Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver vs HP Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M

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  • 108specifications compared
  • 49differ
  • 59identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver:39.6 cm (15.6")
    • Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Display resolution
    • Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver:1366 x 768 pixels
    • Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:1600 x 900 pixels
  • Processor family
    • Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver:i7-740QM
    • Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:i3-330M
  • Processor cores
    • Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver:4
    • Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:2
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver:8
    • Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:4
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 5943G-7744G64Bnss Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 39.6 cm (15.6") 2 GB DDR3-SDRAM 640 GB AMD Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black, Silver:1.73 GHz
    • Pavilion 3166EB Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:2.13 GHz

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147 specifications
Designidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, SilverUnknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1600 x 900 pixels
HD typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD+
Processor19 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffersIntel® Core™ i73rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersi7-740QMi3-330M
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor frequencyDiffers1.73 GHz2.13 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB3 MB
Processor socketDiffersSocket 988BGA 1288
Processor lithographyDiffers45 nm32 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-700 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffersClarksfieldArrandale
SteppingDiffersB1C2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs45 W35 W
TjunctionDiffers100 °C105 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x81x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers22.0
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers774 M382 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers296 mm²81 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1316
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.93 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one2x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers640 GB500 GB
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi DL
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Radeon HD 5850NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 320M
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDNVIDIA
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source667 MHz
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffersYesNo
Bluetooth versionKnown for one3.0+HSUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsDiffers12
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
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
Softwareidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSymantec Norton Internet Security 2009 (60), Norton Online Backup (30), Microsoft Works en Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (60)
Processor special features14 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers1.0No
Processor ARK IDDiffers4902447663
Processor codeDiffersSLBQGSLBNF
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 37.5 mmrPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 W
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOSUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers3.3 kg3.52 kg
WidthDiffers382 mm412.6 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm277 mm
Height (front)Differs2.4 cm3.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.94 cm4.32 cm
Other featuresidentical
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Power requirementsKnown for one100 - 240VUnknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal modemKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in subwooferKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM55 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneTouchpadUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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