Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium vs Samsung P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 87identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:Intel® Core™ i3
    • P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:Intel® Core™ i3
    • P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:i3-370M
    • P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M:i5-560M
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:2.4 GHz
    • P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M:2.66 GHz
  • Processor socket
    • Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:Socket 988
    • P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M:BGA 1288
  • Tjunction
    • Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:90 °C
    • P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M:105 °C
  • CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
    • Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:18
    • P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M:20
  • Internal memory
    • Aspire 5742G-373G32MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 3 GB DDR3-SDRAM 320 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:3 GB
    • P NP-P580-JS05DE laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M:4 GB

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152 specifications
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Displayidentical
LED backlightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display surfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMatt
Display brightnessKnown for one200 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi3-370Mi5-560M
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.2 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066 MHz
Processor socketDiffersSocket 988BGA 1288
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-300 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i5-500 Mobile Series
TjunctionDiffers90 °C105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1820
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers3 GB4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB500 GB
HDD interfaceDiffersSATASerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLDVD-RW
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SDMMC, SD, SDHC
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDNVIDIA
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs667 MHz766 MHz
Audio2 differ
Audio systemDiffersHDSRS 3D
Number of built-in speakersDiffers12
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 W
Network1 differ
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.1+EDR
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
TV-in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows 7 Professional
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)DiffersYes36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers4902049653
Processor codeDiffersSLBUKSLBTT
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one3 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 W
Security1 differ
Password protection typeDiffersBIOS, SupervisorBIOS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg2.5 kg
WidthDiffers381 mm371 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm255.5 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35.3 mm
Height (front)Known for one2.5 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one3.4 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.11bg/n
Internal modemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one1.3 MPUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneTouchpadUnknown — not stated by the source

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