Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium vs HP Presario CQ56-156EA

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 34identical
  • 119known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:Intel
    • Presario CQ56-156EA:AMD
  • Processor family
    • Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:Intel® Core™ i3
    • Presario CQ56-156EA:AMD V
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:i3-370M
    • Presario CQ56-156EA:V140
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:2.4 GHz
    • Presario CQ56-156EA:2.3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:3 MB
    • Presario CQ56-156EA:0.5 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:Smart Cache
    • Presario CQ56-156EA:L2
  • Internal memory
    • Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:4 GB
    • Presario CQ56-156EA:2 GB
  • Memory layout (slots x size)
    • Aspire 5742G-374G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:2 x 2 GB
    • Presario CQ56-156EA:1 x 2 GB

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Comparison of 5742G-374G50MN, Presario CQ56-156EA
173 specifications
Displayidentical
Display diagonal39.6 cm (15.6")39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution1366 x 768 pixels1366 x 768 pixels
LED backlightYesYes
Native aspect ratio16:916:9
Display brightnessKnown for one200 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor6 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3AMD V
Processor generationKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i3Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffersi3-370MV140
Processor coresKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one2.5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB0.5 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersSmart CacheL2
Processor socketKnown for oneSocket 988Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one32 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i3-300 Mobile SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for oneArrandaleUnknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for oneDMIUnknown — not stated by the source
FSB ParityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneK0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one35 WUnknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one90 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one382 MUnknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one81 mm²Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one18Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs2 x 2 GB1 x 2 GB
Memory slots2x SO-DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory8 GB8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB320 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceSATASATA
HDD speed5400 RPM5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDVD Super Multi DLDVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMMC, SDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics cardYesYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon HD 5470AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Graphics card familyAMDAMD
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one500 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one667 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.893 GB
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHDUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one1.3 MPUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one24xUnknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one16xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one4xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one6xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one8xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one5xUnknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one5xUnknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Wi-FiYesYes
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetEthernet, Fast Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for oneWI-FiUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANYesYes
BluetoothNoNo
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portNoNo
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs11
S/PDIF out portNoNo
Microphone inYesYes
Docking connectorNoNo
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity00
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeNoNo
SmartCard slotNoNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
TV-outNoNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® HM55 ExpressAMD RS880M
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceTouchpadTouchpad
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one45 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one49020Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for oneSLBUKUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for onerPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneSSE4.1, SSE4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cells66
Poweridentical
DC-in jackYesYes
AC adapter powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source65 W
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS, SupervisorUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg2.55 kg
WidthDiffers381.5 mm374 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm246 mm
Height (front)Differs2.5 cm3.28 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.4 cm3.78 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data portNoNo
Power requirementsKnown for one100 - 240VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for oneAC/DCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeACAC
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.7 kg

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