Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY vs MSI CX61 2OD-231XTR

135specifications compared
49differ
86identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY:Black
- CX61 2OD-231XTR:Black, Brown
Processor family
- Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY:Intel® Core™ i3
- CX61 2OD-231XTR:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- CX61 2OD-231XTR:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY:i3-3217U
- CX61 2OD-231XTR:i7-4702MQ
Processor cores
- Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY:2
- CX61 2OD-231XTR:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY:4
- CX61 2OD-231XTR:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY:1.8 GHz
- CX61 2OD-231XTR:2.2 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY:3 MB
- CX61 2OD-231XTR:6 MB

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Comparison of 572G-33218G1Takk, CX61 2OD-231XTR
158 specifications	A Acer Aspire 572G-33218G1Takk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 1 TB HDD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M Windows 8 Black QWERTY Model 572G-33218G1Takk View product	B MSI CX61 2OD-231XTR View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Brown
Displayidentical
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3217U	i7-4702MQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	PGA946
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series	Intel Core i7-4700 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	DMI2
SteppingDiffers	L1	C0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	17 W	37 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	18	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	400 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x166	0x416
Audio2 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Dolby Home Theater 4	HD
Number of built-in speakersDiffers	4	2
Cameraidentical
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
4G WiMAXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	0	1
Microphone inDiffers	No	Yes
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel HM77 Express	Intel® HM86
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	QWERTY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	FreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65697	75119
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N9	SR15J
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 mm	37.5 x 32 x 1.6 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	6
Battery life (max)Known for one	4.5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2 kg	2.4 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	383 mm
DepthDiffers	255.9 mm	249.5 mm
Height (front)Differs	1.8 cm	3.23 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.08 cm	3.76 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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