Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop vs Acer Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop

151specifications compared
50differ
101identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Black, Silver
- Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:Silver
Display diagonal
- TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
Touchscreen
- TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:No
- Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:Yes
Processor family
- TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:i5-3230M
- Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:2117U
Processor threads
- TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:4
- Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:2
Processor frequency
- TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:2.6 GHz
- Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:1.8 GHz
Processor cache
- TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3 MB
- Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:2 MB

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Comparison of 253-MG-53234G32Maks, 431P-21176G50Mass
160 specifications	A Acer TravelMate P2 253-MG-53234G32Maks Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop Model 253-MG-53234G32Maks View product	B Acer Aspire 431P-21176G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop Model 431P-21176G50Mass View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	35.6 cm (14")
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i5-3230M	2117U
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	2 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-3200 Mobile series	Intel Pentium 2000 series for Mobile
SteppingDiffers	L1	P0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	17 W
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	26	18
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	6 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	1 x 2 + 1 x 4 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 710M	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x166	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Integrated 4G WiMAXDiffers	Yes	No
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel HM77 Express	Intel® HM70 Express
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Processor special features14 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	72056	71469
Processor codeDiffers	SR0WX	SR0VQ
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 (BGA1023)	31 x 24 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	4
Battery capacityDiffers	4400 mAh	2500 mAh
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	2.2 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	342 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	245 mm
HeightDiffers	33.2 mm	24.3 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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