Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M vs Acer Aspire 5742Z

118specifications compared
31differ
87identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 5742Z:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
- Aspire 5742Z:P6200
Processor threads
- Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:4
- Aspire 5742Z:2
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
- Aspire 5742Z:2.13 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
- Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:16
- Aspire 5742Z:1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:19
- Aspire 5742Z:16
Discrete graphics card model
- Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 425M
- Aspire 5742Z:Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics card family
- Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:NVIDIA
- Aspire 5742Z:Intel

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Comparison of 5745DG-384G50MN, Aspire 5742Z
150 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5745DG-384G50MN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model 5745DG-384G50MN View product	B Acer Aspire 5742Z View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffers	i3-380M	P6200
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.13 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Pentium P6000 Series for Mobile
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	16
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Memory slots (available)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD	MMC, SD
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 425M	Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	Intel
Audio2 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio	HD
Number of built-in speakersDiffers	2	1
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer Backup Manager, Acer ePower Management, Acer eRecovery Management, Adobe Flash Player 10, Adobe Reader 9.1, eSobi, Google Toolbar, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Norton Online Backup, Acer Arcade Deluxe, NTI Media Maker, Acer Crystal Eye, Microsoft Silverlight, Skype, Windows Live Essentials —	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50178	50176
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	37.5x37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.1/4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	9	6
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48.8 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	2.6 kg
WidthDiffers	379 mm	381 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	253 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.59 cm	2.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.29 cm	3.4 cm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 x 253 x 25 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal modemDiffers	Yes	No

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