Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black vs Samsung R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350

122specifications compared
56differ
66identical
60known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:39.6 cm (15.6")
- R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350:43.2 cm (17")
Display resolution
- Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:1366 x 768 pixels
- R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350:1440 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio
- Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:16:9
- R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350:16:10
Processor family
- Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i7
- R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350:Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor model
- Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i7-620M
- R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350:P7350
Processor threads
- Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4
- R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350:2
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:2.66 GHz
- R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350:2 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4 MB
- R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350:3 MB

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Comparison of 5740G-624G32Bn, NP-R710-ASS2FR
182 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5740G-624G32Bn Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Black Model 5740G-624G32Bn View product	B Samsung R NP-R710-ASS2FR laptop Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Model NP-R710-ASS2FR View product
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.2 cm (17")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1440 x 900 pixels
LED backlight	Yes	Yes
Native aspect ratioDiffers	16:9	16:10
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
Processor15 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i7-620M	P7350
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.33 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	2.5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Processor front side bus	1066 MHz	1066 MHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	Socket 479
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-600 Mobile Series	Intel Core 2 Duo P7000 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Arrandale	Penryn
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	FSB
FSB Parity	No	No
SteppingDiffers	C2	R0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	25 W
TjunctionKnown for one	105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	410 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	107 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Memory1 differ
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 slots	2x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	250 GB
Number of HDDs installed	1	1
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC, xD
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 5650	NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Not available
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	500 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	766 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.256 GB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536 pixels
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Built-in subwooferKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audio formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	2.1+EDR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BASE-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI portDiffers	No	Yes
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 slotDiffers	No	Yes
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	No	No
SmartCard slot	No	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	1	1
TV-in port	No	No
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® PM45 Express
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard function keysKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows Vista Home Premium
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor special features20 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
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® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	36 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43560	36750
Processor codeDiffers	SLBPE	SLGE3
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	35 x 35 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.1/4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cells	6	6
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	4 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery recharge time (off)Known for one	2.5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery recharge time (on)Known for one	3.5 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	90 W
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Password protection type	BIOS	BIOS
HDD user password	Yes	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.8 kg	3.18 kg
WidthDiffers	383 mm	359 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	279 mm
HeightKnown for one	37 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight (imperial)Known for one	2.79 kg (6.16 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.97 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.98 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Other features1 differ
Infrared data port	No	No
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal modem	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integrated	No	No
Modem speedDiffers	56 Kbit/s	54 Kbit/s
Modem typeKnown for one	ITU V.92	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240V/50 - 60 Hz
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 MP
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
Optical drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x

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