Product comparison · 2 cpus

Acer Intel Core i5-3230M vs Acer Intel Core i7-2640M

60specifications compared
21differ
39identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i7-2640M has 0.2 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M (2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i7-2640M has 10 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M (32 nm vs 22 nm). The Acer Intel Core i7-2640M has 0.3 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M (3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M, Intel® Core™ i7 on the Acer Intel Core i7-2640M. Processor generation: 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-3230M, 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7 on the Acer Intel Core i7-2640M.

Processor family
- Intel Core i5-3230M:Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i7-2640M:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Intel Core i5-3230M:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Intel Core i7-2640M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Intel Core i5-3230M:i5-3230M
- Intel Core i7-2640M:i7-2640M
Processor base frequency
- Intel Core i5-3230M:2.6 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2640M:2.8 GHz
Processor lithography
- Intel Core i5-3230M:22 nm
- Intel Core i7-2640M:32 nm
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Core i5-3230M:3.2 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2640M:3.5 GHz
Processor cache
- Intel Core i5-3230M:3 MB
- Intel Core i7-2640M:4 MB
L3 cache speed
- Intel Core i5-3230M:2.6 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2640M:2.8 GHz

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-3230M, Intel Core i7-2640M
67 specifications	A Acer Intel Core i5-3230M View product	B Acer Intel Core i7-2640M View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-3230M	i7-2640M
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache speedDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Compatible chipsetsDiffers	Intel® HM75 Express, Intel HM76 Express, Intel HM77 Express, Intel® QM77 Express	Intel® HM65 Express, Intel HM67 Express, Intel® QM67 Express
SteppingDiffers	L1	J1
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	3	2
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	1	16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-x	VT-d, VT-x

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