Product comparison · 2 all-in-one pcs/workstations

Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U vs Lenovo IdeaCentre A730

116specifications compared
40differ
76identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- IdeaCentre A730:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U:i7-3537U
- IdeaCentre A730:i7-4700MQ
Processor cores
- IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U:2
- IdeaCentre A730:4
Processor threads
- IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U:4
- IdeaCentre A730:8
Processor boost frequency
- IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U:3.1 GHz
- IdeaCentre A730:3.4 GHz
Processor frequency
- IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U:2 GHz
- IdeaCentre A730:2.4 GHz
Processor cache
- IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U:4 MB
- IdeaCentre A730:6 MB
Processor socket
- IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U:BGA 1023
- IdeaCentre A730:PGA946

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Comparison of Horizon, IdeaCentre A730
142 specifications	A Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3537U Model Horizon View product	B Lenovo IdeaCentre A730 View product
Displayidentical
LED backlightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor18 differ
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i7-3537U	i7-4700MQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	6 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	PGA946
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	17 W	47 W
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	DMI2
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Processor codeDiffers	SR0XG	SR15H
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-3500 Mobile series	Intel Core i7-4700 Mobile series
SteppingDiffers	L1	C0
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, SDXC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	400 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x166	0x416
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Audioidentical
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Placement supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Processor special features7 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	72054	75117
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 (BGA1023)	37.5 x 32 x 1.6 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for one	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
Width (with stand)Differs	690.3 mm	650 mm
Depth (with stand)Differs	30 mm	220 mm
Height (with stand)Differs	430 mm	480 mm
Weight (with stand)Differs	8.6 kg	11 kg
Packaging content2 differ
Mouse includedDiffers	No	Yes
Keyboard includedDiffers	No	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Autonomy modeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of battery cellsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source

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