Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black vs Acer TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM

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  • 140specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 106identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:39.6 cm (15.6")
    • TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:29.5 cm (11.6")
  • Processor family
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i5
    • TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor generation
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i5
    • TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i5-560M
    • TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:i3-380UM
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:3.2 GHz
    • TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:2.66 GHz
    • TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:1.33 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:35 W
    • TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:18 W
  • CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
    • TravelMate 5742G-564G50Mnss Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M Windows 7 Home Premium Black:20
    • TravelMate 8172T-38U4G32nkk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380UM:10

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154 specifications
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")29.5 cm (11.6")
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersi5-560Mi3-380UM
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz1.33 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.66 GHz1.33 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-500 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W18 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs2010
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsKnown for one2x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB320 GB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLNo
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SDMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420MIntel® HD Graphics
Graphics card familyDiffersNVIDIAIntel
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers500 MHz166 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs766 MHz500 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1.024 GB0.128 GB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
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
I/O portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEasyPort 4
Processor special features9 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers1.0No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs36 bitYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers4965350028
Processor codeDiffersSLBTTSLBSL
Processor package sizeDiffersrPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28BGA 34 x 28
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1/4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityKnown for one4400 mAhUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Differs3.1 h8 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one90 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.6 kg1.4 kg
WidthDiffers381 mm285 mm
DepthDiffers253 mm206.3 mm
Height (front)Differs2.3 cm2.02 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.42 cm2.91 cm
Other featuresidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.3 MP

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