Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M vs Acer TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black

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  • 145specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 122identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:i5-430M
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i5-560M
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:2.53 GHz
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:3.2 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:2.26 GHz
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:2.66 GHz
  • Stepping
    • Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:C2
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:K0
  • CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
    • Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:17
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:20
  • Internal memory
    • Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:2 GB
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4 GB
  • Memory layout (slots x size)
    • Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:1 x 2 GB
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:2 x 2 GB

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Comparison of 5740-432G32Mnss, 5742G-564G50Mnss
154 specifications
Displayidentical
Display brightnessKnown for one220 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one8 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor7 differ
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-430Mi5-560M
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.53 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.26 GHz2.66 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066 MHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-400 SeriesIntel Core i5-500 Mobile Series
SteppingDiffersC2K0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1720
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 2 GB2 x 2 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB500 GB
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xDMMC, SD
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersIntel® GMA HDNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelNVIDIA
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.024 GB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architectureDiffers32-bit64-bit
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)DiffersYes36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers4353749653
Processor codeDiffersSLBPMSLBTT
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs4.5 h3.1 h
Battery recharge timeKnown for one2.5 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source90 W
Other featuresidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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