Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM vs Acer TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M

107specifications compared
26differ
81identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:i3-330UM
- TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M:i5-520M
Processor frequency
- Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:1.2 GHz
- TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M:2.4 GHz
Processor socket
- Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:BGA 1288
- TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M:BGA 956
Stepping
- Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:K0
- TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M:C2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:18 W
- TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M:35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:9
- TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M:18

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Comparison of 1830T, TM8472-6012
119 specifications	A Acer Aspire 1830T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM Model 1830T View product	B Acer TravelMate TM8472-6012 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-520M Model TM8472-6012 View product
Displayidentical
Display diagonalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35.6 cm (14")
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-330UM	i5-520M
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.93 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	BGA 956
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-500 Mobile Series
SteppingDiffers	K0	C2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	18 W	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	18
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	250 GB	320 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD Super Multi
Graphics2 differ
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	166 MHz	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	500 MHz	766 MHz
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	49021	47341
Processor package sizeDiffers	BGA 34 x 28	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBUG	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery recharge timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 h
Other featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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