Acer Veriton M2630g vs. Acer Veriton M4660g

Comparison and Differences

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Model
Form factorMini TowerMini Tower
CPU optionsIntel Gen4 i3/i5/i7; PentiumIntel Gen8&9 i3/i5/i7; Pentium; Celleron
ChipsetH81B360
Dedicated GPU *GeForce GTX 1650 SuperGeForce GTX 1650 Super
RAMUDIMM DDR3-1600UDIMM DDR4-2666
RAM slots44
RAM speed1600 MT/s2666 MT/s
RAM max32 GB124 GB
USB ports(6x) USB-A 2.0(4x) USB-A 3.0; (4x) USB-A 2.0
Video portsDVI; VGAHDMI; VGA; DVI
Other portsRJ45; (2x) Mic, Speaker; Line in; Line out; PS/2 ports; SerialRJ45; (2x) Mic, Speaker; Line in; Line out; PS/2 ports
Optional portsCard reader; USB-A 3.0; Parallel; SerialSerial; Parallel: Card reader; USB-A 3.0
SATA ports45
PCI slotsPCIe 3.0 x16; (2x) PCIe 2.0 x1; PCIPCIe 3.0 x16; PCIe 2.0 x1; PCI; PCIe 3.0 x16 (wired x4)
M.2 slotsN.A.M.2 2230 (WiFi/BT)
Drive bays(4x) 3.5in; (2x) 5.25 inch(2x) 3.5in; (2x) 5.25 inch
PSU300 W300 W
Weight7.00 kg (15.40 lb)13.00 kg (26.66 lb)
Released20132018
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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 M2630g and Acer Veriton M4660g

If you are looking for a more modern desktop, then you should go with the Acer Veriton M4660g which was released in 2018. The Acer Veriton M2630g is older and entered production in 2013.

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

Processor

Usually the newer the generation of the CPU, the better the performance and efficiency is. If your budget allows it, you should go with the Acer Veriton M4660g as it is running a newer generation CPU. This is not to say that Acer Veriton M2630g is bad - it can still run some powerful CPUs, albeit being an older generation.

Memory

Both models have have equal amount of ram slots (4 RAM). Usually two RAM slots are more than enough for most cases. However, the count should be taken into account when planning how much and what combination of RAM you are going to need for your system.

The Acer Veriton M4660g is using the faster 2666 MT/s RAM. The Acer Veriton M2630g is slower by supporting RAM speeds of up to 1600 MT/s. Additionally, if you will be needing a lot of RAM, better go for the Acer Veriton M4660g as it has the ability to run 124 GB of RAM. The Acer Veriton M2630g can do a bit less at max 32 GB. Most of the times, this should be sufficient for the majority of users.

Ports

In total the Acer Veriton M4660g has 8 USB ports. The Acer Veriton M2630g 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.

Nowadays, almost every new computer comes equipped with a DisplayPort. However, none of the devices being compared here has one. Don't worry though, DisplayPort adapters are very cheap and you can get virtually any combination of conversion types.

The Acer Veriton M4660g comes with an HDMI port, while the Acer Veriton M2630g does not support the interface. Of course missing HDMI port is something that can be easily fixed with a good adapter (e.g. DisplayPort to HDMI).

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 M4660g is better equipped as it comes with 5 SATA slot(s), while the Acer Veriton M2630g has 4 slot(s).

M.2 SSD interface allows you to transfer data with higher speeds compared to the old SATA interface. Unfortunately, neither the Acer Veriton M2630g, nor the Acer Veriton M4660g 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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