PSU. This will potentially allow you to upgrade to a more powerful GPU for example.

Motherboard

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