Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i5-2540M vs Acer Intel Core i5-3230M

60specifications compared
18differ
42identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i5-2540M has 10 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M (32 nm vs 22 nm). The Acer Intel Core i5-2540M has 0.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M (3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i5-3230M has 4.3 GB/s more memory bandwidth supported by processor (max) than the Acer Intel Core i5-2540M (25.6 GB/s vs 21.3 GB/s). Processor generation: 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2540M, 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M. Processor model: i5-2540M on the Acer Intel Core i5-2540M, i5-3230M on the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M.

Processor generation
- Intel Core i5-2540M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i5-3230M:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2540M:i5-2540M
- Intel Core i5-3230M:i5-3230M
Processor lithography
- Intel Core i5-2540M:32 nm
- Intel Core i5-3230M:22 nm
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Core i5-2540M:3.3 GHz
- Intel Core i5-3230M:3.2 GHz
Stepping
- Intel Core i5-2540M:J1
- Intel Core i5-3230M:L1
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
- Intel Core i5-2540M:21.3 GB/s
- Intel Core i5-3230M:25.6 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
- Intel Core i5-2540M:16 GB
- Intel Core i5-3230M:32 GB
Memory types supported by processor
- Intel Core i5-2540M:DDR3-SDRAM
- Intel Core i5-3230M:DDR3L-SDRAM

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2540M, Intel Core i5-3230M
66 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i5-2540M View product	B Acer Intel Core i5-3230M View product
Processor7 differ
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2540M	i5-3230M
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Compatible chipsetsDiffers	Intel® HM65 Express, Intel HM67 Express, Intel® QM67 Express	Intel® HM75 Express, Intel HM76 Express, Intel HM77 Express, Intel® QM77 Express
SteppingDiffers	J1	L1
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3L-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 3000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1300 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	2	3
Features3 differ
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
TjunctionDiffers	100 °C	105 °C
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-d, VT-x	VT-x

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