Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M vs Acer TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM

140specifications compared
30differ
110identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:39.6 cm (15.6")
- TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:29.5 cm (11.6")
Processor family
- Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:i5-430M
- TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:i3-380UM
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:2.53 GHz
- TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:2.26 GHz
- TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
Stepping
- Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:C2
- TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:K0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:35 W
- TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:18 W

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Comparison of 5740-432G32Mnss, 8172T-38U4G32nkk
153 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5740-432G32Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M Model 5740-432G32Mnss View product	B Acer TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM Model 8172T-38U4G32nkk View product
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	29.5 cm (11.6")
Display brightnessKnown for one	220 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one	8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-430M	i3-380UM
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	1.33 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.26 GHz	1.33 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
SteppingDiffers	C2	K0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	18 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	17	10
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA HD	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	166 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	500 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.128 GB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
TV-in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EasyPort 4
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architectureDiffers	32-bit	64-bit
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43537	50028
Processor codeDiffers	SLBPM	SLBSL
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	BGA 34 x 28
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Differs	4.5 h	8 h
Battery recharge timeKnown for one	2.5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	1.4 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	285 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	206.3 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.3 cm	2.02 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.42 cm	2.91 cm
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 MP

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