Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium vs Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk

133specifications compared
31differ
102identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk has 2 more processor threads than the Acer TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium (4 vs 2). The Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk has 0.53 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium (2.53 GHz vs 2 GHz). The Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk has 15 more maximum PCI Express lanes than the Acer TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium (16 vs 1). Only the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk has docking connector. Only the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk has Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT).

Display diagonal
- TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:43.9 cm (17.3")
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk:35.6 cm (14")
Display resolution
- TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:1600 x 900 pixels
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk:1366 x 768 pixels
Processor family
- TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:Intel® Pentium®
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:P6100
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk:i3-380M
Processor threads
- TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:2
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk:4
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:2 GHz
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk:2.53 GHz
Processor operating modes
- TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:32-bit, 64-bit
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk:64-bit
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
- TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium:1
- TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk:16

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Comparison of 7740G-5564G50Mnss, TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk
166 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 7740G-5564G50Mnss Intel® Pentium® P6100 43.9 cm (17.3") HD+ 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 Windows 7 Home Premium Model 7740G-5564G50Mnss View product	B Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8472TG-384G32Mnkk View product
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	35.6 cm (14")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
LED backlight	Yes	Yes
Native aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
Display brightnessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 cd/m²
HD typeKnown for one	HD+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	P6100	i3-380M
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.53 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 socket	PGA988	PGA988
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 i3-300 Mobile Series
Processor codename	Arrandale	Arrandale
Bus type	DMI	DMI
FSB Parity	No	No
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Tjunction	90 °C	90 °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	19
ECC supported by processor	No	No
SteppingKnown for one	K0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	4 GB	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cards	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	NVIDIA
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)	667 MHz	667 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1.792 GB	4.606 GB
Audioidentical
Audio system	HD	HD
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 MP
Optical driveidentical
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6x
DVD+RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth version	3.0+HS	3.0+HS
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out port	No	No
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connectorDiffers	No	Yes
ExpressCard slot	No	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot type	No	No
SmartCard slot	No	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers	0	1
TV-out	No	No
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® HM55 Express
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architecture	64-bit	64-bit
Processor special features5 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 Technology	No	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)	36 bit	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50175	50178
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5x37.5 mm	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.1/4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBUR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cells	6	6
Battery capacityDiffers	48.8 Wh	66.6 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs	3.5 h	8 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	90 W
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password protection type	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User
HDD user password	Yes	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	- ACPI 3.0 - Mobile PC 2002 - DMI 2.0 - Wi-Fi	- Wi-Fi - ACPI 3.0 - Mobile PC 2002 - DMI 2.0
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	2.4 kg
WidthDiffers	410 mm	345 mm
DepthDiffers	275 mm	249 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.5 cm	2.68 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.55 cm	3.21 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data port	No	No
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 Kbit/s
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITU V.92
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC

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