Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M vs Acer TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M

110specifications compared
16differ
94identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:i5-480M
- TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:2.66 GHz
- TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
Processor socket
- TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:BGA 1288
- TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
Tjunction
- TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:105 °C
- TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:20
- TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:19
Internal memory
- TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:3 GB
- TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2 GB

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Comparison of 5742-483G25MNss, TM5742-382G25Mnss
143 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 5742-483G25MNss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Model 5742-483G25MNss View product	B Acer TravelMate TM5742-382G25Mnss Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model TM5742-382G25Mnss View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Displayidentical
Display number of coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.78 million colours
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-480M	i3-380M
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.53 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	PGA988
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	19
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	K0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	2 GB
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD-RW
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	667 MHz
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52952	50178
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLC26	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4400 mAh
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34.2 mm
Height (front)Known for one	2.3 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	3.42 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	High Definition Audio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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