Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100 vs Acer Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M

180specifications compared
20differ
160identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100:Brown, Copper
- Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Black
Processor family
- Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100:Intel® Pentium®
- Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100:P6100
- Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:i3-370M
Processor threads
- Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100:2
- Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100:2 GHz
- Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:2.4 GHz
Processor socket
- Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100:PGA988
- Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Socket 988
Processor operating modes
- Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100:32-bit, 64-bit
- Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:64-bit
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
- Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100:1
- Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:16

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Comparison of 5742Z-4097, AS5742-7645
198 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5742Z-4097 Intel® Pentium® P6100 Model 5742Z-4097 View product	B Acer Aspire AS5742-7645 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M Model AS5742-7645 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Brown, Copper	Black
Displayidentical
LED backlightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	P6100	i3-370M
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	PGA988	Socket 988
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium P6000 Series for Mobile	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	1	16
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	15	18
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, SD
Optical driveidentical
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD+RW DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL
Network1 differ
Data networkDiffers	Not supported	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Ambient light sensorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electronic compassKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Orientation sensorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTY
Processor special features7 differ
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50175	49020
Processor codeDiffers	SLBUR	SLBUK
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5x37.5 mm	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Other featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Cameraidentical
Rear cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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