Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop vs Acer Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M

109specifications compared
23differ
86identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:43.9 cm (17.3")
Processor family
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:i5-480M
- Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:2.66 GHz
- Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
Processor socket
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:BGA 1288
- Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
Tjunction
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:105 °C
- Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:90 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop:20
- Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:19

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Comparison of 5742-483G32Mnkk, AS7741-384G32Mnkk
147 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5742-483G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Laptop Model 5742-483G32Mnkk View product	B Acer Aspire AS7741-384G32Mnkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model AS7741-384G32Mnkk View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Product typeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionKnown for one	1366 x 768 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratioKnown for one	16:9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one	200 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Storage2 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD-RW
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD	Memory Stick (MS), 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
Audioidentical
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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 & interfacesidentical
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
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Office Starter 2010 Bing Bar Windows Live Essentials
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
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4400 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs	3.5 h	4 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	90 W
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS, HDD, User
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	3.3 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	415 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	275 mm
HeightDiffers	34 mm	34.3 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source

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