Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop vs Acer Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue

136specifications compared
36differ
100identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Silver
- Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:Blue
Processor family
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:Intel® Pentium®
- Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:987
- Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:i3-3217U
Processor threads
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:2
- Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:1.5 GHz
- Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:1.8 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:2 MB
- Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:3 MB
Processor cache type
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:L2
- Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:Smart Cache
Processor lithography
- Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop:32 nm
- Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue:22 nm

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Comparison of 531-987B2G50Mass, 571G-33214G50Mabb
150 specifications	A Acer Aspire 531-987B2G50Mass Intel® Pentium® 987 Laptop Model 531-987B2G50Mass View product	B Acer Aspire 571G-33214G50Mabb Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD Windows 8 Blue Model 571G-33214G50Mabb View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Blue
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	987	i3-3217U
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	3 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium 900 Series for Mobile	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
SteppingDiffers	Q0	L1
TjunctionDiffers	100 °C	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	15	18
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x166
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Not available	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Integrated 4G WiMAXDiffers	No	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Docking connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® HM70 Express	Intel HM77 Express
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Linux Linpus	Windows 8
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features16 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	67194	65697
Processor codeDiffers	SR0V4	SR0N9
Processor package sizeDiffers	31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)	31 x 24 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.x	AVX
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	4 h	5 h
Other featuresidentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Disc types supportedKnown for one	DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	Unknown — not stated by the source

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