Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black vs Acer TravelMate 7740Z

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  • 120specifications compared
  • 59differ
  • 61identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:46.7 cm (18.4")
    • TravelMate 7740Z:43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Display resolution
    • Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:1920 x 1080 pixels
    • TravelMate 7740Z:1600 x 900 pixels
  • HD type
    • Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Full HD
    • TravelMate 7740Z:HD+
  • Processor family
    • Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:Intel® Core™ i7
    • TravelMate 7740Z:Intel® Pentium®
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:i7-740QM
    • TravelMate 7740Z:P6100
  • Processor cores
    • Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:4
    • TravelMate 7740Z:2
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:8
    • TravelMate 7740Z:2
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 8943G-7744G75BNSS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-740QM 46.7 cm (18.4") Full HD 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM 750 GB AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Windows 7 Home Premium Black:1.73 GHz
    • TravelMate 7740Z:2 GHz

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Comparison of 8943G-7744G75BNSS, TravelMate 7740Z
160 specifications
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers46.7 cm (18.4")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers1920 x 1080 pixels1600 x 900 pixels
HD typeDiffersFull HDHD+
Display brightnessKnown for one220 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
Display response rise/fallKnown for one8 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor20 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelDiffersi7-740QMP6100
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers82
Processor frequencyDiffers1.73 GHz2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB3 MB
Processor socketDiffersSocket 988PGA988
Processor lithographyDiffers45 nm32 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers64-bit32-bit, 64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-700 Mobile SeriesIntel Pentium P6000 Series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffersClarksfieldArrandale
SteppingDiffersB1K0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs45 W35 W
TjunctionDiffers100 °C90 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers161
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)Differs1315
Processor generationKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.93 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB3 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers750 GB320 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source320 GB
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850Intel® HD Graphics
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDIntel
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
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Built-in subwooferKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet, WLANGigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers53
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
SmartCard slotDiffersNoYes
TV-in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouchpad
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features17 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 VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)DiffersYesNo
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® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers1.0No
Physical Address Extension (PAE)DiffersYes36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers4902450175
Processor codeDiffersSLBQGSLBUR
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 37.5 mm37.5x37.5 mm
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneSSE4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers86
Battery life (max)Differs3 h3.5 h
Battery capacityKnown for one71 WhUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one120 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS, HDD, Supervisor, UserUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers4.6 kg2.9 kg
WidthDiffers440 mm410 mm
DepthDiffers295 mm275 mm
Height (front)Differs3.1 cm2.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs4.38 cm3.55 cm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source410 x 275 x 25 mm
Other features1 differ
Infrared data portDiffersYesNo
Power supply typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC/DC
Internal modemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
TV tuner integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3abUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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