Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i5-2540M vs Acer Intel Core i7-2720QM

62specifications compared
14differ
48identical
2known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i5-2540M has 0.4 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Core i7-2720QM (2.6 GHz vs 2.2 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i7-2720QM has 2 more processor cores than the Acer Intel Core i5-2540M (4 vs 2). The Acer Intel Core i7-2720QM has 4 more processor threads than the Acer Intel Core i5-2540M (8 vs 4). Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2540M, Intel® Core™ i7 on the Acer Intel Core i7-2720QM. Processor generation: 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-2540M, 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7 on the Acer Intel Core i7-2720QM.

Processor family
- Intel Core i5-2540M:Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i7-2720QM:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Intel Core i5-2540M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i7-2720QM:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-2540M:i5-2540M
- Intel Core i7-2720QM:i7-2720QM
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i5-2540M:2.6 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2720QM:2.2 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Core i5-2540M:2
- Intel Core i7-2720QM:4
Package type
- Intel Core i5-2540M:Tray
- Intel Core i7-2720QM:Box
Processor threads
- Intel Core i5-2540M:4
- Intel Core i7-2720QM:8
Processor cache
- Intel Core i5-2540M:3 MB
- Intel Core i7-2720QM:6 MB

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-2540M, Intel Core i7-2720QM
64 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i5-2540M View product	B Acer Intel Core i7-2720QM View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2540M	i7-2720QM
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Package typeDiffers	Tray	Box
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
L3 cache speedDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	45 W
SteppingDiffers	J1	D2
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Processor special featuresidentical
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

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