Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue vs Acer Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop

138specifications compared
42differ
96identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:Blue
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Silver
Display diagonal
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:35.6 cm (14")
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor family
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:i3-3217U
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:987
Processor threads
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:4
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:2
Processor frequency
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:1.8 GHz
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:1.5 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:3 MB
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:2 MB
Processor cache type
- Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:Smart Cache
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:L2

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Comparison of 471G-33214G50Mabb, 531-987B2G50Mass
152 specifications	A Acer Aspire 471G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 35.6 cm (14") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue Model 471G-33214G50Mabb View product	B Acer Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop Model 531-987B2G50Mass View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Silver
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	35.6 cm (14")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3217U	987
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	1.5 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series	Intel Pentium 900 Series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
SteppingDiffers	L1	Q0
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	18	15
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x166	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not available
Network1 differ
Integrated 4G WiMAXDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel HM77 Express	Intel® HM70 Express
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	Linux Linpus
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features16 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	Yes	No
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	22 nm	32 nm
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65697	67194
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N9	SR0V4
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 mm	31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	SSE4.x
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	Yes	No
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	5 h	4 h
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	Yes	No
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	2.3 kg
WidthDiffers	342 mm	382 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	253 mm

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