Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop vs Acer TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop

141specifications compared
37differ
104identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop:29.5 cm (11.6")
- TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor family
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop:Intel® Pentium®
- TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop:U5400
- TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop:i5-560M
Processor threads
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop:2
- TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop:4
Processor frequency
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop:1.2 GHz
- TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop:2.66 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop:18 W
- TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop:35 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop:1
- TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop:16
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop:9
- TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop:20

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Comparison of 8172Z-U542G32nkk, 8572TG-564G64Mnkk
165 specifications	A Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172Z-U542G32nkk Intel® Pentium® U5400 Laptop Model 8172Z-U542G32nkk View product	B Acer TravelMate 8572TG-564G64Mnkk Intel® Core™ i5 i5-560M Laptop Model 8572TG-564G64Mnkk View product
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	29.5 cm (11.6")	39.6 cm (15.6")
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	U5400	i5-560M
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.2 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Pentium U5000 Series for Mobile	Intel Core i5-500 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	18 W	35 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	1	16
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	9	20
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	640 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	640 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi DL
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	Intel, NVIDIA
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	166 MHz	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	500 MHz	766 MHz
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini VGA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Processor special features11 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
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)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	49156	49653
Processor codeDiffers	SLBUH	SLBTT
Processor package sizeDiffers	BGA 34 x 28	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSE4.1/4.2
Sustainability1 differ
Sustainability certificatesDiffers	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	1.35 kg	2.6 kg
WidthDiffers	285 mm	379 mm
DepthDiffers	206.3 mm	253 mm
Height (front)Known for one	2.02 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	2.91 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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