Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black vs Samsung R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M

128specifications compared
30differ
98identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:46.7 cm (18.4")
- R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution
- Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:1920 x 1080 pixels
- R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:1366 x 768 pixels
Processor family
- Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i5
- R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i5-430M
- R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:i3-350M
Maximum internal memory
- Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:8 GB
- R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:4 GB
Discrete graphics card model
- Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850
- R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:Intel HD
Graphics card family
- Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:AMD
- R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M:Intel

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Comparison of 8942G-434G50MNBK, R540-JA04FR
161 specifications	A Acer Aspire 8942G-434G50MNBK Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 500 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black Model 8942G-434G50MNBK View product	B Samsung R R540-JA04FR Intel® Core™ i3 i3-350M Model R540-JA04FR View product
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	46.7 cm (18.4")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1080 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	Full HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED backlightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
Display brightnessKnown for one	220 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one	8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-430M	i3-350M
Processor cores	2	2
Processor threads	4	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.53 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequency	2.26 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 socket	BGA 1288	BGA 1288
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
Processor codename	Arrandale	Arrandale
Bus type	DMI	DMI
FSB Parity	No	No
Stepping	C2	C2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W	35 W
Tjunction	105 °C	105 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16	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)	17	17
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Memory1 differ
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 slots	2x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacity	500 GB	500 GB
HDD interface	SATA	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi DL	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	MMC, SD, SDHC
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Intel HD
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
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	766 MHz	667 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	4.091 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	HD	SRS 3D
Built-in subwooferKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	1.3 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	No	No
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
ExpressCard slotDiffers	Yes	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
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
TV-in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® HM55 Express
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Home Premium
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 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)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	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)	Yes	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® Smart Cache	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43537	43529
Processor codeDiffers	SLBPM	SLBPL
Processor package size	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	No	No
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	8	6
Battery capacityKnown for one	71 Wh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	3 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	120 W	60 W
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Security1 differ
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeDiffers	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User	BIOS
HDD user password	Yes	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	4.6 kg	2.4 kg
WidthDiffers	440 mm	379.6 mm
DepthDiffers	295 mm	255.5 mm
Height (front)Known for one	3.1 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	4.38 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38.2 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Other features1 differ
Infrared data portDiffers	Yes	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 readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter type	AC	AC
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad

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