Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black vs ASUS K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M

123specifications compared
24differ
99identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i5
- K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i5-430M
- K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:i3-350M
Total storage capacity
- Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:320 GB
- K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:500 GB
Optical drive type
- Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:DVD Super Multi
- K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:DVD±RW
Compatible memory cards
- Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:MMC, SD, xD
- K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:MMC, SD
Discrete graphics card model
- Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:AMD Radeon HD 5470
- K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:Intel® GMA
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)
- Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:766 MHz
- K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:667 MHz

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Comparison of 5740G-434G32MN, K52F-SX051V
150 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5740G-434G32MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Black Model 5740G-434G32MN View product	B ASUS K52F-SX051V laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M Model K52F-SX051V View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display diagonal	39.6 cm (15.6")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
LED backlight	Yes	Yes
Native aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
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
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-430M	i3-350M
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threads	4	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.53 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequency	2.26 GHz	2.26 GHz
System bus rate	2.5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor cache	3 MB	3 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor socket	BGA 1288	BGA 1288
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Processor codename	Arrandale	Arrandale
Bus type	DMI	DMI
FSB Parity	No	No
Stepping	C2	C2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Tjunction	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16	16
PCI Express configurations	1x16	1x16
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Number of Processing Die Transistors	382 M	382 M
Processing Die size	81 mm²	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	17	17
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speed	1066 MHz	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD±RW
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD, xD	MMC, SD
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 5470	Intel® GMA
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	667 MHz
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	HDA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speakers manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Altec Lansing
Network2 differ
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Wireless technologyDiffers	IEEE 802.11 b/g/n	802.11b/g/n
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	No	No
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers	1	0
TV-in port	No	No
TV-out	No	No
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® HM55 Express
Keyboardidentical
Pointing device	Touchpad	Touchpad
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTY
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Home Premium
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	McAfee Internet Security Suite (60)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
Embedded options available	No	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Fast Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	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)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® Smart Cache	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43537	43529
Processor codeDiffers	SLBPM	SLBPL
Processor package size	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cells	6	6
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter power	65 W	65 W
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC adapter output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.42 A
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 V
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	2.62 kg
WidthDiffers	383 mm	380 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	255 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.6 cm	3.45 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.7 cm	3.57 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Infrared data port	No	No
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemDiffers	Yes	No
Modem speedKnown for one	56 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 MP

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