Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop vs Acer Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop

137specifications compared
29differ
108identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop:Black, Silver
- Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Silver
Touchscreen
- Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop:No
- Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Yes
Processor model
- Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop:B960
- Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:987
Processor frequency
- Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop:2.2 GHz
- Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:1.5 GHz
Processor cache type
- Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop:L3
- Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:L2
Processor socket
- Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop:Socket 988
- Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:BGA 1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop:35 W
- Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:17 W
Tjunction
- Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop:85 °C
- Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:100 °C

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Comparison of 531-4836, 531P-4878
145 specifications	A Acer Aspire 531-4836 Intel® Pentium® B960 Laptop Model 531-4836 View product	B Acer Aspire 531P-4878 Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop Model 531P-4878 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Silver
Display1 differ
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Processor8 differ
Processor modelDiffers	B960	987
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	1.5 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	BGA 1023
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium B900 Series for Mobile	Intel Pentium 900 Series for Mobile
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	17 W
TjunctionDiffers	85 °C	100 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	22	15
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD Super Multi DL
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
Optical driveidentical
Disc types supportedKnown for one	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Ports & interfaces2 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 quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	59836	67194
Processor codeDiffers	SR07V	SR0V4
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B)	31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.x
Battery3 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	4
Battery capacityDiffers	4400 mAh	2500 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs	4 h	5 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.45 kg	2.5 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	382 mm
HeightDiffers	33.2 mm	24.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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