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Acer Intel Core i5-4200M vs Acer Intel Core i7-2640M

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 34identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Intel Core i7-2640M has 0.3 GHz more processor base frequency than the Acer Intel Core i5-4200M (2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz). The Acer Intel Core i7-2640M has 10 nm more processor lithography than the Acer Intel Core i5-4200M (32 nm vs 22 nm). The Acer Intel Core i7-2640M has 0.4 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Intel Core i5-4200M (3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). Processor family: Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-4200M, Intel® Core™ i7 on the Acer Intel Core i7-2640M. Processor generation: 4th gen Intel® Core™ i5 on the Acer Intel Core i5-4200M, 2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7 on the Acer Intel Core i7-2640M.

  • Processor family
    • Intel Core i5-4200M:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel Core i7-2640M:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Intel Core i5-4200M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel Core i7-2640M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Intel Core i5-4200M:i5-4200M
    • Intel Core i7-2640M:i7-2640M
  • Processor base frequency
    • Intel Core i5-4200M:2.5 GHz
    • Intel Core i7-2640M:2.8 GHz
  • Processor lithography
    • Intel Core i5-4200M:22 nm
    • Intel Core i7-2640M:32 nm
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Intel Core i5-4200M:3.1 GHz
    • Intel Core i7-2640M:3.5 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Intel Core i5-4200M:3 MB
    • Intel Core i7-2640M:4 MB
  • L3 cache speed
    • Intel Core i5-4200M:2.5 GHz
    • Intel Core i7-2640M:2.8 GHz

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Comparison of Intel Core i5-4200M, Intel Core i7-2640M
71 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i52nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4200Mi7-2640M
Processor base frequencyDiffers2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm32 nm
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB4 MB
L3 cache speedDiffers2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs37 W35 W
Compatible chipsetsDiffersIntel® HM86, Intel® HM87, Intel® QM87Intel® HM65 Express, Intel HM67 Express, Intel® QM67 Express
SteppingDiffersC0J1
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs25.6 GB/s21.3 GB/s
Processor socketKnown for onePGA946Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for oneSR1HAUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers32 GB16 GB
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4600Intel® HD Graphics 3000
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers400 MHz650 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs32
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one1150 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers22 nm32 nm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)DiffersVT-xVT-d, VT-x
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one37.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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