Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M vs Acer Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop

113specifications compared
17differ
96identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:i5-480M
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:2.66 GHz
Processor socket
- TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:BGA 1288
Tjunction
- TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:90 °C
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:19
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:20
Optical drive type
- TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:DVD-RW
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:DVD Super Multi DL

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Comparison of 5742-383G32, 5742-483G32Mnkk
142 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 5742-383G32 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model 5742-383G32 View product	B Acer Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop Model 5742-483G32Mnkk View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Displayidentical
Display number of coloursKnown for one	16.78 million colours	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 cd/m²
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-380M	i5-480M
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	PGA988	BGA 1288
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-400 Series
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	20
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.93 GHz
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	K0
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	766 MHz
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotDiffers	No	Yes
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50178	52952
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1/4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLC26
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 h
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	No	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers	34.2 mm	34 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	High Definition Audio
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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