Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 vs Acer Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop

128specifications compared
45differ
83identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

Display resolution
- Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8:1920 x 1080 pixels
- Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
Processor family
- Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8:Intel® Core™ i7
- Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8:i7-4500U
- Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:2117U
Processor threads
- Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8:4
- Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:2
Processor cache
- Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8:4 MB
- Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:2 MB
Processor socket
- Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8:BGA 1168
- Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:BGA 1023
Processor codename
- Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8:Haswell
- Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:Ivy Bridge
Bus type
- Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8:DMI2
- Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop:DMI

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Comparison of 572G-74506G50Dnii, E1-530-21174G50MNII
184 specifications	A Acer Aspire 572G-74506G50Dnii Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 6 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8750M Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) Windows 8 Model 572G-74506G50Dnii View product	B Acer Aspire E1-530-21174G50MNII Intel® Pentium® 2117U Laptop Model E1-530-21174G50MNII View product
Designidentical
Product type	Laptop	Laptop
Product colour	Grey	Grey
Form factor	Clamshell	Clamshell
Display1 differ
Display diagonal	39.6 cm (15.6")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1080 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
Touchscreen	No	No
Display number of coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.78 million colours
LED backlight	Yes	Yes
Native aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
Display brightnessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 cd/m²
Pixel pitchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.252 x 0.252 mm
Display response rise/fallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 ms
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500:1
HD typeKnown for one	Full HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor13 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffers	i7-4500U	2117U
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequency	1.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	2 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1168	BGA 1023
Processor lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-4500 Mobile series	Intel Pentium 2000 series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffers	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Bus typeDiffers	DMI2	DMI
FSB Parity	No	No
SteppingDiffers	C0	P0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	17 W
TjunctionDiffers	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Processor generationKnown for one	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 4 GB
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacity	500 GB	500 GB
Storage media	HDD	HDD
Number of HDDs installed	1	1
HDD capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA II
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD±RW
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cards	SD	SD
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 8750M	Not available
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.125 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	200 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.74 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0xA16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Built-in microphone	Yes	Yes
Audio systemKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera	Yes	Yes
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	1	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Thunderbolt ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	No	No
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
ExpressCard slot	No	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	No	No
SmartCard slot	No	No
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HM70 Express
Keyboardidentical
Pointing device	Touchpad	Touchpad
Numeric keypad	Yes	Yes
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard layout	QWERTY	QWERTY
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 8	Windows 8
Operating system architecture	64-bit	64-bit
Processor special features21 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	Yes	No
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
Embedded options available	No	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	No	No
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	No	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	No	No
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VT-x
Processor ARK IDDiffers	75460	71469
Processor codeDiffers	SR16Z	SR0VQ
Processor package sizeDiffers	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm	31 x 24 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	Yes	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one	9.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery technology	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cells	4	4
Battery life (max)Differs	4.5 h	4 h
Battery recharge timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	40 W
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Password protection type	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Weight	2.35 kg	2.35 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	381 mm
Depth	256 mm	256 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 mm
Height (front)Known for one	1.21 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	2.53 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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