Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop vs Acer Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,

136specifications compared
42differ
94identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Silver
- Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,:Black, Silver
Display diagonal
- Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
- Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,:39.6 cm (15.6")
Touchscreen
- Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Yes
- Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,:No
Processor model
- Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:987
- Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,:2020M
Processor frequency
- Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:1.5 GHz
- Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,:2.4 GHz
Processor cache type
- Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:L2
- Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,:Smart Cache
Processor socket
- Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:BGA 1023
- Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,:PGA988
Processor lithography
- Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:32 nm
- Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black,:22 nm

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Comparison of 431P-987B4G50Mass, 531G-20208G1TMaks
147 specifications	A Acer Aspire 431P-987B4G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop Model 431P-987B4G50Mass View product	B Acer Aspire 531G-20208G1TMaks Intel® Pentium® 2020M Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Black, Model 531G-20208G1TMaks View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black, Silver
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	35.6 cm (14")	39.6 cm (15.6")
TouchscreenDiffers	Yes	No
Touch technologyKnown for one	Multi-touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Panel typeKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor11 differ
Processor modelDiffers	987	2020M
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	PGA988
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium 900 Series for Mobile	Intel Pentium 2000 series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
SteppingDiffers	Q0	L1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	17 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	100 °C	90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	15	24
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Processor special features9 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	67194	71142
Processor codeDiffers	SR0V4	SR0U1
Processor package sizeDiffers	31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B)
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.x	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	6
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	2.45 kg
WidthDiffers	343 mm	381.6 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	253 mm
HeightDiffers	23 mm	33.2 mm
Other featuresidentical
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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