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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 E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M

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  • 124specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 109identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Optical drive type
    • 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:DVD Super Multi DL
    • E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:DVD-RW
  • Compatible memory cards
    • 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:MMC, SD
    • E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:SD, SDHC, SDXC
  • Discrete graphics card 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:AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
    • E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M
  • Graphics card 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:AMD
    • E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:NVIDIA
  • Number of built-in speakers
    • 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:1
    • E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:2
  • Bluetooth
    • 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:No
    • E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Yes
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 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
    • E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:4
  • Operating system installed
    • 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:Windows 7 Home Premium
    • E P580-JS01 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Windows 7 Professional

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150 specifications
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Displayidentical
Display diagonal39.6 cm (15.6")39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution1366 x 768 pixels1366 x 768 pixels
LED backlightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Native aspect ratio16:916:9
Display brightnessKnown for one200 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modeli3-370Mi3-370M
Processor cores22
Processor threads44
Processor frequency2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
System bus rate2.5 GT/s2.5 GT/s
Processor cache3 MB3 MB
Processor cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Processor socketSocket 988Socket 988
Processor lithography32 nm32 nm
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesIntel Core i3-300 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Processor codenameArrandaleArrandale
Bus typeDMIDMI
FSB ParityNoNo
SteppingK0K0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)35 W35 W
Tjunction90 °C90 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
PCI Express configurations1x161x16
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
Number of Processing Die Transistors382 M382 M
Processing Die size81 mm²81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)1818
ECC supported by processorNoNo
Memoryidentical
Internal memory3 GB3 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Memory slots2x SO-DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Memory clock speedKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacity320 GB320 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD interfaceSATASATA
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLDVD-RW
Card reader integratedYesYes
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SDSD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDNVIDIA
On-board graphics card familyIntel® HD GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelIntel® HD GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency500 MHz500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)667 MHz667 MHz
Audio1 differ
Audio systemHDHD
Number of built-in speakersDiffers12
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 W
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet, WLAN
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
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity00
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
HDMI ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantity00
DVI portNoNo
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
Headphone outputs11
S/PDIF out portNoNo
Microphone inYesYes
Docking connectorNoNo
ExpressCard slotNoNo
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity00
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeNoNo
SmartCard slotNoNo
Modem (RJ-11) ports00
TV-in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
TV-outNoNo
PS/2 ports quantity00
Parallel ports quantity00
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
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetIntel® HM55 ExpressIntel® HM55 Express
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceTouchpadTouchpad
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows 7 Professional
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)NoNo
CPU configuration (max)11
Embedded options availableNoNo
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyYesYes
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Graphics & IMC lithography45 nm45 nm
Idle StatesYesYes
Intel 64YesYes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyYesYes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingNoNo
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyYesYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateYesYes
Intel FDI TechnologyYesYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessYesYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessYesYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyNoNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyNoNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)NoNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)NoNo
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)NoNo
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)YesYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)YesYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)YesYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyNoNo
Intel® Insider™NoNo
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)NoNo
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyNoNo
Intel® Smart CacheYesYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyNoNo
Physical Address Extension (PAE)YesYes
Processor ARK ID4902049020
Processor codeSLBUKSLBUK
Processor package sizerPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction setsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYesYes
Conflict-Free processorNoNo
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cells66
Battery life (max)Known for one3 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 W
DC-in jackYesYes
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Password protection typeDiffersBIOS, SupervisorBIOS
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg2.5 kg
WidthDiffers381 mm371 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm255.5 mm
Height (front)Differs2.5 cm2.99 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.4 cm3.53 cm
Packaging content1 differ
AC adapter includedDiffersYesNo
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data portNoNo
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
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

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