Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100 vs Acer Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium

129specifications compared
36differ
93identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100:Intel® Pentium®
- Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100:P6100
- Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium:i5-430M
Processor threads
- Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100:2
- Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100:2 GHz
- Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium:2.26 GHz
Processor socket
- Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100:PGA988
- Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium:BGA 1288
Processor operating modes
- Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100:32-bit, 64-bit
- Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium:64-bit
Stepping
- Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100:K0
- Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium:C2
Tjunction
- Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100:90 °C
- Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium:105 °C

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Comparison of 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk, 5943G-434G64MN
164 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk Intel® Pentium® P6100 Model 5742Z-P614G32Mnkk View product	B Acer Aspire 5943G-434G64MN Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 39.6 cm (15.6") 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Windows 7 Home Premium Model 5943G-434G64MN View product
Displayidentical
Display diagonal	39.6 cm (15.6")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
LED backlight	Yes	Yes
Native aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
Processor11 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	P6100	i5-430M
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.26 GHz
System bus rate	2.5 GT/s	2.5 GT/s
Processor cache	3 MB	3 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor socketDiffers	PGA988	BGA 1288
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium P6000 Series for Mobile	Intel Core i5-400 Series
Processor codename	Arrandale	Arrandale
Bus type	DMI	DMI
FSB Parity	No	No
SteppingDiffers	K0	C2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W	35 W
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	1	16
PCI Express configurations	1x16	1x16
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Number of Processing Die Transistors	382 M	382 M
Processing Die size	81 mm²	81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	15	17
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.53 GHz
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	640 GB
HDD capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speed	5400 RPM	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	500 MHz	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	766 MHz
Audioidentical
Audio system	HD	HD
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)	1.3 MP	1.3 MP
Optical driveidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-R write speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	24x	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	16x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	6x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	8x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless technologyKnown for one	WI-Fi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0+HS
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
ExpressCard slot	No	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	No	No
SmartCard slot	No	No
Modem (RJ-11) ports	0	0
TV-out	No	No
PS/2 ports quantity	0	0
Parallel ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
TV-in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® HM55 Express
Keyboardidentical
Pointing device	Touchpad	Touchpad
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor special features8 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	No	No
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
Embedded options available	No	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Demand Based Switching	No	No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel FDI Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Fast Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology	No	No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	No	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	No	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)	No	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	No
Intel® Insider™	No	No
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	No	No
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	No	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50175	43537
Processor codeDiffers	SLBUR	SLBPM
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5x37.5 mm	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
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
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	8
Poweridentical
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Password protection type	BIOS, Supervisor	BIOS, Supervisor
HDD user password	Yes	Yes
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	3.3 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	382 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	269 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.5 cm	2.4 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.4 cm	3.94 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data port	No	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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